Button Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this uniform button during his travels. The button was manufactured by the Waterbury Button Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. There is no additional information to indicate who gave the button to the dog, or when it was presented.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.238
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.22 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.238
- Usage
- CC0
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