Aplae gray plastic token with a central embossed "2" surrounded by concentric circles and encircled by "State Of Utah/ Sales Tax Token" on both sides. 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.

A dark copper or brass token embossed with central five-pointed stars on both sides encircled by the words on one side " 5/ Alabama State/ Dept. Of Revenue/ 5", and on the reverse "5/ Sales Tax Token/ 5". 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.

A sample of coarse brown and black processed animal hair for upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Rubberized Hog Hair/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of coarse gray, brown and black processed animal hair for upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Himalaya Yak Tail Hair/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of coarse brown and black processed animal hair attached to a rubberized leather sheet for upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Rubberized Hair Leather Topped/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of brown and black processed woven human hair for stuffing upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Human Hair Press Cloth/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of coarse brown and black processed animal hair attached to a foam rubber pad for stuffing upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Rubberized Hair with Sponge Top Rubber/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of coarse brown and gray processed animal hair for stuffing upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Interlaced Curled Hair Onto Muslin/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A sample of coarse brown and black processed animal hair for stuffing upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Rubberized Hair (Double)/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."

A brown paper envelope filled with coarse gray processed animal hair for stuffing upholstery padding and cushions, with a white card that reads "Picked Sample of Light Cattle Tail Hair/ From/ The Joseph F. Bohnert Co., Inc./ Sterlized Curled Hair and Hair Products/ 1921-25 Queen City Avenue/ Brighton Station/ Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."