Earring
- Object Name:
- Earring
- Object ID:
- 2005.058
- Creator:
- Hager, Elizabeth
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 2005
- Description:
- Pair of earrings, brass, made from New Hampshire turnpike tokens. Both are identical. Each has the same image and lettering on front and back: image of Old Man of the Mountain in center and "* NEW HAMPSHIRE * / DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION" around perimeter. Brass post glued to reverse, with removable vinyl disk. Attached to yellow paper card with words "TOKENS OF APPRECIATION" and image of state flag. Earrings are numbered 2005.058.01 and 2005.058.02.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Plastic - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-0.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Made in 2005 by NH State Rep. Liz Hager of Concord using NH turnpike tokens. This type of token was produced from 1986 to 2005. Rep. Hager made many earrings from the tokens, selling them for $8 a pair to benefit a toy fund for needy children. She later sold them through the State House Visitor Center to benefit the State Disaster Relief Fund. She is chair of the Joint Legislative Disaster Relief Committee.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark Foynes
- People:
- Hager, Elizabeth
- Subjects:
- Earrings, Old Man of the Mountain, Tollways, Turnpike roads
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