Trade token for the Sanitary Dairy of Barnesville, OH owned by Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Distributed by
content: Sanitary Dairy, American
notes: label: Description
content: An oval trade token for a quart of milk owned by Marquis Peterson. The token is silver with embossed lettering and decorative dashes around the edge. On the frontside of the token is “GOOD FOR / 1 / QUART OF MILK.” On the backside of the token is “SANITARY / DAIRY / BARNESVILLE, / OHIO.”
place: label: Place used
content: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.78.5
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 x D: 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 3.2 × 0.2 cm)