Taunton, Massachusetts Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this heart-shaped identification token from Edmund F. Flynn, a postal clerk in Taunton, Massachusetts. There is no additional information to indicate when Owney received the tag.
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.430
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Place
Massachusetts
United States of America
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Record ID
npm_0.052985.430
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fe75efb6-f8f2-47d9-8816-d97ede3df379
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