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Don't Worry Club Advertising Tokens
"Good Luck" Coins
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The "Don't Worry Club" was a generic design used on advertising tokens from the 1900's to the 1930's.
 
The tokens had a common reverse with a large Swastika and smaller figures, clockwise a Horseshoe, Four-Leaf Clover, Wishbone, and Runes.
 
The inscripton read: MEMBERSHIP EMBLEM OF THE DON'T WORRY CLUB GOOD LUCK
 
Sometimes the reverse design was flipped left to right creating a mirror image. The direction of the arms of the swastika is meaningless for these items.
 
The tokens here are from the following companies: Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings, Kline Clothing Company, New England Soap Company, Worcester Salt Company, Excelsior Boy Scout Shoe Company, and Mueller Liquor Company.
 
Kline Clothing Company
New England Soap Company
Worcester Salt Company
Excelsior Boy Scout Shoe Company
Mueller Liquor Company
Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings
Mystery Runes
Kline Clothing Company:
 
The Kline Clothing Company was a Los Angeles men's clothes store chain. Kline also had stores located at 326 So. Broadway, 4420 S. Broadway, and other places. They operated in the 1920's and 1930's. Clothing stores were known then as "haberdashers."
 
Dont Worry Club Kline Clothing Good Luck
1. Don't Worry Club - Kline Clothing of Los Angeles Good Luck Coin
Brass, 32 mm, 9.62 gm
 
Obverse:
GOOD FOR $1.00 ON CHARGE ACCOUNTS OF $15.00 OR MORE
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD AT
KLINE CLOTHING CO.
309 SO SPRING ST
LOS ANGELES / CALIF.
 
Reverse: Normal
New England Soap Company:
 
The New England Soap Company was located in San Francisco, California in the early 1900's.
 
Dont Worry Club New England Soap Company
2. Don't Worry Club - New England Soap Company Token
Brass, 32 mm, 11.86 gm
 
Obverse:
USE
CLOVER LEAF AMMONIA BORAX SOAP
NEW ENGLAND SOAP CO.
S.F. (San Francisco)
 
Reverse: Flipped horizontally
Worcester Salt Company:
 
The Worcester Salt Company was founded in 1894 and was merged with Morton Salt in 1943. They made many varieties of this token in the 1920's.
 
Dont Worry ClubWorcester Salt Good Luck
3. Don't Worry Club - Worcester Salt Good Luck Coin - Greenduck
Brass, 32 mm, 10.87 gm
 
Obverse:
WORCESTER SALT
THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY
Bag of salt with label:
THE WORCESTER BRAND
TRADE (W) MARK
SALT
WORCESTER SALT CO / NEW YORK
 
Reverse: Normal but added manufacturer at bottom:
GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO
 
Dont Worry Club Worcester Salt Good Luck
4. Don't Worry Club - Worcester Salt Good Luck Coin - Whitehead & Hoag
Brass, 32 mm, 10.61 gm
 
Obverse:
WORCESTER SALT
THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY
Bag of salt with label:
THE WORCESTER BRAND SALT
WORCESTER SALT CO. / NEW YORK
 
Reverse: Normal but added manufacturer at bottom:
THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK N.J.
 
This token is extremely worn and may have been carried as a "pocket piece."
 
Dont Worry Club Worcester Salt Good Luck
5. Don't Worry Club - Worcester Salt Good Luck Coin - Bastian Brothers
Brass, 32 mm, 10.86 gm
 
Obverse:
WORCESTER IODIZED SALT
FOR HEALTH
Salt can with
WORCESTER IODIZED SALT
 
Reverse: Normal but added manufacturer at bottom:
BASTIAN BROS. CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Excelsior Boy Scout Shoe Company:
 
The Excelsior Shoe Company manufactured these advertising tokens from 1910 to 1914. They created a "Boy Scout" shoe to take advantage of the Boy Scout movement which began in 1910.
 
The tokens were manufactured by: Schwaab Stamp & Seal Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey
 
Dont Worry Club Excelsior Shoe Boy Scout Good Luck
6. Don't Worry Club - Excelsior Shoe Company Boy Scouts Good Luck Coin - Schwaab
Brass, 32 mm, 11.35 gm
 
Obverse:
Man on horse facing left, man wearing campaign hat and raising right hand in salute
"BOY SCOUTS"
MANUFACTURED BY THE EXCELSIOR SHOE Co PORTSMOUTH, O.
 
Reverse: Inscription changed and added manufacturer at bottom
MEMBERSHIP EMBLEM OF THE BOY SCOUTS CLUB
SCHWAAB MILWAUKEE
 
Dont Worry Club Excelsior Shoe Boy Scout Good Luck
7. Don't Worry Club - Excelsior Shoe Company Boy Scouts Good Luck Coin - Whitehead & Hoag
Brass, 32 mm, 11.23 gm
 
Obverse:
Man on horse facing left, man wearing campaign hat and raising right hand in salute
"BOY SCOUTS"
MANUFACTURED BY THE EXCELSIOR SHOE Co PORTSMOUTH, O.
 
Reverse: Inscription changed and added manufacturer at bottom
MEMBERSHIP EMBLEM OF THE BOY SCOUTS CLUB
THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO., NEWARK, N.J.
Mueller Liquor Company:
 
John H. Mueller ran a liquor business at 1330 4th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. The business opened in 1875 and celebrated it's 40th anniversary in 1915. Mr. Mueller died in 1913 but the business continued for several years. This token has an unusual Don't Worry Club logo without the swastika.
 
Dont Worry Club Moline Mueller
8. Don't Worry Club - Moline Illinois Mueller Liquor 40th Anniversary Token
Brass, 34 mm, 12.64 gm
 
Obverse:
Eagle, Horseshoe, Four-leaf clovers
LUCKY TALISMAN
I AM A LOYAL MEMBER OF THE DONT WORRY CLUB
 
Reverse:
SOUVENIR 40TH BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY
J. H. MUELLER & SON
1330-32 4TH AVE. MOLINE, ILL'S.
MAY 11, 1915
Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings:
 
The Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings was a Berkeley men's clothes store chain. It was in business from around 1909 into the 1930's.
 
Dont Worry Club Herbert Jones Good Luck
9. Don't Worry Club - Berkeley California Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings Good Luck Coin
Brass, 31 mm, 9.19 gm
 
Obverse:
GOOD FOR 5 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR
OF HATS, SHIRTS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS
BOUGHT OF
HERBERT JONES
2308 TELEGRAPH OR 2114 CENTER
BERKELEY, CAL.
WHEN PRESENTED SINGLY
 
Reverse: Flipped horizontally
Mystery Runes:
 
The Don't Worry Club coin reverse includes three mysterious symbols which resemble ancient Runes.
 
Dont Worry ClubRunes
10. Don't Worry Club Runes close-up
These figures do not resemble actual Runes but resemble them.
 
My own opinion is that the figures were invented by the coin's designers to resemble Runes and do not actually mean anything.
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