Here is a 1935-A Short snoter Hawaii bill. So, how many signatures you can idedntify on this? Regards Ballabh Garg
i got 9, 8 if you dont count the 4 digit word that i cant read below the serial. of course you ned to add 2 for the treasurer and the secretary to =)
I remember my father had a couple of those. His Marine buddies all signed them when he was in the corps... Take Care Ben
I collect currency and coins can anyone tellme what a short snorter is. thank you . and hello bonedigger
it was a note circulated in either WWI or WWII, people signed the note as it was spent, the longer the sig list on the snorter got free drinks .... I will have to look up exactly what it was and its purpose here is a nice link ... http://www.447bg.com/library/shortsnort.html
They weren't meant to be spent. They were signed by your buddies or acquaintences in the military. People often strung a bunch of them end to end. At one point it had something to do with crossing the ocean in WWII - you signed it when you achieved that feat. There was also some alcohol related thing to it (snorter).
By the way. WWII short snorters are a great piece of history, but why not create your own? I have a Saddam banknote signed by a bunch of guys stationed in Iraq.
There are many, many different (and sometimes conflicting) explanations of short shorters, how they originated, and what their purpose was! The common thread is currency signed by multiple parties.
