Honoree:

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897  Search this

Medium:

metal (brass)

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)

Type:

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1888-1897

Description:

Owney received this uniform button from an employee in the New York, New York post office. The button was produced by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. There is no additional information to indicate when the button was given to the dog.

Topic:

Popular Culture  Search this

Object number:

0.052985.237

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8960f0484-82d3-415a-968d-d774a350e52c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_0.052985.237