Token, Transportation
Object number2009.3.1
Date1920-1929
Mediumbrass
Credit LineGift of G. William Bissell
DescriptionPittsburgh Railways Company token.Dimensions0.75 x 0.75 in. (1.9 x 1.9 cm)InscriptionsObverse: embossed, "PITTSBURGH / RAILWAYS CO."
Reverse: embossed, "TOKEN / FARE"; engraved on badge, "PRC".
Historical NotesStreetcar token used on the Pittsburgh Railways Company. A Pittsburgh Railways token from the 1920’s. This token would have been used to ride the Pittsburgh Railway Company trolleys. The trolleys once covered a 600 mile terrain throughout the Pittsburgh region.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Railways Company
On View
Not on view
c. 1940
