Stude's Coffee Parlor Houston Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
This is one of two tokens Owney received from Alphonse Stude’s Houston, Texas, bakery. Stude, a prominent Houston businessman and city booster, recognized the advertising potential of the traveling dog. Usually Owney’s arrival to a town was heralded in the local newspaper and the articles about his welcome often listed the tokens he was wearing. This token, which could be used in trade for a cup of coffee, is known as a trade check. These tokens were used much as coupons are today, offered by merchants as a lure to increase customers’ purchases.
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.37
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Place
Texas
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Topic
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
Popular Culture
Record ID
npm_0.052985.37
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85860851a-a872-49e4-8142-79321ba895a1

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