Eisendrath Glove Company Advertising Token
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Object Details
- referenced
- Eisendrath Glove Co.
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Description (Brief)
- The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this advertising token during the early 20th century. 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.
- Obverse: Profile image of a standing horse. The legend reads: FAMOUS SCUFF- PROOF HORSE HIDE.
- Reverse: The legend reads: EISENDRATH GLOVE COMPANY/ 173 WEST MADISON STREET/ CHICAGO ILLINOIS.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Scovill, Inc.
- early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1533
- accession number
- 1981.0296
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1533
- Object Name
- token
- advertising token
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.7 cm; 1 1/16 in
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Advertising
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1382555
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0ca3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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