Brass tacks to spittoons - the Mints used a little of everything 0

[RWB]

Here's a supply order from 1891. The only unusual thing, at least to us, is the requirement for "rubber spittoons." The 6-dozen paper tacks refers to brass fasteners used to hold multi-page documents together (i.e.: "brass tacks")

Edited March 23, 2020 by RWB

[kbbpll]

Looks like the document got some spit on it too.

[RWB]

Workmen must have had good aim -- the spittoons were only 10-inches diameter.

RE: " Looks like the document got some spit on it too."

Maybe they lined the old, leaking ones with purchase orders until the new equipment arrived.... ?  :)