Fred Harvey brass tag. Need helping

[gardenscott]

Found this small brass tag in an early teens area. Can't find any info online. Nothing on the back. Help
Thanks

 

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[Mackaydon]

personalized dog tag?
Don....

 

[Deftone]

Maybe a Fred Harvey Hotel key tag. I'll dig around a bit.

 

[releventchair]

Don't know if it is related ,but used to cook at one..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company

 

[DirtyMike&Tab]

My guess would be a baggage tag.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

You could purchase these tags and have anything you want stamped on them. I think they were called key tags.

 

[tennessee digger]

Fred Harvey owned several department stores in Nashville where I live. My guess is that it was a tag that was used on some type of clothing as he had his own clothing line also.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont remember whether they are called key, name, or ID tags but Im certain that this is the exact size and shape of tags that were sold from mail order catalogs and you could have anything you want stamped on them. These have been posted and identified here on TN in the past and I even posted the old ad from the mail order catalogs. I tried to search old posts but couldnt find them and I lost all my images on my old computer. But they are here somewhere in the archives of this forum.

 

[nhbenz]

It certainly could be a personalized tag from luggage or key chain, but it seems a bit small maybe? It reminds me of the tags that come on some jewelry with the makers name, and while he didn't make any that I'm aware of, he is partially responsible for the introduction of Native American jewelry to the rest of the states, from the same area of the country in which this was found (assuming it was Arizona, right Scott?)
https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/category/books/fred-harvey-jewelry-1900-1955/

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ive been trying to search the old WII archives but I never could learn how to do it since the changeover years ago. Does anybody have an old mail order catalog? this shape should be in there 1900-1930. Maybe this one is smaller not sure

 

[gardenscott]

Ok I found out that these were equipment tags for his railroad. Early 1900's. Rare

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ok I found out that these were equipment tags for his railroad. Early 1900's. Rare

Can you tell us how you discovered this? Do you have a matching pic?


Sure its possible to have been a tag from Fred Harvey jewelry http://www.rivertradingpost.com/Fred Harvey.htm or somehow related but its also the exact shape of generic ID tags sold in mail order catalogs that were stamped with a persons name or address.

Out of curiosity where did you find it? Arizona?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im still searching TN archives.. This was a very common shape for ID and key tags. Im looking for the original mail order catalog advertisement where these tags are stamped before shipment with a persons name. I didnt find it but I have found a clothing/good luck tag of similar shape. PBK says: key tag/fob. I'd guess maybe 1930's. Often holed advertising items like this came attached to clothing, shoes, etc. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/23943-adlerrochester.html

 

[gardenscott]

Yes I did find it in arizona. Talked to an old timer in my club and has dug two of these near railroad sidings. Fred Harvey must have had ordered these tags to mark his equipment. He also had hotels out here and restaurants.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Yes I did find it in arizona. Talked to an old timer in my club and has dug two of these near railroad sidings. Fred Harvey must have had ordered these tags to mark his equipment. He also had hotels out here and restaurants.

Ok Im glad its solved. Here is one of the mail order catalog key tag advertisements I was referring to. You could get whatever you wanted engraved.


EDIT: machine stamped not engraved

 

[Old Pueblo]

Its from the Fred Harvey Company.

Great find and look at this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company

 

[Old Pueblo]

Did you find it with a metal detector?

 

[jeff of pa]

Fred Harvey was Practically Everywhere from Food to hotels


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Choose your Poison, But by size I'm guessing early advertising Key Fob also


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