Edward P. Thorn Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this identification token from Edward P. Thorn, a saloon keeper, wines and liquors dealer from Plainfield, New Jersey. Symbols on the token indicate Thorn was a Freemasons Lodge Master. Plainfield was a stop along the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.447
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (1.27 x 5.72 cm)
- Place
- New Jersey
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.447
