Token
Token
Token

Token

Object number2020.43.1
Datec. 1930
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of John J. "Casey" Lengyel
DescriptionFlat, circular bronze-colored metal token. Each side has raised dotted border and raised text around the perimeter. One side features raised circle at center framing shallow relief of a pirate (upper body only). Other side has shallow relief of bust portrait of William Penn flanked by one star on each side. Token has smooth edge.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.25 x 0.063 in. (3.2 x 0.2 cm)
InscriptionsOne side has text around the perimeter "GREATER / WILLIAM PENN HOTEL".

Other side has text around the perimeter "PIRATE HALL / WILLIAM PENN HOTEL".
Historical NotesToken for “Pirate Hall” at the William Penn Hotel. Pirate Hall, a banquet room in the basement of the hotel, opened in 1929 until turning into the Chatterbox Club after Prohibition ended in 1933.
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