Good Luck Token - Billiken (Law Swallow and Sons) ND

Reverse

Lettering on ten lines, the upper and lower curved, with small ornaments

Lettering:
GOOD LUCK
I AM THE GOD OF LUCKINESS
SO ALWAYS KEEP ME NIGH
MISFORTUNE'S FROWN WILL DISAPPEAR
AT ONE FLASH FROM MY EYE
BE SURE THAT I AM ON THE SPOT
WHEN PROJECTS YOU BEGIN
I AM THE GOD OF LUCKINESS
MY NAME IS BILLIKEN
POCKET PIECE

Edge

Plain

Comment

Added lettering to obverse:


A better example, in different metal [perhaps aluminium]:


http://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=443931
[Different metal] TC-443931 TokenCatalog Number - Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

 There was also a jewellers in 62-4 George St., Oldham called Law, Swallow and Jones - Telephone number 1316

Here is a gramophone sleeve with the name on it ...


Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken

 The American token (link below) was made in 1908 so this is probably of a similar date.