Dix Token

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Description (Brief):

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this token around 1860. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods. With the Civil War starting, Secretary of the Treasury James Dix sent a telegram to Treasury agents in Louisiana: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." This quote is on the token’s reverse.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: U.S. flag surrounded by 13 stars. Legend: THE FLAG OF THE UNION.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN/ SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT/ DIX.

Date Made: ca 1860

Maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

See more items in: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing, Industry & Manufacturing, Scovill Manufacturing Collection

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1604Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1604

Object Name: token

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1.95 cm; 3/4 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-1590-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382636

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