1.25 Dollars, Vermont Glass Factory, The Farmers Bank, Troy, New York, 1814
date: label: date made
content: 1814
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 1.25 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: Vermont Glass Factory, The Farmers Bank, Troy, New York , 1814
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: A shield with a ribbon draped over a suite of factory buildings.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: FOR THE VALUE RECIEVED PAY W. WALES OR BEARER ONE DOLLAR 25 CTS ON DEMAND FOR ACC OF THE PRESIDENT OF DIRECTORS OF THE VERMONT GLASS FACTORY / NO 1709 / SALISBURY / JANUARY 1, 1814
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content: Reverse Image: N/A
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content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description
content: This is a promissory note from the Vermont Glass Factory to W. Wales entitling him to one dollar and twenty-five cents from the Farmers Bank of Troy New York. Given note number 1079, the note is dated January 1, 1814, and is signed by the factory’s clerk, Epaphras Jones, and its president, Samuel Swift. This kind of note was known as company scrip. Prior to nationalized banking and a nationally accepted currency, localized trade played a large role in America’s economy. Local companies issued scrip to their employees that could redeemed at the bank for cash or used as cash in other local businesses.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Troy
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0016.003
label: accession number
content: 2014.0016
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0016.003
label: serial number
content: 1079
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6.2 cm x 16.3 cm x .01 cm; 2 7/16 in x 6 13/32 in x in