Button Owney tag
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Object Details
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Description
- Owney received this uniform button during his travels. The button was manufactured by the Waterbury Button Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. There is no additional information to indicate who gave the button to the dog, or when it was presented.
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.238
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.22 × 2.22 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.238
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87ffa0ca8-f23d-4a65-b079-11be6e1db238
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