I believe the word is “maker’s”. It also appears that there are letters above and to the left of the “5” but I cannot make them out.
The only references to researching a Fairbanks & Co. actually in Atlanta led to two possibilities. One being the Fairbanks & Co, Chicago...later named the Fairbanks-Morse Co, a manufacturer of scales, later with an office in Atlanta.
The other is the more likely and backed by early newspaper articles and advertising.
The N.K. Fairbanks Co, also advertised as The NKF Co., Fairbanks Co., NK Fairbank & Co(‘s). had a branch in Atlanta. Primarily known as a lard processor or for making Fairy Soap and Santa Claus Soap, they also manufactured animal and baking products. They moved manufacturing to the south in 1921.
I tried all possibilities for Fairbanks & Coc_ but found nothing for Atlanta.
Two 1909 articles:
https://books.google.com/books?id=P...=onepage&q=n.k. fairbanks co, atlanta&f=false (pg. 15)
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galile...text=&proxtext=&andtext=Fairbanks+&+Co&page=9
Advertising:
https://www.porkopolis.org/pig_artist/nk-fairbanks-trade-cards/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-n-k-fairbanks-co-santa-claus-soap-wood
Still, I cannot definitively tie that token to any Fairbanks business in Atlanta but “maker’s” was used by late 1800-early 1900s businesses, as in the case of Fairbanks & Co. banjos:
http://hschwartz.com/FairbanksBanjos/ACFairbanksandco.html