Gambling Token - Caille-Schiemer Co.

Issuer United States

Type Casino chips and tokens

Obverse

Legend follows perimeter and stack in center.

Lettering: THE CAILLE-SCHIEMER Co. CHICAGO. JERSEY CITY SAN FRANCISCO DETROIT.

Reverse

Slot machine at center with script text on each side

Lettering: "Puck" "Puck"

Basic Information

Category Exonumia

Technique Milled

Orientation variable

Issuing Entity Caille-Schiemer Co.

References

TC #387395

Alpert #225-CCP

Kappen #397

Physical Characteristics

Composition Bronze

Weight 4.72 g

Size 21 mm

Thickness 1.8 mm

Shape Round

Technical Details

Obverse Lettering

THE CAILLE-SCHIEMER Co. CHICAGO. JERSEY CITY SAN FRANCISCO DETROIT.

Reverse Lettering

"Puck" "Puck"

Comments

In the late 19th and early 20th century Caille-Schiemer Co. built many types of coin operated machines. From peanut machines to gambling slot type machine. The photo is of the Puck machine (Produced beginning in 1898) these tokens were used to play. Museum of the Game® states that the Caille Brothers produced 258 different machines from 1895 into the 1930's. Slot machine token