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Token, What is Pitting?

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Ant

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I found this token in Hemet, CA last night and I can't find anything on the Net about pitting, guess the token tells it all, but what is pitting?
 
I don't know what pitting means but here is one that sold for $160...HERE. Actual token shown below.
http://collector-ca.smugmug.com/Tokens-Exonumia/TOKEN-MAIL-BID-SALE-MAY-23/i-sk3xWrC/0/O/CASantaSusana-c.jpg
It is also listed on tokencatalog.....HERE.

Another one listed with a picture....HERE.

That was all the info I could find about the token, I hope you figure out what it means.
 
Dang thank you very much, that just set you on top in my book for the most reliable and whatiz identifier, CoNgRaTs from me and I'm sure others.
Thanks again, man you're tenacious when it comes to ID'ing, lol I think that's the right word.
 
[size=large]Kriykie mate, if that's worth $160 and it's old, how much more should my 2005, 2010 and 2012 chucky cheese tokens be worth? :rofl:

HH [/size]
 
Nice find. I'm guess it is for pitting cherries, olives, peaches, etc. since it's from California. They are heavy in producing those items. The No. 2 box would be the size of container. Just my guess, but that's the only "pitting" I know of. Also it does make sense since it's from CA. My aunt and uncle use to work in a factory with fruits from the fields there. HH, Nancy
 
Ever since Ant posted this, I have spent way too much time trying to figure out what 'pitting' is. Mainly because there is NO info on it, anywhere it seems.
In case others have not found the same info, I will tell what I found, maybe it will point someone in the right direction. I thought if anybody would have gotten this it would be Aarong81. He seems to be able to pick the answers right out of the air.
'Pitting' must be some sort of product. There are other tokens found in or near Hemet,Ca. that are redeemable for either No.1 or No.2 pitting.
G.C.Sawtelle was George Centennial Sawtelle, son of John F. Sawtelle, a merchant. Born in Nebraska in 1876, died and was buried in Hemet,Ca in 1933. John had 2 sons and a wife. At some point John and George moved from Nebraska to Santa Susana. Johns death certificate lists him as a widower, there is no mention of his wife or other son, whether they moved with him and George or stayed behind.
John owned a hotel and restaurant. Young George ran the livery stable attatched to the business. It appears that George had a shoe business sometime during his career, but land records show him aquiring large amounts of land through the years and his death record lists him as a rancher.
I have tried to search for PITTING related to horses, livery, shoes, etc. Maybe George owned large tracts of fruit land or something and pitting had something to do with fruit pits as Larry suggested. I just dont know.
I hope someone can figure this out for Ant. Its been driving me crazy. You would think that if tokens were handed out for some product or service, you would find that info SOMEWHERE!
 
I am pretty sure Nancy is correct, it is nearly self explanatory "pitted box of...??". The only produce I can think of a store selling in a box that can be pitted would be fruit such as cherries, olives, ect.
 
I would tend to agree, except, the token says good for no.2 1 box pitting.
Perhaps they used to charge a fee to pit your fruit and instead you could use the token to pay for the service?


Add on: The more I think about, I think you guys are right. Its about the fruit.
 
BillF said:
Maybe George owned large tracts of fruit land or something and pitting had something to do with fruit pits as Larry suggested.
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Larry? No, it was me.............His wife NANCY! :tongue:
 
Oh yes, Sorry. I think Larry had a post about the "Compact" on this forum that I got confused with. :).
BTW, like your boxers. We have 2 ourselves.
 
Thanks BillF! I had to razz you about the Larry name calling. :devil:

Here's a couple pics of our fur babies. They are so good together. Never a fight or even a growl from each other and they share everything, even Larry. :rofl: We love this breed and won't have any other.

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George was listed as a general farmer on the census. The token is good for 1 box of #2 grade pitting olives.
My great uncle raised olives in the same area at the same time period. There is still olive trees lining a street
in the old defunct town of Santa Susana. The foothills of the Santa Susana mountains cover a lot of ground,
and are a perfect place to grow olives. A farm where they grow olives is called an olive ranch. This would be
my best opinion.
 
Thanks Sawmill, that sounds logical to me and it is amazing what we learn on these forums. :thumbup:
 
At least I had the olives right. Thanks for the information on the token. How interesting! HH, Nancy
 
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