1934 Art Deco Union Pacific & Alcoa Lucky Token

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Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 3:52 pm Thought I'd share this beauty since she's dripping with art deco goodness. Love the Steamboat Willie type face on the train too. Must have been for kids... For those of you who don't know, here is the collection it is from: https://goccf.com/t/227379 Edited by Cascade 04/22/2015 4:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff

bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 3:55 pm Wow! Very nice piece of history. Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 4:11 pm I like! But I assure you, that is exactly what the head-end of that train looked like. (It was a "unit" type with no separate locomotive.) Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 4:11 pm I love it ! http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ken&_sacat=0 Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 4:56 pm Ya I figured they were probably common. Still cool though and I bet one or two who read this will buy one Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 12:51 pm It is a shame that companies do not advertise like this anymore... now, they just pay for a YouTube advertisement... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Dar Pillar of the Community United States 1476 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 6:32 pm Very Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 525 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 12:35 am I have a few of these, my father saved them: Union Pacific Railroad 1934 Lucky Piece Token Obverse: Railroad engine / UNION PACIFIC LUCKY PIECE 1934 Reverse: A SAMPLE OF THE ALUMINUM IN THE NEW / UNION PACIFIC TRAIN BUILT BY PULLMAN CAR & MFG. CORP. ALCOA ALUMINUM / ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA GREEN DUCK CHI (Chicago Manufacturer) Aluminum, 32mm, 3.22gm This item was possibly issued in connection with the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition 1933-1934. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 05:31 am yes they were given out during that expo. "Chicago Century of Progress Exposition 1933-1934". Report this Post to the Staff
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