Object Details
Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this token from Lee Arnett, a leading Lincoln, Nebraska businessman during a visit to the town in 1893. Arnett had a metal manufacturing and cutting business that expanded from producing wheel scrapers to agricultural implements to corrugated metal culverts for water drainage. The token Arnett gave Owney included symbols from his membership in the Knights of Pythias, an organization dedicated to peace and friendship. Lincoln was a popular railway stop, serviced by a number of lines during Owney’s lifetime, including the Sioux City & Pacific; the Union Pacific; the Missouri Pacific; the Burlington & Missouri River; and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific lines.
Credit line
Transfer from the Post Office Department
Date
1893
Object number
0.052985.227
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Place
Nebraska
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On View
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Popular Culture
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_0.052985.227