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Thesee were used at the Venice Social Club at 717 Brown St. The one on the left is brass and about the size of a nickel. The one on the right is a "wooden nickel" and was larger than a half dollar. The club was chartered in 1948 and the brass token was probably used in the '50s and '60s.
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When a draft beer cost a nickel, tokens like this one from Joe Goodrich's bar were in wide use.
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Groceries also used tokens. This one is from Tri-City Grocery which operated on Broadway for many years.
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The Schermer Bros. Grocery also used tokens, but not for a direct value. These two tokens from different periods, were worth 25 cents, but only if you bought $5 worth of merchadise.
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Venice had John's Drive-In, if you wanted sodas, shakes, sundaes or a variety of heated up sandwiches, like a Poor Boy, but if you wanted a fresh hamberger or fries Burger Chef, in the 1100 block of Madison Avenue in Madison, was just a few blocks away. The token on the left is marked 1969. Some of you may remember the TV commercial character "Fangburger" and "Funmoney" on the right.
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