Token
Classification:
Date:
1881-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; obverse depicts elderly couple and reverse depicts a building; obverse "CONTRIBUTION / HELP US / AND / GOD / WILL / HELP YOU / ONE DOLLAR" reverse "THE GREAT DRINVE FOR A HOME FOR THE AGED / HELP US / BUILD / HOME OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS / OF ISRAEL / 232 E. 10 ST."
Object Number:
INV.13787.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
53646
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tokens
Classification:
Date:
1944-1945
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Ration tokens; red cardboard; "OPA / 1 / RED POINT" on both sides
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frank Robinson
Object Number:
Z.2980.1-38
Gallery Label:
First issued in 1944, these tokens were used to ration retail items, such as foodstuff, gasoline and tires. These tokens were no longer issued by 1945. Tokens were either red or blue, and were issued with various letter combinations.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
53644
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tokens
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Tokens; white metal; (a) obverse depicts profile of President Taft; obverse "WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT / 1909-1913" reverse "27TH / PRESIDENT / BORN SEPT. 15. 1857 / DIED MARCH 8. 1930 / OHIO / REPUBLICAN"; (b) obverse depicts profile of President Wilson; obverse "WOODROW WILSON / 1913-1921" reverse "28TH / PRESIDENT / BORN DEC. 28 1856 / DIED FEB. 3. 1924 / VIRGINA / DEMOCRAT"
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frank B. Robinson
Object Number:
INV.13857.3ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
53643
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tax tokens
Classification:
Date:
1935-1952
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Overall (b): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Description:
Tax tokens; white metal; (a) has circular hole in center; (b) has triangular hole in center; (a) obverse "UTAH SALES / 1 / 1 / TAX TOKEN" reverse "EMERGENCY / 1 / 1 / RELIEF FUND"; (b) "LUXARY / TAX / 1 / 1/ TOKEN / LOUISIANA" both sides
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Lockley, 1952
Object Number:
INV.4366a-b
Gallery Label:
From 1935 to 1961, sales tax tokens were made in great quantities in order to give change for sales taxes. When the sales tax included a fraction of a cent, sales tax tokens were given as change to avoid over charging consumers. Twelve states issued coin-like tax tokens, which were made of aluminum, copper, zinc, brass, plastic, fiber, cardboard, and paper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1952
eMuseum Object ID:
53640
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tokens
Classification:
Date:
1937-1942
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; white metal encasing a 1937 U.S. penny; depicts the Stork Club's logo on both sides; "STORK CLUB / LUCK PENNY" both sides
Credit Line:
Gift of Alexander J. Wall, 1942
Object Number:
INV.13727a-b
Gallery Label:
The Stork Club was a famous nightspot in New York City from the early to mid-1900s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
53637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Token: Union Pacific Lucky Piece 1940...Challengers
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1940
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; white metal with depictions of trains and the Union Pacific seal on both sides; obverse " UNION PACIFIC / SERVES THE WEST / 1940 / LUCKY PIECE / Road of the Challengers" reverse "UNION PACIFIC / ALUMINUM IN THESE / FAMOUS TRAINS / FURNISHED BY / ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA / Road of the Streamliners"
Credit Line:
Gift of Alexander. J. Wall, 1941
Object Number:
INV.13733
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
53635
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Transportation Token : United Traction Company Sustem, Albany
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1899-1940
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Transportation token; white metal; equilateral diamond in center surrounded by a circular disc 1/8 in. wide; obverse "UNITED TRACTION COMPANY / SYSTEM" reverse "GOOD FOR / ONE FARE"
Credit Line:
Gift of A. Morganthau, 1940
Object Number:
1940.730
Gallery Label:
On November 29, 1899, the Albany Railway, the Troy City Railway, and the Watervliet Turnpike and Railroad Company merged to form the United Traction Company (UTC). The UTC then became the sole public trolley system in Albany, NY.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
53633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War tokens (4)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Description:
Tokens; metal; (a) depiction of thistle on obverse; obverse "UNITED WE STAND / DIVIDED WE FALL" reverse "JAMES B. CHILDS / CLOTHING / HATS, CAPS / TRUNKS / WOOSTER OHIO"; (b) depiction of garland on obverse; obverse "UNION / FLOUR" reverse "REDEFMED / BY / D.L. WING & CO. / ALBANY NY"; (c) depiction of tulips and garland on obverse; obverse " BUSINESS / CARDS" reverse "BARKER & ILLSLEY / HARDWARE / NAILS / & / STOVES / 277 STATE ST / CHICAGO"; (d) obverse "REDEEMED / AT / 26 / MULBERRY ST. / ALBANY N.Y." reverse "JOS MC BURNEY / CIGAR BOX MANFUF'R / 26 / MULBERRY ST / ALBANY N.Y."
Object Number:
Z.3117a-d
Gallery Label:
During the Civil War, there were no metallic coins of any denomination in circulation. Tradesmen were thus forced to issue a medium that would save commerce. Many of these tokens depicted patriotic subjects.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
53456
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Token
Classification:
Date:
1944-1945
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Token; red cardboard; "OPA / 1 / RED POINT" on both sides
Object Number:
INV.3519a-b
Gallery Label:
First issued in 1944, these tokens were used to ration retail items, such as foodstuff, gasoline and tires. These tokens were no longer issued by 1945. Tokens were either red or blue, and were issued with various letter combinations.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
53443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tax token
Classification:
Date:
1935-1941
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Tax tokens; white metal with cross-shaped hole in center; "COLORADO / RETAIL / 2 / 2 / TOKEN / SALES TAX" on both sides
Credit Line:
Gift from Alexander J. Wall, 1941
Object Number:
INV.13728a-b
Gallery Label:
From 1935 to 1961, sales tax tokens were made in great quantities in order to give change for sales taxes. When the sales tax included a fraction of a cent, sales tax tokens were given as change to avoid over charging consumers. Twelve states issued coin-like tax tokens, which were made of aluminum, copper, zinc, brass, plastic, fiber, cardboard, and paper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
53442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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