The Jasper Museum

Relics

Things found in or around Jasper, and what they can tell us.

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Three items in this collection

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 tokenNewA 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 tokenNewGOOD 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 dimeNewShown 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

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