Attaway Clinic And Hospital - Ville Platte LA Radio Token

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HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 27514 Posts	Posted 04/24/2023 2:00 pm I was quite pleased to win the following in an auction this weekend for a very reasonable price. Attaway Clinic and Hospital, Ville Platte LA. Radio Token / Dahlberg. Issued w/ 2mm hole in center. 17 mm zinc. R10 From Crawford-Farber: "Used to operate a pay radio for a fixed period of time. Issued in the 1940s". Crawford-Farber 8729 A; TC-369207 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/24/2023 2:26 pm Neat John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 198262 Posts	Posted 04/24/2023 3:02 pm Outstanding! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 04/24/2023 4:19 pm Wow, I was just reading that radios were clamped to patients' beds and loved ones would purchase tokens in the waiting rooms for 10 cents apiece or three for a quarter. The token bought you one hour of radio enjoyment. Looks like these faded out by the mid-1950s when you had portable radios that could be brought for patients by their families/friends. Very cool token. I couldn't find much info about the specific hospital, though. Report this Post to the Staff
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