Owney tag
Object Details
- Date
- 1891
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Description
- Owney received this token while traveling in the West. The name Sumas could indicate a hotel or business in the Dakota Territory, or the town of Sumas, Washington, along the Canadian border. There is no additional information to indicate exactly where Owney was when he received this token.
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Object number
- 0.052985.448
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.448
Owney received this token while traveling in the West. The name Sumas could indicate a hotel or business in the Dakota Territory, or the town of Sumas, Washington, along the Canadian border. There is no additional information to indicate exactly where Owney was when he received this token. Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.02 × 3.02 cm)