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H. Sadowski and Son (Massey, Ont.) meal token
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-1
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 coin : 3 cm in diam.
- Date
- [188-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a meal token. One side of the token is inscribed "H. Sadowski & Son, general merchants, Massey Ont." The reverse side is inscribed "Good for one meal on Tote Road only".
- Administrative History
- The Sadowski meal token was given to drivers taking supplies and goods from the Massey store to the lumber camps in the north. The drivers would use it for food en route. The restaurant owners would then return the coins to the Sadowski store for payment.
- Source
- Archival Accessions