Waterbury, Connecticut Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this token from the Homes, Booth, and Haydens Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. The company, founded in 1853, was a partnership between Hiram W. Hayden, Israel Holmes, Henry H. and James A. Hayden. The company specialized in copper and brass work, including lamp manufacturing and wire for electrical use. It is not known when someone from that company presented this token to Owney.
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.426
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 15/16 × 15/16 in. (2.38 × 2.38 cm)
Place
Connecticut
United States of America
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Record ID
npm_0.052985.426
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83b96221d-383a-4658-9c27-29434d18ffc1
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