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Pillar of the Community
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Same guys as my 10 odd cheques from the Fredericton and Woodstock branch. All mine are dated 1886. Maybe the older ones were more utilitarian then expressive. That is why I try to by multiply of each. With out an official book I have to have many samples to compare and observe.
Between the show's location and the fact that it has coin and stamp guys if I don't find a SJ maritime cheque I will be pretty bummed.
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Adding two large items, especially the Bank of Nova Scotia blank cheque with stubs attached. The Stanfield's Underwear is one of my favourite since I've lived in Truro (a number of times) and the business is a bit of an institution there. The company's history is particularly interesting. I like that the tagline for the business on the document is "Inventors & Originators/ Stanfields Unshrinkable Underwear." The founder of the company, Charles Stanfield was apparently somewhat of an inventor, although by this time his sons were operating the business. As a writer, I appreciate the accurate placement of the apostrophes in the abbreviation of Newfoundland on the second item  The cheque was too large to completely fit on my scanner (legal size) with the stub.   |
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Here's an unissued second of exchange - the printers are A & W MacKinlay, Halifax, NS. The ship vignette is rather nice. This is another large item and it has a watermark that reads, when held up to a light, OND WORO, which is likely Woronoco Bond from the Woronoco Paper Co., Woronoco, MA.  |
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This cheque doesn't have any interesting graphics. What it does have is the distinction of being from a community that no longer exists: according to the last census, Armley has no recorded population and no functioning businesses. So, this cheque is an unfortunate artifact of the decline of rural prairie towns.  |
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Cool, I like the embossed stamp on that.
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Nalaberong, good to see you back on the forums!
Hey Chequer, in the book "Great Maritime Inventions 1833-1950" by Mario Theriault Chapter 2: Convenience Goods, page 35 mentions the adjustable underwear combination by Frank Stanfield. I actually have an old union suit circa 1910 from them.
Adjustable Underwear Combination
Inventor:Frank Stanfield
Truro, Nova Scotia
Patent number CA 166,517 December 7 1915
The garment that many of us call "long johns" was originally known as "Underwear combination" or combination garment [...] Prior to this invention, in 1898,Frank Stanfield and his brother John developed the famous Stanfield Unshrinkable Underwear.
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Those old banks are neat, but other than a few more modern ones I have, I've avoided collecting them. With less than a day to go this one seems pretty low at the moment (although I'm not really sure of value). Could be a good deal for someone.
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Canada
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When the railway finally came up north to Edmonton, the rail company was unwilling to complete the final stage of construction: namely, building a bridge across the North Saskatchewan River. As a result, the citizens of Edmonton (stranded on the north bank of the river) watched across the valley in horror as their proud city was supplanted by the fast-growing upstart "South Edmonton", later named "Strathcona". After much campaigning, the local government offices remained in Edmonton, and the city was thus saved from being completely extinguished. Eventually, the bridge got built, and Edmonton managed to decisively pull ahead of Strathcona in population. After 1905, representatives from Calgary were angry that their city hadn't been made the provincial capital, so Premier Rutherford made them a promise: the capital city was north of the North Saskatchewan River, so the new university would be constructed south of the North Saskatchewan River. Rutherford kept his promise... by building the University of Alberta in Strathcona! On February 1, 1912, the City of Strathcona ceased to exist, as it was officially absorbed by the City of Edmonton: the only annexation of a city in Alberta's history. As you can see below, though, this didn't stop the Imperial Bank of Commerce from cashing Strathcona-branded cheques for at least a few months after that:  Today, "Old Strathcona" is one of Edmonton's trendiest and most historic neighbourhoods. |
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That's a fascinating snippet of history. As an Albertan I can appreciate how the route of the railway, central stations and such, was a make or break to many communities. Not quite on topic on cheques, but train tracks, the flattened penny: http://www.raycooley.com/25CNR.htmlI wonder how many turn up today, a mystery of how they came to be? |
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As you can see below, though, this didn't stop the Imperial Bank of Commerce from cashing Strathcona-branded cheques for at least a few months after that: You've actually got something doubly interesting there. The Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank Of Canada were completely separate entities back then. they didn't merge until the 60's. On that cheque both banks are still using Strathcona Alta. stamps "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Nice. I learned something about the history of Edmonton with this. It was common practice to continue using cheques even if something (like the name of a town) changed. Sometimes they would strike the old name out and write in the new one, but not always.
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It is an interesting example, demonstrating how over the decades our existance has become dominated by proper and timely procedure. Back in those days the oblolete Strathcona bank drafts and stamps were probably used until they required replacement. It sort of reminds me how newborn births on the homesteads were often not legally registered for months until a future trip to town, or how credit could be received from a store from the shopkeeper simply upon recognition. Documents were merely paper that folks back had no reason to obsess over.
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So, chequer, I finally called Loyalist Coins. A lass answered the phone and I explained I was looking for Maritime Bank cheques. She said Russ/Ross? just stepped in and she would ask. The man came on the phone with me and told me he would have to look over the store and to give him a call come Monday or Tuesday.
I am heading down to the Carleton County Historical Society and the L.P. Fisher Library tomorrow to do some more research on said bank. If I can find a 1886/1887 directory I may be able to figure out the agent signatures on the Woodstock cheques.
I also need to look up your Fredericton/Boston cheque in the Aamerican thread. The only 2 examples I have from Fredericton have the same Agent signature, K. Murry I think.
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How about a Canadian check with a Victoria stamp:  |
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