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Gus' Good Food Restaurant Pig Token
Chicago Restaurant operated from 1906 to 1964
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Gus' Good Food was a Chicago Italian restaurant founded in 1906.
It was known as the "Bing Bong" Restaurant as the waiter would ring a bell when someone entered.
It was also "Famous for Steaks and Green Noodles."
The restaurant closed in 1964.
This "pig front and rear" token was probably manufactured in the 1940's.
There are many varities of these pig tokens issued as advertising tokens.
1. Gus' Good Foods Restaurant Chicago Advertising Token - Pig Front and Rear
Brass, 26mm, 5.61gm
Obverse:
Face of pig
GUS' GOOD FOOD
MATCHING COIN
Reverse:
Rear of pig
420 N. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO
DELAWARE 1782 (Telephone number)
Face of pig
GUS' GOOD FOOD
MATCHING COIN
Rear of pig
420 N. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO
DELAWARE 1782 (Telephone number)
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