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Catalog Data

Honoree:
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897  Search this
Medium:
metal (brass)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.81 x 3.49 cm)
Type:
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1888-1897
Description:
Owney received this hotel key tag from a hotel named Continental. A number of hotels by that name existed in the US in the late 19th century. There is no available information to indicate which city’s Continental hotel this tag came from.
Topic:
Popular Culture  Search this
Object number:
0.052985.175
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8417ad394-1fe7-4f3b-8dd3-4c84e83ff71f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.052985.175