50 Cents - The New York Store Cicero, IN
1908 year| Brass | - | 31 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Year | 1908 |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#107378 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
8 line legend
dentillated rim
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE CHECK GOOD
FOR 50¢
AT THE
NEW YORK
STORE
ON A
$10.00 PURCHASE
CICERO, IND.
Edge
Plain
Comment
The New York Store
The New York Store opened in 1853 in a single room in the Bates House hotel, but later moved to a grand building at 25-33 East Washington Street with a four-story central light shaft that rivaled the Statehouse atrium in terms of elegance...
The five floors of the New York Store held 44 different departments, as well as a lunchroom that boasted a “general appearance of cleanliness.” The first floor was home to “the longest dress goods aisle in the United States,” and the Ladies Cloak Parlor was on the top floor, reachable by elevators that were “fitted with all the modern safety appliances and inspected every month by experts.”
http://historicindianapolis.com/indianapolis-collected-miracle-on-washington-street/
1900 newspaper ad
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