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Personal Identification Tokens
Owney tag
Description:
There is no definitive information that indicates where or when Owney received this token. The names G. Grafton and H. McGowan do not appear in the same post office together in any of the US registers of the Post Office Department during the 1890s.
Date:
1888-1897
Markings:
G.CRAFTON / HOPS / H. McGOWAN
Medium:
metal (brass)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 x 2 1/8 in. (2.54 x 5.4 cm)
Museum ID:
0.052985.77
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