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Catalog Data

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