Anybody know what this tag is? Help me!

[Byrdboys]

Found this today In a backyard around the Houston Texas downtown area home built in 1890
did a little research but no
luck yet to identify. The area I found it in was were a lot of railroad workers lived
also was near a plantation area.
H.R
68
POOL
here is a photo.
Nothing is on the back.
I know coal workers had a tag and put them on the board when in the mine
also I no some times community pool tags but I don’t think the metal
matchedbthat they are normally cheaply made.
Slave tag ? Not sure?
Railworker Tag? H.ouston R. ailway/road?
thanks for any help.

 

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[HCW]

looks like a r.r. baggage tag

 

[etex]

Most likely a locker tag for swimmimg pool, h for Houston? R recreation?

 

[Hawks88]

Congrats on the nice old tag find. Sorry can’t help with the ID.

 

[park pirate]

I agree with etex locker room clothing tag I find them all the time must have 50 of them ...

 

[Rookster]

etex nailed it. Swimming pool storage basket tag. Used them when I was a smaller kid. Congrats

 

[Shakakka]

I agree with the others who said swimming pool. I hunt an old lake that had swimming lockers and we've found a half-dozen of those type of tags, each with a 3-digit number. People would put their stuff in the lockers, go swimming, and at the end of the day the tag would tell them which one.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Go Etex!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Another vote for swimming pool tag. What a nice find.

 

[jeff of pa]

Most likely a locker tag for swimmimg pool, h for Houston? R recreation?

Correct it's a pool Tag

 

[A2coins]

nice old relic

 

[Terry Soloman]

Houston's Recreation Department was founded in[FONT=&quot] 1916. I bet the City historian would love to see your tag. Congrats! [/FONT]

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find, congratulations!

 

[cudamark]

Looks like someone had to go home in their bathing suit! Wonder if the clothes are still there?

 

[against the wind]

Nice old tag,, congrats

 

[ivan salis]

houston city rec tag----for the city pool's lockers in the locker room where you changed clothing at is my bet

 

[Byrdboys]

Thanks everyone for the input. Been sick so didn’t get back with a response I’m better now ready to get out the detector again. I agree from research and input. It’s pool tag for clothing basket. There was a local pool in the area back in 1920,30s. Thanks again for the input! Happy hunting!