Ticket Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ticket Box

Entry/Object ID

1950.6

Description

Long, leather covered box. The box lid hinges from the back and secures with a front flap that locks in the center. The flap is labeled, "R. C. BUSH," on the left and "VT. C. R. R." on the right. The interior of the box has wooden dividers separating it into two rows with several small cubbies.

Use

Used to collect train tickets from passengers on the Vermont Central Railroad.

Context

Used by R. C. Bush, a train conductor for Vermont Central Railroad. Bush died when the engine on his train exploded around 1850.

Acquisition

Accession

1950.6

Source or Donor

Cruikshank, Gretchen M Ligouri (1903-1976)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Width

4 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bush, R. C.

Person or Organization

Central Vermont Railway