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Obverse Design
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All lettering is incused.
First line in smaller letters is "ENGINEERING AND". In larger letters the second
line is "I.C.C.". The third line in the same larger size is "115" (the employee
number). The last line in smaller letters again is "CONSTRUCTION DEPT.".
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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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Oval-shaped, approximately 67 mm wide by 34 mm high. There is one small round
hole on the left side.
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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 #115.
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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-44, Rulau's CZ D74.
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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 #115 - Eugene Hamlin Collection; listed by Rulau.
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