Charleston, West Virginia Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this token decoratively-framed token from Fred S. White, who worked as a post office clerk in the Charleston, West Virginia post office. White scratched his name into the back of the sterling silver token.

Date

September 14, 1894

Object number

0.052985.239

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal (sterling silver)

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.86 x 4.13 cm)

Place

West Virginia

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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/hm8759fdb03-4596-4249-baaf-f1eb66354963

Record ID

npm_0.052985.239