Token, Transportation

Object Name:

Token, Transportation

Object ID:

2006.062

Place of Origin:

Attleboro, MA /Cincinnati, OH

Date:

circa 2005

Description:

Unopened roll of New Hampshire turnpike tokens. White paper covering, imprinted in black, "NEW HAMPSHIRE TOKENS / FARE VALUE 25[cent sign] / NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH / USE OF TOKENS RESTRICTED / TO 2 AXLE, 2 & 4 TIRE VEHICLE". Contains 40 brass tokens. Each token bears an image of the Old Man of the Mountain on both sides, with the words "* NEW HAMPSHIRE *" above. Only the tokens at each end of the roll can be seen; one reads "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION" below the Old Man; the other reads "PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS"; it is assumed that there is a mixture of the two types throughout the roll; the "Public Works and Highways" tokens are the earlier of the two.

Material:

Metal
Brass
Paper

Dimensions:

L-2.75 Dia-0.9 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by donor, probably in 2005. Token sales were discontinued on 09/01/2005. They were no longer accepted after 12/31/2005. Tokens were produced by Roger Williams Mint, Attleboro, MA, and Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati, OH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Deborah M. Child

Subjects:

Turnpike roads, Tolls, Toll roads, Old Man of the Mountain