Religious Token

Description (Brief):

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this token around 1867. 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 tokens.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Image of a woman on a globe, stepping on the head of a snake. The legend reads: CAFETAL DE LA VIRGEN PETAPA.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: The legend reads: PEDRETTI Y TONEL 1867.

Date Made: ca 1867

Maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

See more items in: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing, Industry & Manufacturing, Scovill Manufacturing Collection

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1552Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1552

Object Name: token

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.2 cm; 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0d74-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382574

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