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Old Ben Inferno Coal?
- Thread starter Aarong81
- Start date
I don't know. It seems weird to market coal in a small enough container that would use this size of foil seal. Although, Coal is the main ingredient in Black Powder and Old Ben mines used Black Blasting Powder for a long time. Here is a writeup about the president and CEO of Old Ben Coal Company speaking about eliminating the use of this dangerous explosive. HERE
It sure looks like a seal to a bottle but I think they are thicker than expected for that use. Perhaps accommodating blasting powder?
I am trying to picture them on each end of a cardboard tube and these are the end caps somehow. Perhaps holding matches inside. What is also weird, I can't find this exact logo with coal underneath inferno.
If they marketed a product, you would think there would be some artifacts and collectibles remaining from them. This is what is nice about these forums, some day another person will search Old Ben Inferno Coal and this post will be the ONLY visual evidence they can find to match their artifact with.
Here is the patent to add to the list of clues and the patent page with a little info on the company...http://trade.mar.cx/US71657550/
http://img02.mar.cx/us/597230.png
It sure looks like a seal to a bottle but I think they are thicker than expected for that use. Perhaps accommodating blasting powder?
I am trying to picture them on each end of a cardboard tube and these are the end caps somehow. Perhaps holding matches inside. What is also weird, I can't find this exact logo with coal underneath inferno.
If they marketed a product, you would think there would be some artifacts and collectibles remaining from them. This is what is nice about these forums, some day another person will search Old Ben Inferno Coal and this post will be the ONLY visual evidence they can find to match their artifact with.
Here is the patent to add to the list of clues and the patent page with a little info on the company...http://trade.mar.cx/US71657550/
http://img02.mar.cx/us/597230.png
flinthunter
Well-known member
They were advertising pieces mixed in with stoker coal. I shoveled a lot of stoker coal into our basement when I was a kid. We always saved all of these that we found and used them for play money. I still find a few when detecting old private yards. Each mine had their own name on the coal delivered from them. There are still Old Ben coal mines in operation in Southern Illinois. Google scatter tags.
flinthunter
Well-known member
Yep, most stoker coal was delivered by rail to local pickup sites such as a grain elevator or lumber yard that sat close to the tracks and had a siding to park the hopper cars on. We got ours from the local grain elevator.
Ant said:
Awesome, Thanks Flinthunter! Besides the coal, this IS the product. I would never have guessed they were made just as these were found and only for advertizement. I like a good positive ID in the morning. LOL
I'm kinda proud of them now, vintage coal advertizement fresh from the ground.
I'm kinda proud of them now, vintage coal advertizement fresh from the ground.