New York & Albany Steam Boat Token
New York & Albany Steam Boat Token
- 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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- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Charles Calkins
Sat, 2015-03-28 22:06