economic slaves

[boomer]

I live near Bainbridge, Ga. and came up with these tokens. 5 denominations of both kinds...5,10,25,50 cent & 1.00. First set reads ...receipt for --in labor, obverse reads stuart lumber co., brinson -ga-not transferable. Other set reads...good for -- in merchandise with a braided ring around outside edge, obverse reads n.h.george & company, also braided. All made of trade alum. and octagon shaped. Since their workers got paid only with these tokens, redeemable only at the company store, they had a form of slavery/serfdom. Somewhere around 1917 the lumber company was made to pay cash, and these tokens wound up in a nearby creek. What is your make on these tokens and worth? I have single pieces also.

[PAPPY]

LABOR TOKENS were just that !! Hard labor tokens. During the token period the workers were paid with tokens that could only be redeemed at the Company Store..The company had you going and coming. You did the work and you got your supplies from the Company Store...Pretty good deal for the company. The workers usually wound up OWING the company and worked for free. It's a shame but that's how it worked. I could give you a fair market price on the tokens if I had some pic's. Each token can be traced to the company through Google Search if you care to do so...PAPPY

[boomer]

Thanks for the input. I'll try to get some pics.