Waterbury, Connecticut Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this token from the Homes, Booth, and Haydens Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. The company, founded in 1853, was a partnership between Hiram W. Hayden, Israel Holmes, Henry H. and James A. Hayden. The company specialized in copper and brass work, including lamp manufacturing and wire for electrical use. It is not known when someone from that company presented this token to Owney.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.426

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 15/16 × 15/16 in. (2.38 × 2.38 cm)

Place

Connecticut

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83b96221d-383a-4658-9c27-29434d18ffc1

Record ID

npm_0.052985.426