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Brooklyn, New York Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- On occasion, people presented Owney with tags that dogs would naturally have, such as this one from Brooklyn, New York. It is a dog license tag, number 5758. The date, 1891, indicates it may be one of the earliest tags in the collection. There is no indication whether it was presented to Owney then or whether the tag was left over from an earlier year.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1891
- Object number
- 0.052985.118
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (1.91 x 6.35 cm)
- Place
- New York
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.118
- Usage
- CC0
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