W.E.S. Railroad Owney tag

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Object Details

Description

There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney. The small, round brass tag is labeled with the initials “W.E.S. R.R. B.M.” on one side and with the initials “R.H.” on the back.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.176

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal (brass)

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.49 × 3.49 cm)

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8df053774-4d2a-4cb5-adf2-4b1bcb6fc0cd

Record ID

npm_0.052985.176