Name/Title
Denver-Boulder Turnpike Collector BadgeEntry/Object ID
2015.26.1Description
This is a two-tone metal badge worn by Denver-Boulder Turnpike toll collector Bob Shupe from 1966 to 1967. The badge has a diameter of approximately 2". In the center of the badge is the seal of the state of Colorado. On the back there is a standard brooch pin with a clasp to hold the pin.
Exhibit label: "It may look like a police officer's badge, but this badge was worn by turnpike toll collectors. The badge authorized collectors to enforce tolls, collect fares, and regulate traffic flow.
Toll collecting was not an easy job. Collectors stood vigil in eight hour shifts and motorists were not always agreeable. One driver shwoed a collector a $100 bill, insiting that he had no easy way to pay his 25 cent passage. The collector had other plans, he counted $99.75 in change.
This badge belonged to John Robert "Bob" Shupe who was a toll collector from 1966 to 1967. Many toll collectors, including Bob Shupe, lived in Broomfield."Collection
Permanent CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1966Notes
Made: Sachs-Lawlor, DenverInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Back of badge under pin.Transcription
Sachs-Lawlor/DenverLanguage
EnglishLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Badge, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Badges, Toll roads, Highways, Automobile travelSearch Terms
Denver-Boulder Turnpike (U.S. Highway 36)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Shupe, John RobertRelated Entries
Notes
2015.26.2, 2015.26.3Provenance
Notes
This badge belonged to John Robert "Bob" Shupe who was a toll collector from 1966 to 1967. His widow Dorothy Meyers donated the badge to the museum.