Scrip

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Scrip

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1530

Description

Paper scrip printed with the inscription "25 / P. H. ROBBINS, DEALER IN HARDWARE, Iron and Steel. / CHESTER, VT. / DUE THE BEARER TWENTY-FIVE CENTS AT MY STORE IN GOODS. OR IN CURRENT BANK BILLS, WHEN PRESENTED IN SUMS OF EVEN DOLLARS. [P. H. Robbins] No. [29] Nov. 1, 1862." The number 25 is printed in green.

Context

Distributed by P. H. Robbins' store in Chester, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Date made

1862

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Scrip

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robbins, Philemon H. (1825-1900)

Related Places

Place

Town

Chester

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America