Waverly, Iowa Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this identification token from Grant E. Hirleman in Waverly, Iowa. There is no additional information on the tag to indicate Hirleman’s connection to Owney or when he presented the token to the dog. Hirleman was not a postal employee in Iowa during the 1890s.
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.460
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 1/16 x 1 5/16 in. (2.7 x 3.33 cm)
Place
Iowa
United States of America
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Record ID
npm_0.052985.460
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm836cc3c12-51ad-4e06-8af1-e7f9f2c5574d

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