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Personal Identification Tokens
Key-shape Owney tag
Description:
Owney received this key from J.R. Sutton. There is no additional information to indicate Sutton’s relationship with Owney or the Post Office Department or when he presented the key to the dog.
Date:
1888-1897
Markings:
CASTSTEEL (on front)
J.R. Sutton (on back)
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 2 x 1/2 in. (5.08 x 1.27 cm)
Museum ID:
0.052985.404
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