One cent token with advertisements for W. W. Wilbur's businesses
date: label: Date
content: 1846
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Commissioned by
content: William W. Wilbur, American, 1796 - 1861
notes: label: Description
content: A round one cent token made from mixed metals featuring text advertising the several businesses of William W. Wilbur. Raised text on the recto and a central motif are largely obscured from corrosion. The letters "W. W. W..." and the year 1846 are the only clearly visible text and words. Raised text on the verso reads: outer ring, "MERCHANTS & MANUFACTUERS AGENT *"; inner ring, "COLLECTION BROKER. NOTARY PUBLIC &C". There is a central motif on the verso of a palmetto tree.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Shellman Bluff, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.166.30
objectType: label: Type
content: tokens
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 1 1/16 × 1 1/16 in. (2.7 × 2.7 cm)