Token
Classification:
Date:
1913
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
Token embossed on one side with luck symbols- a large horseshoe around a multi-story urban building encircled by "Good Luck Coin/ Houghton & Dutton Co." On the reverse "This Coin With Your Stamp Coupons Good For 5% Discount On all Purchases of $5.00 Or More In All Departments Made On Any Wednesday During The Year 1913 Redeemable At Transfer Desk".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4816
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
53336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charge plate
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
5 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A clear glass tube with a glass thermometer inserted inside with a paper printed with a Fahrenheit scale on one side and on the reverse "Sears Roebuck And Co./ Chcago, Ill., U.S.A."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4815
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
53335
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charge plate
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Paper, metal, leather
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A small dark blue leather pouch embossed on the front "Charga-Plate". Inside is a metal and paper charge plate resembling a military dog tag, emossed with the name and address of Bella Landauer with a paper card crimped onto the reverse that reads "B. Altman & Co./ New York, N.Y.", with a line for customer signature.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4814
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
53334
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Paper, metal, leather, celluloid
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1/2 in.
Description:
A light brown leather coin purse with a metal bezel around the clasp embossed with floral designs around the Siegel Cooper statue over the catch-phrase "Meet Me At The Fountain". Inside the purse under a clear celluloid window is a pale orange paper insert printed "'Put Money In Thy Purse/ By Dealing At/ The Big Store/ Siegel-Cooper Co./ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4813
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
53333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Paper, wood
Dimensions:
3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A pale blue cardboard box printed on the front in black "Siegel Cooper Co./ Sixth Ave. 18th & 19th Streets/ Mail Orders A Specialty. 75 Complete Stores Under One Roof". Inside are wood tooth picks each printed with one of several different advertising phrases or names of departments such as "Soda At Siegel Cooper"; "Hosiery-Siegel Cooper"; "Lowest Prices-Siegel Cooper"; "Silk Petticoats-Siegel Cooper"; etc.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4812
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
53332
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Award pendant
Classification:
Date:
1929
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Award pendant embossed on one side with Justice holding her scales standing next to a dog encircled by the words "Humane Education/ The American S.P.C.A." On the reverse, a laurel wreath around "Humane Poster Contest 1929". With a loop at the top for hanging, and a c-clasp for attaching as a fob.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4811
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
53331
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Token
Classification:
Date:
1909
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Token / pendant embossed on one side with a man driving a horse drawn farm machine encircled by the words "Walter A. Wood/ Harvesting Machines". On the reverse, a hoe-like blade marked "Wood/ 1909". With a loop at the top for hanging.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4810
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
53330
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medal
Classification:
Date:
1917
Medium:
Metal, ribbon
Dimensions:
6 1/4 x 2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A bright reddish copper metal medallion with a deep yellow ribbon attached to the bottom. The medallion is embossed with a very raised relief of a horse's head encircled by the words "Monmouth County Fair Horse Show/ 1917". The ribbon is printed in black "Third Prize/ Stallion/ Suitable For Breeding/ Farm Horses/ Class 33".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4809
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1917
eMuseum Object ID:
53329
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Historical memorabilia
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
An aluminum token with a round hole pierced through the center embossed on both sides "1/ Consumer Tax/ Check Oklahoma/ 1". In the 1930s when sales taxes were first instituted due to the Depression, these tokens were issued to facilitate taxing even a one-cent purchase. The denomination of a tax token was often as small as one mill or one-tenth cent. Millions of them were made, and thousands were carried out of state by travelers. They were made from aluminum, copper, brass, zinc, wood, plastic and fiber and cardboards and were issued in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Washington states. The federal government initially reacted with alarm because states appeared to be creating a new currency - something reserved in the Constitution to the federal government. The Department of Treasury tried to halt the growing use of tax tokens, but failed. To reduce the federal government's concerns, most sales tax tokens looked very different from the national currency, e.g., plastic tokens, square tokens, holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4675
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
53328
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Historical memorabilia
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
An aluminum token with a square hole pierced through the center embossed on one side "1/ Tax Commission Mississippi/ Sales Tax Token/ 1", and on the reverse "1/ To Make Change/ For Correct/ Sales Tax Payment/ 1". In the 1930s when sales taxes were first instituted due to the Depression, these tokens were issued to facilitate taxing even a one-cent purchase. The denomination of a tax token was often as small as one mill or one-tenth cent. Millions of them were made, and thousands were carried out of state by travelers. They were made from aluminum, copper, brass, zinc, wood, plastic and fiber and cardboards and were issued in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Washington states. The federal government initially reacted with alarm because states appeared to be creating a new currency - something reserved in the Constitution to the federal government. The Department of Treasury tried to halt the growing use of tax tokens, but failed. To reduce the federal government's concerns, most sales tax tokens looked very different from the national currency, e.g., plastic tokens, square tokens, holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4674
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
53327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




















