© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
Meijer - Pony Ride (Walker, Michigan) ND
| Brass | 3.8 g | 20 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Amusement tokens › Ride tokens |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.8 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#88013 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FREE
PONY
RIDE
Edge
Plain
Comment
Quotes are from Hendrik 'Hank' Meijer son of the founder of Meijer's supermarkets.
Sandy the Penny Pony galloped into Meijer’s first big Grand Rapids store in 1962.
“It came with a 10-cent sign on it, painted right on that horse,” Hank Meijer, son of Meijer founder Fred Meijer and current Meijer CEO, said. “My dad looked at that and said, ‘No way.’ That seemed like too much money for a parent to put that child on the horse just for a few minutes of fun.”
Since that day, Sandy the Penny Pony has cost only 1 cent — a small price to pay to make a memory to last a lifetime.
Meijer Inc. hasn't put its famous filly out to pasture. "Sandy the Penny Pony," the mechanical rides that sit near the entrances of the Grand-Rapids based retailer's 185 stores near the cart corrals
https://wcrz.com/the-history-of-sandy-the-one-penny-pony-at-meijer-video/
