Automatic Machine Co. (India) Elephant

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Imasnore Valued Member Canada 360 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 9:27 pm J. M. Somerville This token is about 20 mm and has plain edge. I have shown it with Canadian Dime but it is thicker, almost twice as thick as a dime. Some tarnish on Elephant's ear, must be plated. Otherside has a numeric 1 and J.M. Somerville on bottom outside edge. India, Burma, Ceylon. Not sure of the year: Maybe post World War II, Automatic Machine Co. with company name and Elephant image.? Maybe it is an Elephant wash token, or an Elephant Parking token. A little help here...please. I lack imagination. other side Edited by Imasnore 10/27/2011 9:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 02:06 am I have seen tokens from the "Automatic Machine Co." which I have been told were American in origin, for use with slot machines of various kinds dating back to the 1800s. This token is clearly from a different company - one which was not shy of proclaiming its country of origin! As for the date, I would assume it dates from before 1947, back when India (which included Pakistan and Bangladesh), Burma and Ceylon were all still ruled by the British. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 06:42 am Not sure if this site will help or not but it is a good site for token info http://tokencatalog.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 07:58 am The site John1 linked above does indeed list the type, on this page, under "Unknown". The example there is brass, so I suspect your piece is nickel-plated brass. It also lists a "25" denominated piece from the same company, depicting the Taj Mahal. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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