possible slave tag???
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Sorry, Not a slave tag
That is a tag used by the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co (T.C.I. & R.R. CO.)
ENSLEY refers to Ensley Alabama
The Ensley Works was an open-hearth steel plant operating between 1888 and 1976 in Ensley Alabama. It was owned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI), which became a division of U.S. Steel in 1907. For much of its existence, Ensley Works was the largest producer of steel ingots and rail in the Southern United States.
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Sorry, Not a slave tag
That is a tag used by the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co (T.C.I. & R.R. CO.)
ENSLEY refers to Ensley Alabama
The Ensley Works was an open-hearth steel plant operating between 1888 and 1976 in Ensley Alabama. It was owned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI), which became a division of U.S. Steel in 1907. For much of its existence, Ensley Works was the largest producer of steel ingots and rail in the Southern United States.
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po boy said:
They put them on slaves who worked there.....................................
Sorry I couldn't resist.
Numbered tags such as the one you found have been used to tag any number of items in factories. such as parts, lockers, keys, tools, equipment, etc.
Could have been used on almost any item that was company property.
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GoodyGuy said:po boy said:
They put them on slaves who worked there.....................................
Sorry I couldn't resist.
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Nice find po boy! Good info GG.
Only Charleston and Charleston Neck, a small suburb of Charleston, actually issued slave hire badges and they are all properly marked.
Only Charleston and Charleston Neck, a small suburb of Charleston, actually issued slave hire badges and they are all properly marked.
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jdsarasin8194
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i know that people collect things of that sort, but I would hold onto it just cuz I think its pritty cool 
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Welcome to the forum! Cool vintage railroad tag, Breezie
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joshua 2brooks said:
The best way to find out the current selling price would be to do a search on Ebay. Breezie
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jdsarasin8194
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i love things like that, i'd keep it for myself, but thats just me
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Great ID goodyguy. All railroad memorabilia items are collectible. Its worth what someone is willing to pay. Try eBay like Breezie said.
If you feel this is solved... http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259097.0.html
If you feel this is solved... http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259097.0.html
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jdsarasin8194
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If you'd be will to, I'll trade something fer that tag, just send me a pm if you're interested 
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I don't think it would be worth too much being that its from an obscure railroad company and not a mainline company. I think the value would be higher in the local area (Alabama) to a local collector. Just my opinion. Less than 10 dollars. Then again who knows, it worth what someone is willing to pay for it.joshua 2brooks said:
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