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Transport Token (Culter)
Transport Token (Culter)
Transport Token (Culter)
Transport Token (Culter)

Transport Token (Culter)

Associated (1751 - 1981)
Date1930-1955
Object NameToken
Mediumbrass
ClassificationsTokens
Dimensions32 x 0.9mm, 8.87gm
AcquisitionPresented in 1989 by W A Smith.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS017347
Keywords
About MeLarge, thin disc with beaded rim inscribed on one side; other side blank.

Tokens issued by local authorities allowing travel on their own transport undertakings are common, but examples like this one issued by a manufacturing company for use on a specific bus route are less well known.

This token allowed an employee of the Culter Mills Paper Company free bus travel between Aberdeen and Peterculter, a distance of approximately 7 miles.


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