Height x Width: 1 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.49 × 3.49 cm)
Type:
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Place:
Nebraska
Date:
1888-1897
Description:
This round, metal, brass hotel key tag marked Owney’s visit to the Paxton Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. The hotel was named for a prominent local businessman, William A. Paxton (1837-1907). There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney. The tag was originally manufactured by W. W. Wilcox, of Chicago, which was a major manufacturer of railroad baggage tags and similar metal items in the late nineteenth century. Wilcox manufactured additional baggage tags that ended-up in Owney’s possession.
