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The Mechanics Bank One Dollar
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: bank note
Maker: unknown
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, New Bedford
Date made: 1858
Materials: ink; paper; board
Measurements: 3 in x 7 in; 5 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: business
Classification: whales
AF-BA-0018
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: bank note
Maker: unknown
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, New Bedford
Date made: 1858
Materials: ink; paper; board
Measurements: 3 in x 7 in; 5 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: business
Classification: whales
Bank Note of the Mechanic's Bank of New Bedford for one dollar (showing harpooning and cutting in of whales)
AF-BA-0018