5 Cents - The Merchants Rubber Co. Berlin, Ontario

5 Cents - The Merchants Rubber Co. (Berlin, Ontario) - obverse5 Cents - The Merchants Rubber Co. (Berlin, Ontario) - reverse

© Ben Dettweiler (CC BY)

Features

Location Canada
Type Trade tokens › Business token
Value 5 Cents (0.05)
Composition Aluminium
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
169079

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WE CREDIT ANY RETAILER FIVE CENTS FOR THIS SOUVENIR
THE MERCHANTS RUBBER CO. LIMITED

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BUY MERCHANTS RUBBERS
YOUR SHOEMAN ALLOWS 5¢ ON EACH PAIR
NONE BETTER SOLD EVERYWHERE

Comments

Jacob Kaufman and Talmon H. Rieder established Merchants Rubber Co. in 1903. Production of footwear began in 1904. In 1907, Merchants Rubber and it's local competitor, Berlin Rubber Co. were taken over by the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co.

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