Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Owney tag

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Object Details

Description

The design of this oval-shaped, metal tag is relatively common among the Owney tags. This tag was given to Owney by H. P. Meise, a switchman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad line. The back side of the tag reads, “Returning these will suitably rewarded.” The tag is also marked with "1884," which is too early to have been the year given to Owney, but may indicate the year Meise first made the tag.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.209

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.81 x 1.91 cm)

Place

Illinois

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8df00acbf-5156-4d4e-a2f4-0ed5143c1f35

Record ID

npm_0.052985.209