Scrip

Name/Title

Scrip

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1534

Description

Scrip for 5 cents from E. R. Skinner. It is printed with the inscription, "E. R. SKINNER, State St. Montpelier Vt. [blank] 189[blank] / Pay to bearer FIVE CENTS in Current Bank bills in sums of One Dollar and upwards. / No. [blank] [unsigned]." The back is printed in green with the numeral 5 and a complicated circular frame.

Context

Issued by E. R. Skinner's general store in Montpelier, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bufford's Lithography

Date made

1860 - 1869

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

3-3/4 in

Width

2 in

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Skinner, Eliab Reed (1818-1901)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America