Coal Miner's Pay Statement

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Coal Miner's Pay Statement

Entry/Object ID

KK.0196

Description

Pay statement stamped April 15, 1916 from Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company's mine in Kayford, WV.

Context

This statement shows the general payment scheme for a miner in a company town, including deductions for company store debt, doctor and hospital fees, and a burial fund.

Collection

Coal Mining Tools

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 15, 1916

Notes

from a pad of duplicate statements with perforated receipt (detached)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Printing

Location

front of statement, at top

Transcription

25M 12-15 72836 PAY STATEMENT No. _429_ Kayford, W. Va. __APRIL 15, 1916__ Mr.__Al Drumheller__ IN ACCOUNT WITH CABIN CREEK CONSOLIDATED COAL CO. __KAYFORD__MINE

Notes

Printed, with handwritten name + statement number, stamped date + mine name

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company

Provenance

Provenance Detail

eBay Purchase

Role

Purchaser

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Life in the Coal Camps

Notes

exhibited in case with a selection of miner's check tags

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Pay Stub Coal companies extended credit to the miners for their equipment and other expenses through the company store. This stub is typical of the amount of deductions taken from a miner before he was even given any scrip on payday. collection of Kenneth King