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Gift of I.B. Holley 2010.179.0 (c) 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society
Iron Bank ten cent note
Gift of I.B. Holley 2010.179.0 (c) 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society

Iron Bank ten cent note

Date1868
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Height) 1 5/16 × (Width) 4 3/16in. (3.3 × 10.6cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineGift of I. B. Holley, Jr.
DescriptionSmall bill, printed in red and blue, with an eagle figure in the upper left, before the palce and date "Falls Village, Ct." and Nov. 7, 1868 in pen. Below the location is "IRON BANK". Along the left edge perpendicular to the rest of the printing is "TEN CENTS" in red. The number 88 is handwritten in the lower left, and the note was taken out by Tupper, Wood & Co.
Object number2010.179.1
NotesCame in with a large manuscript collection about the Holley family of Lakeville, Conn. and elsewhere. Ms 100894
On View
Not on view
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Bank
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