Baltimore and Grafton Railway Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- This horseshoe-shaped metal tag includes the inscription that it was presented to “His Dogship by F.M.Parker.” The reverse of the tag includes the date April 20, 1892, and the railway line, the Baltimore and Grafton Railway Post Office (RPO) car.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 20, 1892
- Object number
- 0.052985.110
- Associated Organization
- Baltimore & Grafton Railway Post Office (USPS)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal; enamel / stamped
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.76 x 3.81 cm)
- Place of Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Place of Destination
- Grafton, Massachusetts
- 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_0.052985.110
