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New York, New York Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token during his travels. The token is identified as from “Com.Tel.Co.” and a “Fire Alarm” token. The token may have been from the Commercial Telegraph Company of New York City, New York. There is no additional information to indicate when Owney received the tag, or who gave it to the dog.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.408
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/16 × 1 1/16 in. (2.7 × 2.7 cm)
- Place
- New York
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.408
- Usage
- CC0
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