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Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1.65 cm; 5/8 in
Object Name:
token
transit token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
ca 1953
Description (Brief):
The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this transportation token starting during in 1953. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and transportation tokens. The token has a central legend of NYC.
Obverse: The legend reads: NEW YORK CITY/TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.1619
Accession number:
1981.0296
Catalog number:
1981.0296.1619
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-159f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1382651