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Portland, Oregon Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token advertising Mitchell, Lewis & Staver manufacturing company’s Portland, Oregon, office. As the token indicates, the company produced agricultural implements, including a vehicle designated the “Mitchell Wagon,” pictured on the back of the token with the nickname “the old reliable.” There is no information to indicate when the dog received this tag.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.367
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Place
- Oregon
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.367
- Usage
- CC0
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