E.J. Kenrick Company Token

Title

E.J. Kenrick Company Token

Subject

5 cent coin for Kenrick Bottling, bottle return.

Description

Silver with wear-quarter sized. One side-E.J.K. Co., Portsmouth, Ohio. Other side-"Good for 5(cent) when returned with bottle to dealer." The E.J. Kenrick Company was established in 1866 and originally bottled and sold soft drinks, but later became more of a wholesale distributor of food and tobacco. Their final location, a catalog sales showroom at 342 Second (2nd) Street, closed in 2002.

Creator

unknown

Contributor

Kenrick

Format

Silver colored, light weight, quarter sized token coin.

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library