NYCTA Objects

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Brian Kelley started collecting MTA MetroCards in 2011. That collection soon grew to include other subway-related objects—tokens, badges, jackets. This catalogue contains over 400 of those artifacts, each one collected, documented and photographed by Kelley over the past six years. The first of its kind, the book is an uncollated archive of the New York City subway, and a library of transit history ephemera that spans three different centuries.

(L)10" x (W)10"
By Brian Kelley
356 pages
Case-bound
Silkscreened cover and spine
Italian cloth wrapped
Printed in Italy

About Standards Manual

Founded in 2014 by a duo of designers, Standard Manuals preserve lost artifacts of design history, making them available for generations to come. The independent publisher is based in New York City and prides itself in quality and detail.

Story
Brian Kelley started collecting MTA MetroCards in 2011. That collection soon grew to include other subway-related objects—tokens, badges, jackets. This catalogue contains over 400 of those artifacts, each one collected, documented and photographed by Kelley over the past six years. The first of its kind, the book is an uncollated archive of the New York City subway, and a library of transit history ephemera that spans three different centuries.
(L)10" x (W)10"

By Brian Kelley

356 pages

Case-bound

Silkscreened cover and spine

Italian cloth wrapped

Printed in Italy
About Standards Manual
Founded in 2014 by a duo of designers, Standard Manuals preserve lost artifacts of design history, making them available for generations to come. The independent publisher is based in New York City and prides itself in quality and detail.