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Obverse Design
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All lettering is incused.
Starting at the top and curving along the edge counterclockwise all the
way to the top again are the words "ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT".
In the middle in larger letters are two lines. The first line is "I.C.C.".
The second line is "585" (the employee number).
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Reverse Design
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Blank.
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Metal
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Brass
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Size and Shape
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Round with a diameter of approximately 46 mm.
One small round hole in the top.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown. These may have been id checks locally made and issued before the
Diamond shaped Isthmian Canal Commission checks (which were issued starting in
August 1905), or they may have been tool checks issued anytime between 1904 and
1914.
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Issurer
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Isthmian Canal Commission, Engineering and Construction Department.
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Numbers Issued
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Pieces include #585.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown, but perhaps locally made.
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Source
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Hamlin's ICC-42, Rulau's CZ C74.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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These may have been early employee id checks, before the general issuing of
metal checks in August, 1905. They may also have been tool checks, or even
used to track other equipment. I would appreciate
e-mail from anyone who can add anything to the history of these metal checks.
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Population Count
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Known specimens are as follows:
- Check #585 - Eugene Hamlin Collection; listed by Rulau.
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