FreeBirdTim
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1920's Dog Collar ID Tag or a Maybe a Police Gun Holster ID Tag?
Found a neat ID tag today. Not sure what it is, so you guys decide. It has "John G. Riley Hope, RI" stamped into the lead tag. It's attached to the remnants of a piece of leather. At first I thought it was part of a dog collar, but now I'm not so sure.
Here's what makes me think it may be a police gun holster ID tag. I did some research on John G Riley and found his name in a 1928 Scituate (Hope is part of Scituate) town tax book. On the page, he's listed as one of the town's police constables. So maybe it was attached to the strap on his gun holster? Let me know what you think about that theory.
Here's pics of the tag and the 1928 Scituate Tax book page:
Found a neat ID tag today. Not sure what it is, so you guys decide. It has "John G. Riley Hope, RI" stamped into the lead tag. It's attached to the remnants of a piece of leather. At first I thought it was part of a dog collar, but now I'm not so sure.
Here's what makes me think it may be a police gun holster ID tag. I did some research on John G Riley and found his name in a 1928 Scituate (Hope is part of Scituate) town tax book. On the page, he's listed as one of the town's police constables. So maybe it was attached to the strap on his gun holster? Let me know what you think about that theory.
Here's pics of the tag and the 1928 Scituate Tax book page:
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