Objects found in or around Jasper. Each one is recorded with where it was found, what is written on it, and what is still not known about it.
H. Kiel bar tokenA brass saloon token found at the site of the Lost Elk Lodge. Good for 5 cents at the bar. Probably from Henry Kiel's saloon in Del Norte.
Trade token · Brass · 26 mm · Found at the Lost Elk Lodge site, Jasper · Probably Del Norte, 1880s
Reverse of the H. Kiel tokenGOOD FOR 5 CENTS AT THE BAR, around a large 5. A stock design, sold to saloons all over the country.
Trade token · reverse of JM-2026-0207
The H. Kiel token beside a dimeShown next to a modern dime for scale. The token is catalogued at 26 mm across, a little larger than a quarter.
Photograph · scale view of JM-2026-0207
Hemingray glass insulatorNewA clear glass Hemingray insulator, still on a piece of its wooden pin, found on a property in Jasper. Probably from the Elwood telephone line, 1907 to 1955.
Pin insulator · Clear glass · Found in Jasper · Probably 1930s to 1955
The Hemingray embossingHEMINGRAY embossed on the skirt, with drip points around the bottom edge.
Detail of JM-2026-0210
Duffy’s Malt Whiskey bottle baseNewThe base of an amber bottle, embossed PATD AUG 24 1886 with mould number 19 in the centre. That patent date is recorded on bottles of Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey of Rochester, New York, a whiskey sold as medicine.
Bottle base · Amber glass · Found at an old mining and milling site in the Jasper area, on private land, visited with the owner’s written permission · Made on or after 24 August 1886
Bottle base, detail · Amber glass · Found at an old mining and milling site in the Jasper area, on private land, visited with the owner’s written permission
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