1934 Union Pacific 'Lucky Piece'

[J.A. Collection]

Went thru some old items in a box we got from my wife's grandfather. Has anyone seen this before or have any history behind it?

 

[James_OldeTowne]

Funny you should ask. I sold a high-end AU today for $10 against my retail list of $15.

[truthteller]

If I remember correctly, these tokens were give aways to the public at the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress world's fair.

 

 

 

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[Bugmann1974]

I have one of these as well, they are a pretty neat and from a time when Aluminum was just beginning to be cheap enough to use as a building material.

[jtryka]

Very cool, if anyone has another they are willing to part with, I would love to take it off your hands! That was the Union Pacific M-10000, an early streamliner with an internal combusion engine from the Winton Engine Co., it's main rival in the early 1930s was the Pioneer Zephyr from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (the Burlington Route) which is still on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. A very cool momento for a train that I don't think survived at all!