1926 Anaconda Montana Bank Check Washoe Smelter Chris Marchion Hardware
$75.00
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Original 1926 business check from Chris Marchion, successor to H. G. Coy Hardware and Implement Co., of Anaconda, Montana. Features a detailed illustration captioned “Stack of the Great Washoe Smelter,” with smoke rising beside the towering stack.
Check No. 600, dated July 16, 1926, payable to Montana Hardware Co. for $96.75 and signed Chris Marchion. Printed on yellow patterned security paper with black lettering and a red checkwriter impression. The original Anaconda National Bank name is crossed out and replaced with National Bank of Anaconda.
The reverse retains multiple banking endorsements, including a Montana Hardware Co. stamp payable to W. A. Clark & Brother and a clear purple Daly Bank & Trust Company paid stamp dated July 23, 1926.
An appealing piece of Montana business and banking ephemera, combining hardware trade history with an illustrated local industrial landmark.
Condition: Good vintage condition with fold lines, light creasing, age toning, and minor edge and corner wear. Original punch cancellations and bank stamps are present. The smelter illustration remains clear and attractive. Please review all photographs for details.
Includes the single original check shown, front and back.
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1926 Anaconda Montana Bank Check Washoe Smelter Chris Marchion Hardware
$75.00
Original 1926 business check from Chris Marchion, successor to H. G. Coy Hardware and Implement Co., of Anaconda, Montana. Features a detailed illustration captioned “Stack of the Great Washoe Smelter,” with smoke rising beside the towering stack.
Check No. 600, dated July 16, 1926, payable to Montana Hardware Co. for $96.75 and signed Chris Marchion. Printed on yellow patterned security paper with black lettering and a red checkwriter impression. The original Anaconda National Bank name is crossed out and replaced with National Bank of Anaconda.
The reverse retains multiple banking endorsements, including a Montana Hardware Co. stamp payable to W. A. Clark & Brother and a clear purple Daly Bank & Trust Company paid stamp dated July 23, 1926.
An appealing piece of Montana business and banking ephemera, combining hardware trade history with an illustrated local industrial landmark.
Condition: Good vintage condition with fold lines, light creasing, age toning, and minor edge and corner wear. Original punch cancellations and bank stamps are present. The smelter illustration remains clear and attractive. Please review all photographs for details.
Includes the single original check shown, front and back.
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