Johnson Fare Box

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Johnson Fare Box

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.47

Description

Tall, heavy metal box, with a plastic box on top, with mechanisms inside. The front panel of the base is copper and silver, with a slot hole in the bottom left. The other three sides are black, and there is a silver knob on the right side. There are two handles on the front and back of the base. The top portion has clear plastic on all four sides, with metal at the corners and holes on the top for dropping coins in. There are metal internal mechanisms in the top portion, as well as two pennies.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Johnson Farebox Company

Date made

circa 1914

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

No. 167

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front of base, on top plate

Transcription

SERIAL No 42480 / MANUFACTURED BY / JOHNSON FARE BOX CO. / NEW YORK CHICAGO / UNDER U.S. PATENTS / APRIL 1909 / OCTOBER 1912 / MAY 1914 / MAY 1914 / MAY 1914 / OTHER U.S. & FOREIGN PATS. PENDING

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Type

Label

Location

Front of base, on left plate

Transcription

COIN

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Type

Label

Location

Front of base, on bottom plate

Transcription

No 167

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Type

Label

Location

Sticker on inside of top portion

Transcription

RECONDITIONED BY LOS GATOS / HARDWARE CO. JULY, 1972.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Money

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Money

Nomenclature Class

Merchandising T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

19-1/8 in

Width

7-3/8 in

Length

7-1/8 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good