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  Accession Number:1998-442
Accession Date:
Condition:fair
Location:artifact storage, security closet
Keywords:transportation,Springfield Electric Street Railway,streetcar, token
Area of Origin:Springfield, MO
Period:ca 1887
Category:exchange medium
Object:token,transportation
Maker:
Description/History:Round, brown metal token with scalloped edges from Springfield Electric Street(or streetcar)Railway for one full fare. Springfield first had mule or horsedrawn streetcars in 1880-1881 and the streetcars were electrified in 1885-1887.
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