Name/Title
Door County Fair & Centennial Wooden Nickel - 1948Entry/Object ID
2018.5.1Description
4 "wooden nickels" - rectangular pieces of wood veneer, printed on the front with the following: "One Wooden Nickel; August 26-29, 1948; Door County Fair & Centennial Celebration, Sturgeon Bay; One Wooden Nickel" In small print on the bottom - "copyright 1938 John B, Rogers Producing Co., Fostoria, Ohio". Upper left and lower right corners - a circle enclosing the numeral 1; upper right and lower left corners - a circle enclosing the front and back of a nickel coin. The back describes conditions for spending these wooden nickels.Collection
Door County FairCataloged By
Bill RiceAcquisition
Accession
2018.5Source or Donor
Stephen KastnerAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1940 - 1949Notes
Date: 1948Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Token, StoreNomenclature Primary Object Term
TokenNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
promotional material, souvenir money, souvenir, money, souvenir, Door County FairOther Name
wooden nickel, souvenir certificateLocation
Category
PermanentDate
September 26, 2025Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kastner, StephenCreate Date
October 10, 2018Update Date
August 12, 2026
