Boston Elevated Railway Company Token
Boston Elevated Railway 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. The center of the token is punched out to form a “B.”
- Obverse: The legend reads: BOSTON ELEVATED RY. CO.
- Reverse: The legend reads: GOOD FOR ONE FARE.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- token
- referenced
- Boston Elevated Railway Company
- maker
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Measurements
- overall: 2.6 cm; 1 in
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1321
- accession number
- 1981.0296
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1321
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
