
The Robert J. Bauman Collection contains chemical and petroleum industry currency collected by Robert J. Bauman. The contents of this collection consist of the various types of currency issued by chemical and petroleum companies in a number of countries between 1870 and 1993. Paper money and coins make up a large majority of the materials in this collection. A small number of postcards and commemorative medals are preserved in this collection as well. A small selection of paper money and a postcard have been digitized and can be found here.
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Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation five million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep-10
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation for their manufacturing facility in Wolfen, Kreis Bitterfeld, Germany. The frontside includes the…
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Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation twenty Mark Gutschein
- Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation twenty Mark voucher
- 1919-Jan-02
In the amount of twenty Mark, this Gutschein, or voucher, was issued by Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation for their manufacturing facility in Berlin-Treptow. This particular company scrip is styled after a…
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American Potash & Chemical Corporation five dollar company scrip book cover
- 1937-May-14 (Validated)
- 1937-Jun-01 (Registered)
Company scrip book cover issued by the American Potash & Chemical Corporation in the amount of five dollars. Stamped with validated and registered dates. Verso contains conditions for the sale of the book and where…
- Printer Thomson Ticket Company
- Publisher American Potash & Chemical Corporation
- Subject Currency question, Potash, Chemical industry, Corporations, Bauman, Robert Joel, Borax
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Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1 Pfennig Gutschein
- Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1 Pfennig voucher
- Circa 1918
This one Pfennig Gutschein, or voucher, was issued by Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the terms of the scrip. During World War One, paper money was…
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Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1.05 Mark Gold = 1/4 Dollar Gutschein
- Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1.05 Goldmark = 1/4 Dollar voucher
- 1923-Nov-03
This 1.05 Goldmark = 1/4 dollar voucher was issued by Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrike after the German government created the Rentenmark to replace the old Reichsmark, which had become worthless due to hyperinflation.…
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Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 2 Pfennig Gutschein
- Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 2 Pfennig voucher
- Circa 1918
This two Pfennig Gutschein, or voucher, was issued by Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the terms of the scrip. During World War One, paper money was…
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Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik Hundert Mark Gutschein
- Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik one hundred Mark voucher
- Circa 1923
This Hundert Mark Gutschein, or one hundred Mark voucher, was issued by Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik. Styled after a banknote, the frontside includes an embossed stamp with the verso outlining the terms of the…
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Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik Zehn Millionen/Fünfhundert Millionen Mark Notgeldschein
- Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik ten million/five hundred million Mark emergency money bill
- 1923-Aug-28
This Zehn Millionen/Fünfhundert Millionen Mark Notgeldschein, or ten million/five hundred million Mark emergency money bill, was issued by Ammoniakwerk Merseburg of Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik. Fünfhundert Millionen…
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Chemische Fabrik Buckau Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Buckau one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-11
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Buckau. The center includes an embossed company seal. Paper features a watermark design.
Chemische Fabrik Buckau produced…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron three million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-11
This Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein, or three million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-23
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Hundert Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron one hundred Mark voucher
- 1922-Sep-30
This Hundert Mark Gutschein, or one hundred Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the terms of the scrip. Paper features a…
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Chemische Werke P. Römer & Co. Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein
- P. Römer & Company Chemical Works fifty billion Mark voucher
- 1923-Oct-26
This Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein, or fifty billion Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Werke P. Römer & Company (Chemical Works P. Römer & Company). Paper features a watermark design.
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Der Handelskammer Ludwigshafen A. Rh. 1 Dollar U. S. A. = 4.20 Mark Gold Notgeldschein
- Ludwigshafen Chamber of Commerce 1 Dollar = 4.20 Goldmark emergency money bill
- 1923-Dec-18
This one dollar/4.20 Goldmark emergency money bill was issued by the Ludwigshafen Chamber of Commerce after the German government created the Rentenmark to replace the old Reichsmark, which had become worthless due to…
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Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein
- Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft five hundred Mark voucher
- 1922-Oct-19
This Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein, or five hundred Mark voucher, was issued by Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft. Styled after a banknote, this company scrip includes the company seal and a Bezahlt, or paid,…
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Dynamit-Aktien Gesellschaft Zwanzig Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- Dynamit-Aktien Gesellschaft twenty billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Oct-23
This Zwanzig Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or twenty billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Dynamit-Aktien Gesellschaft. Zwanzig Milliarden was printed over the original Hunderttausend Mark…
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E. Merck Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- E. Merck ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-14
This Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by E. Merck. Zehn Milliarden was printed over the original Hunderttausend Mark voucher due to rampant…
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Engrais Chimiques des Manufacture de St. Gobain
- Chemical Fertilizers Manufactured by St. Gobain
- Circa 1925
Advertising postcard for St. Gobain, or Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, depicts a man pointing to a map of St. Gobain's chemical fertilizer plants located in France. Text underneath the map states "26 usines" or factories,…
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Friedrich Bayer & Company Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Friedrich Bayer & Company five million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-01
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Friedrich Bayer & Company. Design includes a cartouche containing a winged lion with caduceus and globe as well as the Bayer logo. The…
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Friedrich Bayer & Company Fünfhunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- 1923-Aug-01
This Fünfhunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or five hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Friedrich Bayer & Company. Design includes a cartouche containing a winged lion with caduceus and globe as well as the Bayer…
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Friedrich Bayer & Company One Milliarde/Fünfhunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- Friedrich Bayer & Company one billion/five hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-01
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Friedrich Bayer & Company. Design includes a cartouche containing a winged lion with caduceus and globe as well as the Bayer logo. By the…
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General Electric Company Chemical Department ten note
- Circa 1950
Issued in the denomination of ten, this green-printed note is styled after a banknote including the General Electric Company logo as well as a vignette of the Chemical Department located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company scrip
- 1949
In the amount of one thousand, this company scrip issued by Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company is printed to look like a banknote. Verso of scrip has an illustration of the chemical complex, which is bustling with…
- Publisher Georgi Dimitrov Chemical Company
- Subject Currency question, Chemical industry, Corporations, Bauman, Robert Joel
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Harrison Brothers and Company's Town and Country Ready Mixed Paints advertising note
- 1883
Intended to promote sales, Harrison Brothers and Company's advertising note features a vignette illustration of the Grays Ferry Chemical Works, another name for the manufacturer. Ad claims "One gallon will cover from…
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Harrison Brothers and Company's Town and Country Ready Mixed Paints advertising note
- 1883
Intended to promote sales, Harrison Brothers and Company's advertising note entitles holder to one gallon "and upwards" of Harrison's "Town & Country" ready-mixed paint. Printed to look like a banknote with a scale,…