Logan, Ohio Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this trade check token from a bar in Logan, Ohio. The bar was operated by John Slisher. The trade check was good for five cents at the bar. Slisher prospered in his business and continued to offer trade tokens to his customers for at least another decade.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.414

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

1 in Diam.

Place

Ohio

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm828469552-a8a0-4d20-a95e-dedfc740ec9d

Record ID

npm_0.052985.414