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(c) 2015 Connecticut Historical Society
Trade tokens
(c) 2015 Connecticut Historical Society

Trade tokens

Retailer (ca. 1885 - 1968)
Dateca. 1934-1940
MediumCopper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of .1): 1in. (2.5cm) Primary Dimensions (diameter of .2): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm) Primary Dimensions (diameter of .3): 1in. (2.5cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2015.120.2.1-.3
Description.1) An eight-sided coin with "Good for 5 in Trade" in raised letters on one side and "Rocky Ridge Tavern 455 Zion Street" on the verso.

.2) An eight-sided coin with "Good for 5 in Trade" in raised letters on one side and Angelo Donatelli 233 Windsor St." on the verso

.3) A round coin with the number "5" on one side and "Good for 5c Frank Francolini in Trade" on the verso.
Status
Not on view
Trade Token
Henry's Tavern
1880-1910
Gift of Morton Katz 2010.203.1 (c) The Connecticut Historical Society
The Connecticut Company
before 1980
Trade Sign
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.
after 1883
Bank
Mechanics Savings Bank
patented 3 July 1923
Gift of Mrs. George Leland Nichols, 1963.71.17 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Goodyear Rubber Company
about 1895
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Sampler
Eveline Frances Nichols
4 August 1840
Gift of George J. and Mary C. Leger, 2001.113.3a-p  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2009 The  ...
Sally Hinsdale
1824-1825
Sampler
Lydia Ann Perkins
5 December 1837