1900-1914 LACKAWANNA RAILROAD TOKEN
Rare bronze relief token / medal . The Road of Anthracite . Irregular outline . Back is lettered with β HOBOKEN β and β NEW YORKβ / β To and from EUROPEβ / β Lackawanna Terminalsβ center outlines an open hand reaching from Hoboken to New York with plan lettered β Ferry to β and the four fingers letters with Gertie lines , 23rd st , Christopher St. , Barclay St. and Ellis Island. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad acquired the Hoboken Ferry Company on 1900 and opened these lines. Since European travel was suspended from 1914-1918 due to WWI , this token was produced from the 1900-1914 period or 1918-1923 ( when Ellis Island closed )
Item No. E5541-2
Dimension: 1 5/16β³ diameter
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