Lima City Street Railway Company Token
Object Details
- 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.
- Obverse: The legend reads: THE LIMA CITY STREET RAILWAY CO.
- Reverse: The legend reads: GOOD FOR ONE FARE.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Scovill, Inc.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1406
- accession number
- 1981.0296
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1406
- referenced
- Lima City Street Railway Co.
- maker
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Object Name
- token
- Physical Description
- white metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.6 cm; 5/8 in
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Transportation
- Record ID
- nmah_1382407
