The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this advertising token during the early 20th century. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and tokens.
Obverse: Image of a sheaf of grain. The legend reads: SMITH BROTHERS,/ADDISON, MICH.
Reverse: The legend reads: DEALERS IN DRY GOODS GROCERIES & HARDWARE 1863.