Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token
Object Number:
2009.18.2
Date:
ca. 2000
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Description:
Prototype token from proposed NYC public toilets, Herald Square, "PUBLIC/TOILET/NEW/YORK/CITY"
Gallery Label:
Token relates to the proposed public toilets for midtown. A prototype was placed at Herald Square for a period of time.
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Spitz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
