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B. & P.T. Co. Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- According to the information available on this token, Owney received it from a line or company known by the initials B&P, located in or near El Paso. The item, probably a baggage check token, does not provide enough information to indicate where or when it was given to the dog.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1885-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.54
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/16 in. (4.4 × 3.81 × 0.16 cm)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.54
- Usage
- CC0
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