Name/Title
Brass Seal to seal money bags with Southern Pacific commuter fares, before 1939Entry/Object ID
1985.90.6Description
Acc. No. 85.90.6
Subject Category: Transportation, Electric & Ferry
Date or Period: Possibly 19th Century?
Object: Seal, wax
Description: Circular brass seal with incised lettering (inscription) "Alameda Mole-So. Pac. Co., mounted on a cherrywood handle with bulbous top. Size: Brass seal, C-1 1/4 inches, L-4 inches.
History of Object: Brass seal used to imprint wax. The wax was used to seal money bags that were sent from the Alameda Mole (containing commuter fares) to the accounting office of the Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco.
Acquired from:
Jack Gutte
Date: 11-18-85
