Museum Collections
Luce Center
Transportation token
Object Number:
2002.1.3157
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
7/8 x 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A silver colored metal token embossed on both sides with a spiraling decoration and on one side "New York City Transit System/ B.M.T. Div./ Transfer Token"; and on the reverse "Issued In Exchange For Transfer". This token was from the Brooklyn-Manahattan Transit Corp. and represented the connection between that system and the New York Transit System.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.