Baltimore, Maryland Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- This Maltese cross-shaped metal tag was presented to Owney by the staff or proprietors of Crowl & Lehner, a company that supplied postmarking and other stamping devices. The company was located in Baltimore, Maryland. There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.108
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass) / die cut; stamped
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in. (4.76 x 4.76 x 0.32 cm)
- Place
- Maryland
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.108
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