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1 Rail - Frog Hop Cadott, Wisconsin
| Issuer | Schwebels Frog Hop, Cadott, Wisconsin |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Light teal paper stock with black letterpress text throughout. A colour vignette of a leaping frog occupies the upper left corner. A horizontal rule near the lower portion serves as a write-in line, likely for a name or date. |
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| Obverse lettering | Raincheck SCHWEBELS FROG HOP Cadott, Wisconsin Good For One Rail Mixed Drink |
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Cadott, Wisconsin hosted an annual frog-jumping contest — Frog Hop — that became a genuinely regional draw in Chippewa County. Scrip like this 1 Rail note was issued by Schwebel's as event currency, redeemable within the fairground economy for rides, food, or entry fees, keeping spending on-site and giving organizers a cut of any unredeemed balance.
These novelty transportation tokens in paper form — "Rails" rather than dollars — are now collected more as americana ephemera than monetary instruments. Survival rates are low; most were spent, lost in pockets, or discarded after the event closed.