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By: Xavier Pique

I OWE MY SOUL- THE USE OF COMPANY STORE MONEY. By: Xavier Pique. Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Co. Mine- Washington State. Cranberry Fuel Co, WV. Eccles Mine, Raleigh County WV. W.M. Ritter Frying Pan Mobile Logging Camp 1927. Raleigh County, WV.

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By: Xavier Pique

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  1. I OWE MY SOUL- THE USE OF COMPANY STORE MONEY By: Xavier Pique

  2. Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Co. Mine- Washington State

  3. Cranberry Fuel Co, WV

  4. Eccles Mine, Raleigh County WV

  5. W.M. Ritter Frying Pan Mobile Logging Camp 1927

  6. Raleigh County, WV Darr Coal Mine disaster near Van Meter, PA - 1907

  7. SCRIP- Also Known as… Trade Tokens Flickers Clackers Checks P'lolly Light-Weights Chinky Tin Dingles Stickers Dugaloo

  8. SCRIP=UNOFFICIAL MONEY Used since ancient times Pay Armies Pay workers in isolated settings Mines Lumber Camps Sugar Plantations Colonies Issued when official currency is in short supply

  9. SCRIP • Defined as: • Any substitute for currency • Not legal tender • Often a form of credit • Redeemable for Merchandise • Paper (Bill-like) • Metallic or Fiber Tokens

  10. TOKEN MATERIALS • Copper • Brass • White Metal • Aluminum • Bimetallic • Fiber (Cardboard or Similar) • Many with cutout

  11. Coal Mining and Lumber Companies Paid Workers with scrip Charged Rent- Company Housing Co. Owned Tools Owned Company Store Provided all Services Workers were in debt to Company Unions NOT welcome Way of Controlling Worker’s Lives

  12. Knapp, Stout Lumber Company Store- Prairie Farm, Wis. 1870’s

  13. Washington Coal and Coke Company Star Junction, PA- Company Town. 400 Houses. 700 Employees as of 1897

  14. Vestaburg, PA Coal Company Town

  15. Isabella, PA

  16. The interior of the Mabscott Coal & Coke Company Store. Shown Ollie W Dixon, manager (left behind counter); H. Gill, butcher (on right behind counter); and an unidentified customer. Picture taken in 1920's

  17. Washington Coal Co. Pay stub, circa 1895 79 Wagons at 5 tons (total=395 tons) loaded in 15 days, 40 cents per wagon, 30 tons/day

  18. BRANCH COAL& COKE SCRIP, W.VA., $.50 ,25,.10 & .05

  19. COAL RUN COAL CO. SCRIP, CUNARD, WV. ,$ .10 & .01

  20. 1 Cent BORDERLAND COLLIERIES CO. Mingo, WV

  21. 1 Cent Millburn By-Products Coal Company-Millburn, West Virginia. Fayette County. Edkins 1907--C1--Rarity--8--Good condition.

  22. 1 Cent Aluminum Scrip Carter Coal Co, Coalwood, W. Va

  23. 1 Cent SNAP CREEK COAL CO SCRIP MINE TOKEN LOGAN COUNTY, WV

  24. Coal Scrip 1 Cent Wells Elkhorn Coal Co. Estill-KY Floyd County

  25. 10 Cent, $1.00 Metal Scrip, Virginia Jellico Coal Co., Jellico, TN

  26. Olga Coal, Coalwood, WV 1949

  27. $1.00 Olga Coal Co, Coalwood, W. Va 1943 Olga Coal Scatter Tags

  28. Olga $5.00 Olga Coal Co, Coalwood, W. Va 1943 Reverse Unknown

  29. Lumber Scrip 1 Cent Champion Paper-Hamilton-OH-Butler Co. … Trantow 1190

  30. LOGAN County COAL CORP. 25 and 10 Cent MINE SCRIP, LUNDALE, WV 1946

  31. COAL SCRIP FROM THE MARY MARTHA COAL MINING CO. AT SPRIGG, W VA

  32. $1.00 Consolidation Coal Co, Coalwood, W. Va “Payable in cash on paydays when due to employee to whom issued” “Ingle-Schierloh Co, Dayton, O” “In MDSE. Only * Not Transferable”

  33. 1 Cent Consolidation Coal Co., Coalwood, WV

  34. The Black Mountain Corp, Kenvir, Ky 50 Cent

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