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General Electric Company Chemical Department ten note

  • Circa 1950

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Issued in the denomination of ten, this green-printed note is styled after a banknote including the General Electric Company logo as well as a vignette of the Chemical Department located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

General Electric Company's headquarters was located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts from 1907 through 1987. The transformer plant served as a site for their electrical infrastructure, high voltage testing and defense contracting.

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“General Electric Company Chemical Department Ten Note.” Pittsfield, Massachusetts: General Electric Company, circa 1950. Robert J. Bauman collection. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/nv935363g.

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