Genuine Token from the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company!  (1919 - 1968)

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this transportation token during the early 20th century. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and transportation tokens.

Three sections of the center are punched out.

Obverse: The legend reads: EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS/EM/ST. RY. CO.

Reverse: The legend reads: GOOD FOR ONE/EM/ZONE FARE