Name/Title
Red Arrow ScripEntry/Object ID
2025.25.01Description
Envelope filled with "Red Arrow Money," scrip printed by the Red Arrow Service Co., and auction company, and stamped with the names of two local Willimantic businesses: the Jordan Hardware Company and the Willimantic Lumber & Coal Co. The "money" comes in several different denominations, ranging from 10 cents to ten dollars. There are 29 pieces of scrip in the envelope. On the reverse of each scrip is printed a description of what Red Arrow Money was (It was to be used to bid for items at auction) and a note that it was copyrighted 1925 by the Red Arrow Service Co. of Springfield, Illinois. The envelope was addressed to The Jordan Hardware Company, 670 Main St., Willimantic, Conn. and carried a return address of James L. Goodwin, 15 Lewis Street, Hartford, Conn. It has a postal stamp of Hartford, Conn., May 11, 1 PM, 1929. Canceled postage was 2 cents.Use
Scrip used to bid for items at auction.Collection
General CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
ScripNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
Box
Document Box 1Room
Dunham Hall Library Reading Room* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingDate
March 30, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Donor acquired the envelope and scrip at the James L. Goodwin State Forest, managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, where she was an employee.Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
March 30, 2025Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
March 30, 2025
