Check this out

[gwg50]

Look what my wife found in a box at her moms house in St Louis.

My wife said that her grandpa worked there most of his life.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Does it say 20 cents?  Not much of a payday, but a nice memorabilia for your family.

[gwg50]

Did you look at the date Dec. 7, 1937

http://www.ironhorse129.com/rollingstock/builders/st_louis_car1.htm

[underworld]

Twenty cents??? Was he the President? I know money was worth more back then......must have been an amount that was left off of a previous check or reimbursement for something.

 underworld

[laz 57]

Hope that wasn't pay check for the week?  Or maybe it was?  after the depression and all, maybe he broke to many tools and came out of pay check?

laz57

[Buckeye Riveter]

Did you look at the date Dec. 7, 1937

http://www.ironhorse129.com/rollingstock/builders/st_louis_car1.htm

Yes, I did look at the date.  During those years a factory worker would have made $10 to $20 per hour.  Check out this reference from the Michigan Historical Society http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html

[underworld]

Did you look at the date Dec. 7, 1937

http://www.ironhorse129.com/rollingstock/builders/st_louis_car1.htm

Yes, I did look at the date.  During those years a factory worker would have made $10 to $20 per hour.  Check out this reference from the Michigan Historical Society http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html

If that's true then I think it's amazing that some factory jobs pay less than $10 per hour now.

underworld

[lionelsoni]

The Michigan reference says $16.89 per week.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Did you look at the date Dec. 7, 1937

http://www.ironhorse129.com/rollingstock/builders/st_louis_car1.htm

Yes, I did look at the date.  During those years a factory worker would have made $10 to $20 per hour.  Check out this reference from the Michigan Historical Society http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html

My error during posting, my post should have read:

During those years a factory worker would have made $10 to $20 per week. 

[johnandjulie13]

Two things catch my attention.  First, the check would be void if written for more than $200.00 and second, that even for $.20, the check required two signatures.

Regards,

John O

[gwg50]

It was for back pay due for up to and including Nov 30th,1937 and was never cashed.

[Train Memories]

I once saw a lady (mother with 3 little kids) in front of me in the paying line at at a discount store making a check for $.26 cents.                      Reuben

[Railfan1]

Very nice piece of history.