{"product_id":"sw1-kb2532","title":"Millbank, ON, R.B. Hamilton 10-cent Oblong Merchant Token","description":"Millbank, ON, R.B. Hamilton 10-cent Oblong Merchant Token\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerchant tokens were popular across Canada from the 1890s to the Second World War, when advancements in technology and transportation largely made them obsolete. Coming in a variety of shapes and sizes, they were meant to be exchanged for goods and services like a loaf of bread, a pint of milk, or a shave. They could be used as part of a home delivery system, an advance payment system, or a customer loyalty program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis merchant token was worth 10 cents in merchandise at R.B. Hamilton's. Born in 1864, Robert Benjamin Hamilton ran a general store that expanded, curiously, into an undertaking service in the early 1900s. Talk about one-stop shopping!","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53401836290337,"sku":"Sept.Week1.P1-KB2532","price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB2532.jpg?v=1787931472","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/sw1-kb2532","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}