(1860) Token Miller Mass-4 Copper Hess & Speidel

Coin Details

Description

Hess & Speidel operated the Apollo Gardens, a beer garden at 576 Washington Street in Boston. Beer gardens were a popular social institution imported by German immigrants, combining outdoor dining, music, and the consumption of lager beer. Their copper token (Miller Mass-4) served as an admission check or trade token for the establishment. The Apollo Gardens was part of the German-American cultural landscape that transformed Boston's entertainment scene in the mid-nineteenth century, as German immigrants introduced lager beer, beer gardens, and continental dining to a city previously dominated by English-style taverns. Cataloged as Miller Mass-4 in the standard reference for American merchant tokens.

Rarity Notes

Miller Mass-4.

Cross References

Miller Mass-4