Copper plate (tag)

[Back-of-the-boat]

Found this tag today it says Made especially for, on top and the middle has a name of WANDA NEE then at the bottom it has a business name of LANDMARK tried to look it up but received all off the wall hits. It was found in a soccer field about 9 inches down, Before it was soccer field it was farmland, Dos Palos Ca. for references on name.County would be Merced Ca.

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Any Ideas on what it came off of??Toy??Bike?or possibly an age this ground is rock solid so I think it has been there quite awhile.

 

[jeff of pa]

Only letters I'm confident on

Made especially for
wanda N_E
andmark


andmark is most likely Landmark
N could be NEE or NEC

 

[jeff of pa]

there was at least one Wanda NEEMAN

https://www.google.com/search?q=Wanda+NEEMAN+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Wanda Neeman

abt 1906

1910 - city, Hays, Texas

[TD="align: right"]Name:[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]Birth:[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]Residence:[/TD]

and plenty Wanda Needham's



https://www.google.com/search?q=Wanda+Needham&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

[DCMatt]

Hey Back-of-the-Boat - Can we see the Back-of-the Plate?

How was it fastened on to whatever is came off of?

DCMatt

 

[trdking]

Looks like a badge off of a wooden trunk

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Can not see any fastening points maybe top and both sides but nothing obvious here are new pics back and front, I straightened it out so it is easier to read.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I wonder if it's not a tag from a custom made piece of furniture?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I wonder if it's not a tag from a custom made piece of furniture?

I'm thinking so also, maybe like a hutch or something along those lines.

 

[DCMatt]

Would a woman want her name on a piece of furniture? Maybe...

I'm wondering if it is a dash plaque from a car. From back in the day when you could go to a dealership and order a car "Made especially for" you. The font looks like 20's - 40's to me. Landmark could be a car dealership? There is a Landmark Dodge in Sonora today. Just guessing...

DCMatt

 

[jeff of pa]

the more I look closely , the more I think her full name as WANDA NEE.
that would also Center it.

I don't see any hint of letters after & I would think there would be at least one full Letter or good hint of one
still visible after.
( nee is usually used for adding a woman's maiden name after her married name.
but nee is usually in lower case in that use)

as for furniture , the only thing I can think would have been made especially for a Girl
would be a Hope Chest or casket . However I can't find any furniture with Landmark.

other option would be it was not only made especially for her But Only for her.
perhaps by a relative who happen to have a Landmark plate laying around.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I think this is going to become a cold case not for lack of trying, I appreciate your help, but with it being so specific to 1 person, It might be a one off type of item.