Muncie, Indiana tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
The tag is marked with the number 11, which may have been the identification number of the carrier’s own badge. This tag was created by the G.J. Mayer Company of Indianapolis, Indiana.
1890s
Object number
0.052985.8
Type
Mail Processing Equipment
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width x Depth: 2 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in. (5.08 × 4.45 × 0.32 cm)
Place
Indiana
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On View
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
National Postal Museum
Topic
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
Postal Employees
Record ID
npm_0.052985.8
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85784c03b-5bb1-41d7-a9fd-0affbc91274e
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