Profit Sharing Certificate
Garnet Carter Co. Coupons
Garnet Carter invented miniature golf. He and his wife Freda managed a miniature
golf course and a hotel on Lookout mountain. After the failures of their hotel
and miniature golf franchise, in 1932, he and his wife decided to risk all and
open Frieda's Rock City Gardens to the public.
They hired Clark Byers to paint "See Rock City" on any structure large enough
to be seen from a highway. The signs were a promotional gimmick that
dramatically increased the number of visitors. It paid off. By 1940, Rock
City was a roadside institution. Its inviting slogan, "See Rock City," was
painted on barns and birdhouses throughout the Southeast.
I talked with Ed Chapin, whose father was Garnet Carter's nephew and
heir. He said "Those(certificates) are certainly the real thing, and while
I doubt they have great monetary value, they are significant historically.
'The Profit Sharing' coupons were some of the first trading stamps in
existence. They were used for both retail incentives and for piece work
or productivity incentives, largely in the textile industry. The stamps
were redeemed for merchandise from a location downtown on Patten Parkway.
From what I know they were used, in various forms, between about 1910
and 1925."
Garnet Carter Co. Coupon 5 cent, G-1750
Garnet Carter Co. Coupon 10 cent, G-1751
Garnet Carter Co. Certificate 25 cent, G-1752
Garnet Carter Co. Certificate 50 cent, G-1753
Garnet Carter Co. Certificate $1.00, G-1754
United Profit Sharing Coupon
United Profit Sharing Company was a national company that issued coupons
for numerous Businesses. In addition to the Southern Oil coupon, an Internet
search returned United Profit Sharing Coupons for Wrigley's Spearmint
Perfect Gum. Circa 1950 and 1915, SWIFT'S ham.
2 1/2 United Profit Sharing Coupons, G-1790
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