New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913

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New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913 Nov 18, 2014 9:05:14 GMT -5 Admin Bear, kacyds, and 4 more like this

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Post by krash on Nov 18, 2014 9:05:14 GMT -5

Well today it FINALLY arrived..I was about to give up on it..Anyway my new Jersey Shore, Pa. Mailed in July of 1913.

Front:

Reverse:

Since the stamp has been (unceremoniously) removed I can still tell what stamp was affixed because of the stamps remainder left on the card and date it was mailed are all clues...Scott #397 1¢ Vasco Nunez de Balboa

The Missing stamp:

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kacyds Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Did you hear the joke about the unstamped letter? You wouldn't get it. Posts: 16,130 Location (Country): United States	New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913 Nov 18, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5 Craig likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kacyds on Nov 18, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5 Vats a very cute post vard!!!!
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krash Gone But Not Forgotten I'm awesome! :) Posts: 1,280	New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913 Nov 20, 2014 6:35:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by krash on Nov 20, 2014 6:35:20 GMT -5 Thank you!
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New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913 Dec 14, 2014 5:39:17 GMT -5 kacyds likes this

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Post by krash on Dec 14, 2014 5:39:17 GMT -5

Little Dutch Boy & Girl Post Cards from 1913

Front (one with both Boy & Girl)

Little Dutch Girl card (1913):

Little Dutch Boy card (1913):

OK as most know I collect my hometown covers, picture postcards (used if possible) and along the way I have noticed a couple things or, rather key years...for instance the lil Dutch Boy & Girl Post Cards and many covers with contents mentioning people taking trips and how exciting it was to ride the trains and trollies...but it dawned on me that the trolly car system in Jersey Shore was put in, or rather finished in 1913 -right when the steel industry came into town and replaced the old logging industry! So I thought it would be fun to put together a little information on the trolly system. I recently found an old trolly car ticket and some of the older tokens but when the Rail road and the Electric Street Railway merged they made new tokens of brass. I don't yet have any of those but I will soon. so please enjoy my mini Jersey Shore, Pa trolly trip.

Jersey Shore streetcar tokens and ticket.

Front:

Back:

Tokens:

OK, time for a little tangent here- {please excuse my fascination with things...}

Antique slot token made for the Mills Novelty Company's "Liberty Bell" slot machine, circa 1910. It is brass, round, and 21mm in diameter. The first Liberty Bell was made by Charles Fey, the inventor of the slot machine, in 1895. It was later copied by Mills, Caille Brothers and others. The subsequent Mills machine was called the Operator Bell.

The first mechanical slot machine was the Liberty Bell, invented in 1895 by car mechanic, Charles Fey (1862–1944) of San Francisco. The Liberty Bell slot machine had three spinning reels. Diamond, spade, and heart symbols were painted around each reel, plus the image of a cracked Liberty Bell. A spin resulting in three Liberty Bells in a row gave the biggest payoff, a grand total of fifty cents or ten nickels. The original Liberty Bell slot machine can still be seen be at the Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant in Reno, Nevada.

Charles Fey was also the inventor of the trade check separator, which was used in the Liberty Bell. The hole in the middle of the trade check allowed a detecting pin to distinguish fake nickels or slugs from real nickels. Fey rented his machines to saloons and bars based on a 50/50 split of the profits.

Time Schedule:

The Trolly: (one of 2 actually in service at any one time)

The trolly drivers:

The image from a book depicting these tickets and the "genuine brass" Electric Street Railway Tokens but others were accepted as well. (As shown above)

I collect United States Classics, classic covers, Tobacco related covers & bill-heads and World fair ephemera (prior to 1930's)

New Little Dutch boy & girl Postcard Jersey Shore, Pa. 1913

Post by krash on Nov 18, 2014 9:05:14 GMT -5

Post by kacyds on Nov 18, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5

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