✅ SOLVED Any thoughts on this would be helpful

[Johncoho]

This 2 inch by 4 inch heavy copper tag was dug at an old farm house from the late 1800's. The man on the tag was a local dairyman born in 1856 and died in 1937. He founded a large dairy business that was passed down to his son, and then his son. He was not a trapper so I believe that is out. There is no places that I can see on the tag that would attach it to something like a milk can. I was able to locate several great grandchildren and will be returning it to them. Any thoughts would be very helpful.

 

[invent4hir]

Johncoho, that is one nice find. Kudos to you for locating several great-grandchildren and intending to return it to them. That is very honorable of you. I'll do some research and see if I can come up w/ some ideas as to what it was attached to.

 

[invent4hir]

Johncoho, although you don't see any places on the tag that would attach it, it still may have been attached to something. I found a similar tag last year with the name of a scale manufacturer from Cincinnati, OH. My theory is that the tag was attached to one his scales.

 

[Red-Coat]

I'm sure the family will be delighted to have this piece of memorabilia. I don't see why it couldn't be a milk can tag. Sometimes they have no holes and were crudely soldered onto the cans such that they are found detached. This one (said to be from a milk can) measures three inches by one and a half inches.

 

[Gare]

could they be cremation tags ?
thery would be put in ashes

 

[invent4hir]

If you have a FamilySearch account (or sign-up), his record is at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/timeline/KCRJ-MXP. A photo of him appears below.

 

[Johncoho]

If you have a FamilySearch account (or sign-up), his record is at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/timeline/KCRJ-MXP. A photo of him appears below.

I do and that's how I found his current family members. Thank you

 

[Johncoho]

could they be cremation tags ?
thery would be put in ashes

It turns out this was a tag attached to a milk can so it could be returned to the dairy that owned it.

 

[Johncoho]

I'm sure the family will be delighted to have this piece of memorabilia. I don't see why it couldn't be a milk can tag. Sometimes they have no holes and were crudely soldered onto the cans such that they are found detached. This one (said to be from a milk can) measures three inches by one and a half inches.

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Thank you. I believe that it was attached to a milk can so it could be returned to the dairy that owned it.