Medal

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

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

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.

Historical memorabilia

Date: 
1930-1960
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
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.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4673
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
53326
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Historical memorabilia

Date: 
1930-1960
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 5/8 in. diameter
Description: 
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.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4672
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
53325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Upholstery supply

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, hair, metal, rubber
Dimensions: 
4 x 3 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
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."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4568
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
53324
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Upholstery supply

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, hair, metal
Dimensions: 
4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
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."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4567
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
53323
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Upholstery supply

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, hair, metal, rubber, leather
Dimensions: 
4 3/4 x 2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
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."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4566
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
53322
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Upholstery supply

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, hair, metal
Dimensions: 
4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description: 
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."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4565
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
53321
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Upholstery supply

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, hair, metal, rubber
Dimensions: 
5 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Description: 
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."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4564
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
53320
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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