Electronic Toll Pass Holder, 2010

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Artifact Overview

In the 1990s, many American toll roads introduced electronic collection devices. Often mounted to the interior of an automobile windshield in a container like this, the devices transmitted a signal to the toll plaza. Tolls were deducted from participating drivers' prepaid accounts as they cruised through the gates.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Holder (Container)

Date Made

2010

Creator Notes

Made for Newmedia Design Solutions, Inc., Glenview, Illinois.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.69.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Acrylic (Plastic)

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 2.25 in
Width: 2 in
Depth: 1.25 in

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