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The Bristol Old Vic silver tickets (also known as Bristol Old Vic theatre tokens) are silver tokens that were issued by the Bristol Old Vic theatre, allowing their owners unlimited free entry to shows. Fifty tickets were minted, and given to shareholders who each raised £50 to fund the construction of the theatre in 1766. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The card was introduced on December 4, 2006, to enhance the technology of the transit system and eliminate the burden of carrying and collecting tokens. [1] It replaced the metal token, which was phased out in 2006. [2] Work to convert to a second-generation electronic fare system (AFC 2.0) began in 2017.
In 1932 Mr. Dunn printed his list of U.S. and foreign transportation tokens. Shortly after printing, Dr. Dunn passed the task of cataloging transportation tokens off to Ronald C. Atwood. In 1948, Mr. Atwood had his National Check and Premium List of All U.S. Transportation Tokens published by the American Numismatic Company of Los Angeles.
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The TTC discontinued sales of tokens in 2019 but outstanding tokens remain valid for use until June 2025. [18] All TTC tokens have been the same diameter, slightly smaller than a Canadian dime. The tokens used prior to 1954 were brass coins.
The company was founded by Michael Redstone in 1936 in the Boston suburb of Dedham as Northeast Theater Corporation, operating a chain of movie theaters in the region. In 1959, when the founder's son Sumner Redstone joined the company, it was renamed National Amusements, the present name.
'Checks' were often 'holed' for hanging on boards. In mining, for example, a number on the check was personal to each miner and prior to going down the pit, the miner would give one of his tallies to the pit head "banksman", keeping the duplicate for the duration of the shift.
An adjacent park is named for Richard Carpenter and his wife Mary.. Constructed in 1994 at cost of $63.8 million, the site was formerly Jungleland. [6] The project was designed by AIA Gold Medal architect Antoine Predock in combined Postmodern and Modern architecture styles including large sculptures mounted to the sides of the building.