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Topham's Trunk Depot luggage Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received some leather baggage identification tags during his travels. This tag was manufactured by Topham’s Trunks of Washington, D.C. As the tag indicates, the Topham shop was located at that time at 231 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E. in Washington, D.C.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.96.1
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Associated Organization
- Topham's Trunk Depot
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- leather
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (4.45 × 5.72 cm)
- Place
- District of Columbia
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.96.1
- Usage
- CC0
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