Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

There is no additional information on this tag to indicate when or where it was given to Owney. The tag is dated 1887, which is a year before Owney began his adventures, and was probably a spare token that an individual had to spare.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.410

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.18 x 2.54 cm)

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a9ba2ce4-b9f9-4d06-92ce-f8cc046bd5c7

Record ID

npm_0.052985.410