Philadelphia Transit Company Token
- Description (Brief)
- The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this transportation token during the early 20th century. 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. There are three sections punched out in the center of the token, and a central legend that reads PTC.
- Obverse: Small Keystone symbol at the bottom. The legend reads: PHILADELPHIA/PTC
- Reverse: The legend reads: GOOD FOR/ONE FARE/PTC
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced
- Philadelphia Transportation Company
- maker
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Measurements
- overall: 1.7 cm; 11/16 in
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1429
- accession number
- 1981.0296
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1429
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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