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St. Charles Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token, probably a hotel key check token, from an establishment called the “St. Charles.” During Owney’s lifetime, several towns had hotels and rooming establishments called St. Charles and there is no additional information to indicate when or where the token was given to the dog.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.96.3
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.81 × 3.81 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.96.3
- Usage
- CC0
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