Tenino Wooden 50¢

Object/Artifact

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Lacey Museum

Name/Title

Tenino Wooden 50¢

Entry/Object ID

2012-002-0039

Description

Thin wooden rectangle with red ink printing. On the front is "Second issue of the Tenino Museum Series of Tenino Wooden Money Society, Proceeds of this issue will be donated to the Tenino Museum fund, FIFTY CENTS, in Wooden Currency, Issue of May 1978, This issue printed on the same press that printed the world's first legal wooden money in December 1931, E, Kenneth E. Hedden, TWMS president". On the back is an image of a steam locomotive and a depot, a description of the images, and "50 Cents, Printed by The Tenino Independent, Tenino, Wash.".

Made/Created

Date made

1978

Dimensions

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

6 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kenneth Dale Balsley