Object Details
maker
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Description (Brief)
The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this sales tax token around 1935. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and tokens. This token was used when Missouri’s sales tax was less than a cent.
Obverse: Image of the state of Missouri. Legend reads: MISSOURI SALES TAX RECEIPT/ 5/ 5.
Reverse: Image of the state of Missouri. Legend reads: MISSOURI SALES TAX RECEIPT/ 5/ 5.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Scovill, Inc.
date made
ca 1935
ID Number
1981.0296.1542
accession number
1981.0296
catalog number
1981.0296.1542
Object Name
token
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2.25 cm; 7/8 in
place made
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Coins, Currency and Medals
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1382564