What Is This Card??
Hammerman
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Picked this up in a group of stuff. I have no idea what it is and was looking for help. Thanks -Doug
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Here's a description taken from one of the auctions:
This is an original 1950's Engrav-o-tints Weight Machine card issued by Peerless Weighing and Vending Machine Corporation, U.S.A. Card measures appx. 1-1/8" x 2-1/8" and is printed on a thick board--so thick, I don't think you could bend it without breaking it! These cards were used in old public weight machines, where a passer-by would insert their change into the machine, step on the scale, and have a card like this spit back at the them from the machine with their weight imprinted, or engraved, in the empty area in the middle of the card.
Here's a picture of the back of a card, with what appears to be the weight imprint:
Steve