Civil War Store Card~Rare

This is a rare Civil War Store Card from Grand Rapids, Mich. by Foster and Metcalf. It has rarity rating of 8. It also has bold strike and is in AU condition. Dated 1861, they were workers in various metals, especially in plumbing and gas fittings.

 

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Wow, nice.

R-8? amazing

 

ETC. ETC. ETC. ?

Wouldn't one ETC. suffice?

 

Plumbers........Estimate-Tell-Charge, over and over and over.

 

Charge? Not in 1861. Lol

 

That got me thinking when I first saw it as well but I guess it was necessary and so did they.

 

OK.....1861:

Estimate-Tell-COLLECT.

 

That’s better.

 

In the 1800s, using etc. more than once was to denote more than 2 services, was more prevalent than it is now. Still used in some advertising and documents today. sort of saying so on and so on, or blah, blah, blah.

 

No way, I live there.

 

I assume since 1861. Did they do a bad job fixing the toilet?

 

You aren’t using that outhouse today are you? Lol

 

You know what I mean.

 

Yup, sure do.

 

ETC., ETC., ETC., here.

 

Now where did that come from? Lol

 

etc, etc, etc... I think that might source to The Chocolate Factory




Of coarse, Roald Dahl proved to be a controversial character himself, and his coin was canceled because of his virulent antisemitism.

 

Cool find! You say this one's an R-8. What's the Fuld #? Does it appear to be more brass or copper? The two metals can be confused on certain issues, and this piece walks that line.

 

Willy Wonka sold the etc, etc, etc from my token.

 

Thanks, I’m not sure of the Fuld number. Also not sure of the correct metal content. I purchased from a very reputable dealer and I used the information that was provide with the token. I have been dealing with this dealer for over 10 years and never had a problem.