37.15.12
Dispenser, Token
1930 Approximate
Transit Token Holder. Material: metal. Size: 3/4" x 2 1/2". Description: light weight metal case; three spring loaded buttons on the top can be suppressed to release tokens from openings on each end and in the center; stamped on one edge is the company manufacturer: "Jemco, J. E. Mergott Co., Newark, N.J."
Found in the collection of Oscar and Emma Tollefson who built and lived in a residence at 207 East 1st St., Janesville, Minnesota. This dispenser may have been used by the Tollefson's niece, Emma Halverson, who lived in Minneapolis.