The use of company scrip was common among companies across the United States, issued to workers as an advance against unearned wages and redeemable only at the company store. However, many of these workers were never able to retire due to debt with their employer. Scrip became the unofficial currency of local communities everywhere, but through changes in federal and state laws, along with changing economic realities, the use of company scrip was legally eradicated by the late 1950s. Reports of the illegal use of scrip - or credit vouchers - in place of federal currency are as recent as 2008.
The research and presentation for this collection was provided by Daniel Meritt.
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Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 10¢.
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Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.
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Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.
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Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Gibson Fuel Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.
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Glen Alum Coal Company
Glen Alum Coal Company
This scrip is from the Glen Alum Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Glen Alum Coal Company
Glen Alum Coal Company
This scrip is from the Glen Alum Coal Company mine with a value of 50¢.
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Glen Alum Coal Company
Glen Alum Coal Company
This scrip is from the Glen Alum Coal Company mine with a value of 25¢.
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Glen Alum Coal Company
Glen Alum Coal Company
This scrip is from the Glen Alum Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of $1.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of 25¢.
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Greenwood Coal Company
Greenwood Coal Company
This scrip is from the Greenwood Coal Company mine with a value of 50¢.
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Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
This scrip is from the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Harlan Wallins Coal Corporation
Harlan Wallins Coal Corporation
This scrip is from the Harlan Wallins Coal Corporation mine with a value of 5¢.
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Imperial Smokeless Coal Company
Imperial Smokeless Coal Company
This scrip is from the Imperial Smokeless Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
This scrip is from the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation mine with a value of 25¢.
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Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
This scrip is from the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation mine with a value of $1.
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Junior Mercantile Company
Junior Mercantile Company
This scrip is from the Junior Mercantile Company with a value of 1¢.
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Kanawha Bi-Prod Coal Company
Kanawha Bi-Prod Coal Company
This scrip is from the Kanawha Bi-Prod Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Kendall Lumber Company
Kendall Lumber Company
This scrip is from the Kendall Lumber Company with a value of 10¢.
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Keystone Coal & Coke Company
Keystone Coal & Coke Company
This scrip is from the Keystone Coal & Coke Company mine worth three sticks of powder.
Powder in this case refers to an explosive chemical combination resembling dynamite or trinitrotoluene (TNT).
