Chit

Name/Title

Chit

Entry/Object ID

1948.11.3w

Description

Rectangular cardboard chit. The front is orange and printed with an image of a carriage and the inscription, "FIVE / CENTS / GROCERIES." The back is printed with the words, "T. MEYER. / 120 / [illeg]MHOUSE. ST N.O."

Use

Could be used in place of currency at the store printed on the back (T. Meyer).

Context

Owned by John H. Hurley of Northfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1948.11

Source or Donor

Hurley, Minnie H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Token, Store

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hurley, John Henry (1836-1909)

Person or Organization

7th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War