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Baggage Tokens and Tags
Luggage Owney Tag
Description:
In addition to hundreds of metal tokens, Owney received some leather baggage tags. This weathered tag does not include any information that would indicate who gave it to Owney, or when and where the tag was placed among the dog’s treasures.
Date:
1888-1897
Markings:
OWNEY THE DOG TRAVELER (faintly visible typewritten on paper)
Medium:
leather; paper
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (5.4 x 6.99 cm)
Museum ID:
0.052985.96.4
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
