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Naugatuck Railroad Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this baggage check token from someone along the Naugatuck Railroad. The Naugatuck operated in Connecticut as a connecting line from the New York & New Haven RR. It merged with that company in 1906. This baggage check was made by John Robbins, who began crafting such tokens in the early 1840s in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.71
- Associated Organization
- Naugatuck Railroad
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (3.81 x 4.45 cm)
- Place
- United States
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.71
- Usage
- CC0
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