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Trade Token: Alberger's Meat Store, Buffalo, New York
Trade token featuring an Indian head on the obverse and "ALBERGER'S MEAT STORE BUFFALO" on the reverse. The token is described as a rarity (#3 NY105B.1a). Frank A. Alberger (1825-1877) ran the kosher butcher stall. He also served as Mayor of Buffalo (1860), Erie Canal Commissioner for New York, and a member of the New York Assembly. The token is dated circa 1863 based on Alberger's mayoral term.
Associated People/Businesses
- ALBERGER
- (FRANK A. ALLBEREGER 1825.1877)
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Trade Tokens
- Kosher Butcher Shops
- Buffalo (N.Y.)--History
- Erie Canal
- New York (State)--Politics and government
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 10