Perishable Goods Store

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stephen van niekerk
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Perishable Goods Store

Post by stephen van niekerk »

Does anybody know the history around the Perishable Good Store (PGS), Table Bay Docks (TBD), associated with SAR&H?

Attached find a few images of the good tags (?) used. Persumably, different shapes for different years ?

Also, attached for those interested are two Central South African Railway toolchecks, and one for Buffalo Harbour.
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Kevin Wilson-Smith

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Post by Kevin Wilson-Smith »

What is a toolcheck?
stephen van niekerk
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Re: Perishable Goods Store

Post by stephen van niekerk »

Labourers/artisans etc. are typically issued with a number of brass tool checks that have a unique number punched into the token to identify each labourer/artisan.

These brass tool checks can then be used to check out tools/equipment etc from the equipment stores. When the tools/equipment are returned to the stores, the labourer/artisan is given the tool check back. The unique numbering system allows the stores to identify who has been issued a certain piece of equipment.

"Tool checks" can also be used to identify individuals on payday (called "labour tickets/tags/tokens", or e.g. to monitor those that have gone down a mine shaft (called lamp checks - token left on surface, and collected after the day's shift. Missing miners are then identified by the checks left unclaimed) etc.

In certain cases, when someone hands in their tools they are given a uniquely numbered tool check so they will be able to get them back the next day. I do not think that this is what typically occurred at SAR since batches (5 or 10) of tool checks have been found with the same unique number punched into them so more than likely SAR issued out the tools ?
Kevin Wilson-Smith

Re: Perishable Goods Store

Post by Kevin Wilson-Smith »

Thanks.

I remember in Zim/Rhodesia the civil authorities using wooden golf tees in a similar way.

One side was shaved and an individuals name written on it - it was then posted in/on a demarkated peg board.
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