Oregon State College . . football shaped tag thingy?

[oddcoins]

Hello!

My good buddy Ron dug this tag thingy in Corvallis Oregon. It's the shape of a football . . . . the front reads O. S. C. . . . the the back reads WHEN FOUND RETURN TO NOLAN'S CORVALLIS ORE. COLLEGE OUTFITTERS - 1844.

I assume this tag is pre-1961 because the school's named changed to UNIVERSITY in 1961. Anyone know exactly what this tag came off of? I assume 1844 is a serial number, right?

It weights 5.6 grams ~ it's about 28 mm wide and 20 mm tall

 

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[lostcauses]

Advertising key tag, if the keys were lost it could be sent to the store and returned to the owner.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

The "Warrior" of 1948-1949
Published by the
Student Body
of Philomath High School

NOLANS
in
Corvallis
Nationally Advertised Men's Wear Main Floor
Quality Dry Goods, Domestic Patterns Main Floor
Women's Accessories and Notions Main Floor
Complete Boy's Shop Mezzanine
Complete Girl's Shop Second Floor
Women's Dresses, Coats, Suits, Hats Second Floor
Pendleton Wool O' the West and Beacon Blankets Second Floor
Quality Store Since '84

Also see
http://www.bentoncountymuseum.org/timeline/historyonline.cfm?id=132&featured=NolansDeptStore

 

[Tuberale]

Curious indeed! I graduated from there, and first started using my detector on campus.

Never found something exactly like that.

But I did find a football-shaped solid piece, with a small ring on one end. Looked like it was supposed to be a football charm or something similar. Don't remember where it is now.