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Resource Identifier	NHS2010x051
Title	Tube
Title (alternative)	Lamson cash carrier tube
Creator	Lamson Engineering Company Ltd.
Subject	Pneumatic tubes
Topic (subject)	Business, Labor & Commerce
Location	United States -- Delaware -- New Castle county -- Newark
Description	Money shuttle/cash carrier Lamson cash carrier for use in pneumatic cash system in Newark Department Store to transport money/receipts from the sales floor to the cashier upstairs. Cylindrical tube, the brass shuttle has padded felt pads on either end, secured with brass discs locked with brass screws. Turning one end of the shuttle opens the cash compartment. There is a small window with a 4 printed on tan plastic. The shuttle is stamped 'Lamson". There are two stiff cloth gaskets on either end which sit between the felt pads and the shuttle body. NOTE: see also object 2010x.041 - also a Lamson cash carrier
Publisher	Newark Historical Society
Date (Digital)	2010-10-29
Type	Physical Object
Contributing Institution	Newark Historical Society
Digitization Specifications	master file format: image/jpeg
Rights Management	Prior written permission is required for any use of the images in this collection from the Newark Historical Society. Please contact the Newark Historical Society with the Resource Identifier Number.
Subject (LCSH)	Merchandising T&E
Corporate Name	Newark Department Store
Contact Information	www.newarkdehistoricalsociety.org

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