J.M.Mitchell token

[willie d]

I found a token at an old funeral home built back in 1914. On one side it has "J.M.Mitchell 1.00" and I can only read a little on the other side. It says "Ingle system 1.00 pat JUN 1909" that's all I can read, I need to clean it more. Any help would be appreciated.l

 

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[PBK]

J. M. Mitchell -- Elfers, Florida ? listed in a 1914 business directory.

The Ingle System was a method of bookkeeping which allowed merchants to treat customers' credit purchases the same as cash transactions. If you got $10 credit, you were given $10 in tokens of various denominations, to be "spent" in that store only. There were 1?, 5?, 10?, 25?, 50?, $1, and $5 Ingle tokens. Wagaman's bookIngle System Scrip lists only 5? and $1 denominations for J. M. Mitchell.

The Ingle System was introduced in 1908, and the company went out of business in 1918.

 

[willie d]

Awesome PBK, thank you. Elfers is exactly where the funeral home was. The Mitchell name is very big in this area, so it makes sense. Thanks again. GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!