PTC WELCOME ABOARD! PHILADELPHIA TRANSIT COMPANY ORIGINAL UNIFORM PATCH

Description

Original new old stock Philadelphia Transit Company (PTC) uniform patch. Approximately 3 3/4" wide by 3 1/8" tall.  A genuine piece of Philadelphia transportation history. Shipped via USPS with tracking information.
According to Wikipedia, The PTC was established on January 1, 1940, by the merger of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit and several smaller, then-independent transit companies operating in and near the city.  It operated a citywide system of bus, trolley and trackless trolley routes, the Market-Frankford Line (subway-elevated rail), the Broad Street Line (subway), and the Delaware River Bridge Line among others.
Among PTC's first actions was to begin replacing its old fleet and in 1940 the company placed orders for 130 PCC (President's Commission Cars) streetcars, 50 trackless trolleys, and 53 buses.
In 1955 the majority control of PTC was acquired by the National City Lines which by 1958 scrapped 984 trolley cars which were replaced by 1000 buses.