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Honoree:
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897  Search this
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Type:
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Place:
Nebraska
Date:
1893
Description:
Owney received this token from Lee Arnett, a leading Lincoln, Nebraska businessman during a visit to the town in 1893. Arnett had a metal manufacturing and cutting business that expanded from producing wheel scrapers to agricultural implements to corrugated metal culverts for water drainage. The token Arnett gave Owney included symbols from his membership in the Knights of Pythias, an organization dedicated to peace and friendship. Lincoln was a popular railway stop, serviced by a number of lines during Owney’s lifetime, including the Sioux City & Pacific; the Union Pacific; the Missouri Pacific; the Burlington & Missouri River; and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific lines.
Topic:
Popular Culture  Search this
Object number:
0.052985.227
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/hm895d886b9-cedb-426c-853c-c371dd2497fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.052985.227