Token, Transportation
Object number2008.70.1
Date1922
Mediumbrass
Credit LineGift of Harry C. Goldby
DescriptionCircular brass transportation token. Small triangle cut hole through center. Obverse: embossed company name and year with an image of trolley car and sun beams in background. Reverse: embossed value with sun beams in background.Dimensions0.75 x 0.75 in. (1.9 x 1.9 cm)InscriptionsObverse: embossed, "PITTSBURGH / RAILWAYS CO. / 1922".
Reverse: embossed, "GOOD / FOR ONE FARE / 3".
Historical NotesToken used for a ride on the Pittsburgh Railways Company trolleys, a large trolley system that encompassed over 600 miles of hilly terrain around the Pittsburgh area.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Railways Company
On View
Not on view
c. 1940
1940-1959
c. 1900
Savoy Press Manufacturing Company
