238: STANLEY MERRILL & PHILLIPS RAILWAY ADVERTISING FOB

Die struck, double-sided fob for the Stanley Merrill & Phillips Railway Company: reverse advertises 'log trains, teams, booms, bridge construction, steam deckers,' of Stanley, Wisconsin. Obverse shows an engine under 1909 and over SPUR 5.
The SM&P RR was chartered in 1893 by the Northwestern Lumber Company, with the intention of connecting Stanley in Chippewa County, Merrill in Lincoln County, and Phillips in Price County, Wisconsin.
Far from achieving the goal of connecting Merrill and Phillips, the railway didn't even reach Ingram in the north. The railway ceased operations in 1933.
Measures 1.5 inches x 2 inches.
Very good condition.
$50 - $150