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Bank, Still

A bank in the shape of a "Vermont (transit)" bus. The bus is white with a three color green roadway on each side and a fully sprinting greyhound dog. "VERMONT" in dark green is toward the back of the bus. A U.S. flag is at the very front below the drivers window and on the door. "MADE IN CHINA" on the bottom just in front of the round porthole opening allowing owner to retrieve their money.

2008.17

Fanny Pack

Fannypack advertising "Vermont Transit Tours." Forest green with white trim and whiye nylon webbing belt strap. White zipper opening, belt has black plastic clip.

2016.52.13

Identification Holder

ID tag holder, clear on one side (to view the ID) and dark green on the other side. The green side has white printing that reads: "Vermont / Transit Tours / 345 Pine Street / Burlington, VT 05401 / 802-651-4739" There is a plastic 'zipper' (like on sandwich bags) on the clear side to keep the ID securely in the holder. There is a punched, sealed hole in the lower corner to allow the holder to be worn.

2010.19.14

From the Vermont Historical Society Library:

On February 16, 1926, the first local bus route in Burlington, the “Country Club
Loop”, was established by William S. Appleyard, who owned an automobile dealership
on South Winooski Avenue. Calling his company the Burlington Rapid Transit Company
(BRT), he received permission from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to operate a
non-competitive (with BTC) bus route in the Hill Section of Burlington. Soon, when
BTC failed to comply with PSC orders to expand their lines, the commission granted
Appleyard permission to operate his buses in places directly in competition with the
BTC.
Over the next few years, Appleyard received permission to expand to seven
competitive yet successful bus routes in the Burlington area. His success, combined with
the devastating flood in November of 1927 (that damaged trolley tracks and collapsed the
Winooski Bridge, a main BTC route), proved to be the undoing of the BTC. In 1929,
Appleyard bought the BTC in order to acquire its routes and eliminate competition. BTC
trolleys operated until August 4, 1929, when, at 4 p.m., a crowd gathered at City Hall
Park to witness the famous and symbolic torching of Car #5, their oldest trolley. The
trolley era had ended.

Meanwhile, in 1927, Appleyard established the Vermont Transit Company
(VTC), under which he operated out-of-town buses. Over the next decade and a half,
Appleyard purchased existing bus lines throughout Vermont, connecting Burlington via
bus to the other towns and cities of Vermont (and beyond). Towns accessed by VTC
buses included Barre (1927), Rutland and Vergennes (1928), Bennington and Pittsfield,
MA (1929), Portland, ME (1932), Bellows Falls, White River Junction and Claremont,
NH (1935), Albany, NY (1936), St. Johnsbury and Littleton, NH (1937), Newport
(1938), Chester and Springfield (1939), and Concord and Manchester, NH (1941). By
1945, VTC buses were connecting Vermonters to New York City, Boston and Montreal.

In 1975, Greyhound bought Vermont Transit Company, though they continued to
operate it as the Vermont Transit Company until 2008.
As of 2010, all of Greyhound’s Vermont bus service is based out of its White
River Junction hub; service in the Burlington area is now operating out of the Burlington
airport. Due to declining ridership, bus service down the western side of Vermont has
been terminated.

Land Voyage of the Ticonderoga - #2 Suggesting An Etching

Watercolor painting showing a large, white steamboat. The boat has several levels and a single, black chimney. It has the name label "Ticonderoga" on the front of the uppermost level. The boat is shown either in water alongside land, or already on the land alongside water. There a yellow building at the lower left, a sign at the lower right, and an electrical or telephone pole at the right edge.

1979.22.2

Shows the transportation of the Ticonderoga to the Shelburne Museum.

Model Car

Vermont (Transit) bus scale model. Die-cast replica of Vermont (Transit) bus in original packaging, a blue cardboard box with molded plastic form to hold bus, 2 sealed bags with rubber gasket-type pieces, an accordian-type pamphlet showing different styles of Corgi vehicles, and a 2.75" x 4.75" certification card with photo of bus on one side and printed below: "This is to certify that this is a Limited Edition and is one in a series of 1,500 distributed worldwide." Reverse side of card gives model number and history of Corgi.

Box cover is in shades of blue with photo of bus in background & imprinted: "1:50 Scale Limited Edition/ Die-Cast Replica" "Vintage Bus Lines" logo diagonally on right side and in left corner "CORGI" with red trademark Corgi.

At each end is picture of bus with model number. On one side of cover are six scenes of buses and printed below: "Highly Detailed Die-Cast Models for the Adult Collector" with Corgi trademark and "Vintage Bus Lines" logo. On other side of cover is same historical information as on Certification card.

The bus is white with a three color green roadway on each side and a fully sprinting greyhound dog. "VERMONT" in dark green is toward the back of the bus. A U.S. flag is at the very front below the driver's window and on the door. On front of bus, over driver's window, is printed "White River Jct" Under front windows is bus ID number "40189" and 'VERMONT" and license plate. By left passenger door is blue "handicap" logo and bus ID number appears over passenger door and driver's door. In front of back wheels on each side is "Owned by: State of Vermont/ Operated by: Vermont Transit Co., Inc./ Burlington, VT/ USDOT086293" On back of bus is "40189" with greyhound, "VERMONT" and license plate. Underneath is "0084" limited edition number and at front: "CORGI/ MCI 102"

2008.25.1

Occupational Button

Pin "CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS & HELPERS OF BARRE, VT. / 1968/ 597/ AUG" Olive green outside perimeter with red and cream inside portions. Maker on edge: "BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y."
On back: "B B CO / ROCH NY"
Metal back has some rust. Some discoloration of red on front.

2002.13

Teamsters Local 597 was chartered in 1939 as "Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehouseman and Helpers Union No.597" by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 597 is also affiliated with Teamsters Joint Council 10 which includes all 24 Local Unions in New England, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO, as well as the Vermont Building Trades Council.

Today Teamsters Local 597 represents over 900 workers in such diverse trades such as package delivery, freight, dairy processing, public transit and school bus services, building material and wire and cable manufacturing, police services and municipal highway maintenance.

Occupational Pin

Triangular post-backed pin with the enameled initials "B.R.T." in gold on green ground. There is a stamp-molded gold braided border. There is a 1/2" threaded post on the back as well as the nut - the post gets placed in a small hole on the hat with the nut holding it on. There is a tiny (1/8") straight pin at the lower back edge that keeps it from spinning around.

2013.29.6

Uniform pin worn on the hats of Burlington Rapid Transit drivers. The Burlington Rapid Transit company was founded in 1926. It sold to Burlington Traction Company in 1929 and ceased operation in 1973.

Patch

Circular green patch with gold lettering "BURLINGTON RAPID TRANSIT BRT" Attached to bus driver's uniform.

2010.19.19

From the Vermont Historical Society Library:

"On February 16, 1926, the first local bus route in Burlington, the “Country Club
Loop”, was established by William S. Appleyard, who owned an automobile dealership
on South Winooski Avenue. Calling his company the Burlington Rapid Transit Company
(BRT), he received permission from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to operate a
non-competitive (with BTC) bus route in the Hill Section of Burlington. Soon, when
BTC failed to comply with PSC orders to expand their lines, the commission granted
Appleyard permission to operate his buses in places directly in competition with the
BTC.(Burlington Trolley Co.)
Over the next few years, Appleyard received permission to expand to seven
competitive yet successful bus routes in the Burlington area. His success, combined with
the devastating flood in November of 1927 (that damaged trolley tracks and collapsed the
Winooski Bridge, a main BTC route), proved to be the undoing of the BTC. In 1929,
Appleyard bought the BTC in order to acquire its routes and eliminate competition. BTC
trolleys operated until August 4, 1929, when, at 4 p.m., a crowd gathered at City Hall
Park to witness the famous and symbolic torching of Car #5, their oldest trolley. The
trolley era had ended.
Meanwhile, in 1927, Appleyard established the Vermont Transit Company
(VTC), under which he operated out-of-town buses. Over the next decade and a half,
Appleyard purchased existing bus lines throughout Vermont, connecting Burlington via
bus to the other towns and cities of Vermont (and beyond). Towns accessed by VTC
buses included Barre (1927), Rutland and Vergennes (1928), Bennington and Pittsfield,
MA (1929), Portland, ME (1932), Bellows Falls, White River Junction and Claremont,
NH (1935), Albany, NY (1936), St. Johnsbury and Littleton, NH (1937), Newport
(1938), Chester and Springfield (1939), and Concord and Manchester, NH (1941). By
1945, VTC buses were connecting Vermonters to New York City, Boston and Montreal.
...In 1973, Burlington Rapid Transit’s name was changed to BRT, Inc., which
became a real estate investment business. The local bus service BRT provided was
undertaken by the Chittenden County Transportation Authority, though BRT maintained
ownership of the bus station and leased it to the VTC. The CCTA continues to operate
the local bus service today (2010). "

Pennant

Dark blue pennant printed in white with the inscription, "Beautiful LAKE CHAMPLAIN FERRY CROSSING". At the wide end of the pennant, a round faux leather patch is appliqued to the pennant. The patch is hand-painted with a scene of a large ferry boat on water, with a large cloud behind. The short edge of the pennant is bound with yellow felt, and there are green tabs.

2010.11.5

Produced as a souvenir of the ferries of Lake Champlain

Sign

Plastic (mended) Vermont Transit door sign. White plastic with green laminate top. Lettering cut out to appear white. The piece has been taped to a surface so there is a 2" wide strip of tape residue on the back that goes almost the entire length of the piece.

2008.53.3