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Always brings a smile when, in my check collecting adventures, I run across checks from one company that succeeded another; such as the case with these. A bit of biographical information:
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A brief biography of Arthur B. Brooks.

Brooks, Arthur B., was born January 16, 1845, in Stratford. Conn. His father, Frederick, moved with his family to this country in the spring of 1853, having Purchased the hatting business of Isaac Tichenor, which business he carried on until his death in 1871. Arthur B. was educated in the old Ithaca Academy, and at the age of sixteen entered the employ of George Halsey, and then occupied the store in which Mr. Brooks is now located, remaining with him for six months, during which time he assisted in moving the stock to the store now occupied by White & Burdick, and then went with Schuyler & Curtiss for about four years. In 1867 he went in partnership with John and J. C. Gauntlett, under the firm name of Gauntlett & Brooks. Mr. John Gauutlett died in 1876, but the business was continued by the surviving partners until 1890, when J. C. Gauntlett retired from business, and since then it has been conducted by Mr. Brooks alone. In 1892 he moved from the old stand, which f or forty years had been occupied as a drug store, to his present location No. 30 East State street, where he first began as a clerk. His present store has been entirely refitted with new and modern fixtures. Mr. Brooks is putting up a number of preparations, which are meeting with a ready sale, and also carries a full line of druggists' supplies, toilet articles, cigars, etc. In 1870 he married Mary, the daughter of John Gauntlett, and they have two sons, Alfred C., a graduate of Cornell University, class. of '93, architecture, and John G., a graduate of the Ithaca High School, and is now studying pharmacy under his father.

From:
Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York
Including a History of Cornell University
Edited by: John H. Selkreg
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, N. Y. 1894
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Can anyone tell me anything about this?

 

That looks like a novelty joke check with a not-so-subtle anti-Semitic tone.

 

I did sense that lol. Has anyone here ever seen one before?

 

Are novelty checks desirable at all?

 

I'm sure there are collectors out there! Actually there may be collectors of anti-Semetic material, just as there are some who collect racist material from the Jim Crow era. Not making any judgement calls, just noting there is a market for such things.

 

I think that many with a number, like No. 13, are novelty.

 

Always like to "connect" fiscal items; such as a check from Montana territory and a banknote from the Bank of Canada money museum that share a vignette from the American Bank Note Company.
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The Reapers! Very popular vignette. American Bank Note engraved this in two sizes; the smaller version is shown on your check. The large version also appears on a railroad bond for the Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati & St. Louis Rwy.

That's a beautiful Montana territorial check, Les!

 

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Recently found this check, it fits right along with my post ( #181 above); this is an earlier check than the one posted earlier.

 

Picked up a couple nicely engraved checks from the Carlisle Deposit Bank in PA. (Actually, one is a Certificate of Deposit.) The CD is of additional interest to me because the upper vignette matches one I have in my proof collection. The Indian maiden and eagle also show up on obsolete notes.

 

Always a plus to find "shared" vignette checks; and from such geographical distances from each other; and different printing firms.
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Then my favorites which exhibit American industry and manufacturing:
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History link for your reading enjoyment:
http://glassian.org/Prism/NationalGlass/

 

And then we have:
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History link for your reading enjoyment
http://www.dent-mfg.com/about.htm

 

And we have checks which display an historical event:
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History link for more about the battle
http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=WA037

 

Another American manufacturing example:
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History link for your reading:
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52359

 

Found these: 2 checks and 2 items with eye-catching artwork that needed a new home:
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Nice check with vignette of National Park monument:
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== History link:
==>> https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm

 

Considering all the "correctness" and "do not offend" movements lately, I'm beginning to worry about preservation of such items as this. Hopefully no one is offended, if so, well just remember his property was seized and is now Arlington National Cemetery