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<B>1847 Charleston PORTER Slave Hire Badge. Number 676.</B></I> A flat square-shaped tag with clipped corners and a hole at the top for suspension, 43mm x 45mm. Manufactured by W. M. Rouse, this is the only year between 1829 and 1865 that the badges were made in a square shape. The elements on the obverse are as follows (top to bottom): "CHARLESTON" in a crescent-shaped bar punch; "1847" bar punched; "PORTER" in a rectangular punch; and an incuse "676" in individual punches. The condition is very fine with dark patina and a crease horizontally across the middle. <BR><BR>There were an estimated 4171 badges manufactured this year. The Porter occupation is much less common than the Servant designation.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Collectibles (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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