Anyone know of a W A Bunting (Pittsburg - no H)tag or token (50 cents) made for another company?
Exbrit
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Anyone ever hear or seen tags or tokens from the W A Bunting, Pittsburg (no H) possible dated between 1890-1920? I cannot attach a photo from this older iPad. The tag/token is about the size of a half dollar, maybe a bit smaller. The company is noted on the obverse as B V G CO and is for 50 cents.
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@ReadyFireAim said:
I'm guessing this is one?
https://www.lawrencevillehistoricalsociety.org/43rd-ewalt-street-bridge/
There are five different varieties of the 43rd St. Bridge piece, only two of which have the Bunting signature on the reverse but yes, that is the obverse type.
The B.V.G. token is typical of Bunting's work on trade tokens as mentioned above, all incuse and uniface sans signature. A little directory work should turn up the merchant's name.
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I contacted the great grandson of W. A. Bunting and he confirmed it one of the Bunting Group of Companies. Now all I have to do is figure out what B. V. G. CO. Stands for. This was found in Virginia.
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He was a late 19th Century die sinker in Pittsburgh. His signature appears on quite a few Pittsburg(h) tokens including the 43rd St. Bridge tokens listed in the Atwood-Coffee catalog (PA 765SA). Most of his issues are all incuse, often with only his signature on the reverse. Linked is his obituary which notes that he was in the stencil, rubber stamp & novelty business. Stencil makers were often also die sinkers or at the least order takers for other established stamp works.
https://newspapers.com/clip/25360859/w-a-bunting/
I'm guessing this is one?
https://www.lawrencevillehistoricalsociety.org/43rd-ewalt-street-bridge/
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No - not even tha close. I'll try another computer to see if I can upload images. Thanks
This is what the token/tag looks like and it is bigger than a quarter & smaller than a half dollar. Very thin.
