Tilton's Trolley Trip

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Text on Button TILTON'S TROLLEY TRIP
Image Description

Color illustration of the San Gabriel Mission in Los Angeles with red text above and below
Back Paper / Back Info

[union bug]
Button made by
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Newark, N.J., U.S.A.
Pat. April 14 1896, 
July 21, 1896.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
The Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Additional Information

Tilton’s Trolley Trip gave a tour of “100 Miles for 100 Cents,” around the Los Angeles area, "From Sea to Orange Groves." Stops included San Gabriel Mission, as shown on the button, and also Long Beach, Pasadena, San Pedro, Miramar, and Cawston Ostrich Farm. As per their brochure, “Nuff sed.”
Sources

Tilton’s Trolley Trip brochure. (n.d.). Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2024 from https://www.pacificelectric.org/pacific-electric/pacific-electric-ephem…
Catalog ID AD1101