Door County Fair & Centennial Wooden Nickels

Name/Title

Door County Fair & Centennial Wooden Nickels

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.11

Description

Door County Fair & Centennial Celebration Sturgeon Bay Two Wooden Nickels certificate. Wooden certificate issued as a souvenir by the Door County Fair. Wooden with blue print. Certificate is in good condition but is missing a small section at the bottom. Certificate is clearly legible. Dimensions: 4" long and 2 1/4" wide.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Ahrens, Tom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 08-25-1948

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Door County Fair, Door County Fair & Centennial Celebration, Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay Bank, Two Wooden Nickels, Wooden Nickel

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 14, 2021

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bernard E. May

Person or Organization

John H. Miles

General Notes

Note

Notes: Printed on the back of the certificate: "This certificate is issued as a souvenir by the Door County Fair and Centennial Associaton. It is exchangeable in trade at any store in Door County, Wisconsin, and is redeemable by the bearer at the Bank of Sturgeon Bay, on or before Wednesday, August 25, 1948, at 3:00 P.M. John H. Miles, General Chairman Bernard E. May, Novelty Chairman" Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2021-08-14

Create Date

August 14, 2021

Update Date

August 7, 2026