Hello. I'm new here and need some help. Found a railroad luggage tag yesterday and haven't taken a pic yet. Need to know time period and value. It's elongated oval, appears to be copper, says "WESTERN RR #1309 , under that it says local. I found it in Connecticut. I add pic later if need be.
antique railroad tag (Pics added!)
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Welcome to the forum and the tag sounds interesting. A picture is always the best way for getting something identified. My wife retired from a RR and it could be an old baggage tag..............or not? They also had tool tags and often identified a length of track by affixing a tag to one of the ties. Could also be a union ID tag, or several other things. Picture please and something to indicate the size. Thanks Monty
Welcome to the forum and the tag sounds interesting. A picture is always the best way for getting something identified. My wife retired from a RR and it could be an old baggage tag..............or not? They also had tool tags and often identified a length of track by affixing a tag to one of the ties. Could also be a union ID tag, or several other things. Picture please and something to indicate the size. Thanks Monty
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we like pics. front and back please and something for size comparison.
we like pics. front and back please and something for size comparison.
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Thats a cool baggage check tag you found.
http://www.tagtown.net/tagtown.html
Can you read what it says here? http://www.tagtown.net/makers.html
I found mention of the Western RR in 1847.
http://tinyurl.com/23w5zaq
http://www.tagtown.net/tagtown.html
Can you read what it says here? http://www.tagtown.net/makers.html
I found mention of the Western RR in 1847.
http://tinyurl.com/23w5zaq
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LOCAL - These were not to leave the "home" road. They do not have a specified station (just road and unique number). Generally one check i the pair is marked with a small star or other identification mechanism.
http://www.tagtown.net/types.html
http://www.tagtown.net/types.html
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they also had tags , as a way for the employees to get paid.It had there name and employee number.They presented the tag to get their pay.i have a whole ring of these tags from the WAG railroad
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