Telegraph Line / Tyson & Co.

Brass · 28 mm

EXO-NY-MAN-0013 obverse — **Obverse:** TELEGRAPH LINE TYSON & CO.

EXO-NY-MAN-0013 reverse — **Reverse:** Transfer Ticket

Manhattan transit token associated with Telegraph Line / Tyson & Co.

Quick Facts

Exonumist ID: EXO-NY-MAN-0013
Catalog X-Refs: NY630Lb
Material: Brass
Size: 28 mm
Shape: Round
Symbol: Pierced
Borough: Manhattan
Issued: 1851

Notes

Letters close to edge; 3 periods. Vars. 4. Telegraph Line was operated by William Tyson with 20 coaches, running from Grand Street Ferry through Grand Street, Broadway, Canal, Greenwich and Cortlandt Streets to the Jersey City Ferry. Atwood-Coffee notes Tyson tokens are brass, with four die varieties, and comparatively common.