Coal scatter tag

Obverse

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
A Product of Island Creek
Black Onyx Coal

Reverse

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
A Product of Island Creek
Black Onyx Coal

Comments

Zwykle wykonane z cienkiego metalu lub tektury, etykiety węglowe były rozrzucane na ładunku węgla podczas jego wysyłki. Firmy używały ich do identyfikacji różnych gatunków węgla wraz z nazwą marki firmy. Powszechną praktyką w latach dwudziestych i pięćdziesiątych XX wieku było spalanie przywieszek wraz z węglem.

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Usually made of thin metal or cardboard, coal scatter tags were scattered into a load of coal when it was shipped. Companies used them to identify different grades of coal along with their company brand name. Common practice in the 1920s to the 1950s, the tags were usually burned along with the coal.

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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