New York & Albany Steam Boat Token

New York & Albany Steam Boat Token

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Description (Brief)
The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this time table 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 tokens.
Obverse: The legend reads: NEW YORK AND ALBANY/ PEOPLES LINE OF STEAM BOATS
Reverse: The legend reads: TIME TABLE/ LEAVE N.Y./ 6 P.M./ LEAVE ALBANY/ 7 ½ P.M.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
token
referenced
People's Line of Steamboats
maker
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Measurements
overall: 1.9 cm; 3/4 in
ID Number
1981.0296.1602
accession number
1981.0296
catalog number
1981.0296.1602
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Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Transportation
Data Source
National Museum of American History

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"I came across his item via a web search, but you have identified this token as a 20th century token. It is listed in Fuld's U.S. Civil War Store Cards, 2nd ed. as 630BD-1a under New York City, so is a 19th, rather than 20th century, token."

Charles Calkins

Sat, 2015-03-28 22:06

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