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

Trade tokens

RetailerSold by Frank Francolini 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
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.
Object number2015.120.2.1-.3
Subject Terms
    On View
    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 Dr. Austin Kilbourn, 1962.88.4.1 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1962
    2015.77.97 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
    John Bassett
    after 1828
    Sampler
    Eveline Frances Nichols
    4 August 1840
    Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Sperlari
    after 1950