United States, 1940-1980 AD., Golden Medal Gum Vendor machines, Advertising Token.

United States, Golden Medal Gum Vendor machines, ca. 1940-1980 AD.,
Advertising Token (ø 25 mm / 5,00 g), brass, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: GOLDEN MEDAL GUM / GOLDEN MEDAL GUM , profile of a kid blowing gum bubble.
Rev.: GOLDEN MEDAL GUM / GOLDEN MEDAL GUM , two sailplanes and clouds, sea and horizon below.
http://www.jezuss.nl/go/golden-medal-gum.htm ; http://www.jezuss.nl/picture.php?pic=gmg10zweefvliegen .

Gold Medal Gum vendor manufacturer Daval Manufacturing Co started this trade name and manufacturing in 1931. Daval Manufacturing Co., the Gold Medal Gum Vendor maker, released 127 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1931 (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=2610). There are several Golden Medal Gum tokens all with a sports theme and a kid blowing a bubble. The tokens are all kinds of sports illustrated, and they consist of small (6 mm) and large (10 mm) bubble gum (image side, see figure 3).
These tokens are made in the USA. They were available in all countries where Golden Medal gum sold to spare. These tokens with pictures of sports, exist with a small (6 mm) and with a large (10 mm) chewing-gum balloon.
They have been made in the USA, and they were available in all countries where Golden Medal chewing-gum has been sold, by collecting chewing-gum packages.