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Honoree:
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897  Search this
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Type:
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Place:
Ohio
Date:
1888-1897
Description:
Owney received this pedal-shaped token from the Stag in Cincinnati. There is no additional information indicating when Owney received this tag. The Stag was a hotel as well as a saloon. The Stag saloon was owned by Tony Honing and Edwin W. Baylis. The hotel was advertised as “for gentlemen only” and as a “handy hotel popular with country merchants and commercial travelers” and was managed by Walter H. Maxwell.
Topic:
Popular Culture  Search this
Object number:
0.052985.129
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f0ec2c46-f814-48a6-b8f3-198d15932a6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.052985.129