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Paxton Hotel Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- This round, metal, brass hotel key tag marked Owney’s visit to the Paxton Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. The hotel was named for a prominent local businessman, William A. Paxton (1837-1907). There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney. The tag was originally manufactured by W. W. Wilcox, of Chicago, which was a major manufacturer of railroad baggage tags and similar metal items in the late nineteenth century. Wilcox manufactured additional baggage tags that ended-up in Owney’s possession.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.179
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm)
- Place
- Nebraska
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.179
- Usage
- CC0
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