This baggage check tag was made by James Murdock, 165 Race St. Cincinnati OH. Looks like after 1906. Here is some info on Mr. Murdock:
JAMES MURDOCK, Jr.
James Murdock, Jr., is well known throughout this city from his many years connection with the stamp cutting, engraving and die sinking business. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, November 15, 1839, and came to Cincinnati at the age of eleven with his parents, James and Barbara (Kelso) Murdock. He was one of the first students at the first intermediate school, which was made up of the brightest pupils of all public schools and had for its principal B. O. M. DeBeck and for its assistant principal Mr. Treeror, who later was president of the John Church Company. After leaving school Mr. Murdock began work in the stamp cutting business, with John Stanton, remaining with him ten years. In con-/ nection with W. M. Spencer he later bought out Mr. Stanton's business and five years later bought out Mr. Spencer and conducted the business alone. In 1906 he incorporated as the James Murdock Jr. Company and continued in active charge until June 12, 1911, when he retired from active work. His establishment is now managed by his son Winslow, who is holding the good reputation that was made by his father and is also interested financially.
After many years of prosperity in business for himself Mr. Murdock's first employer, Mr. Stanton, came to work for him and remained with him for five years. The Murdock establishment is the direct descendant of the Z. Bisbee Stamp Cutting shop, established in 1835, which was the first of its kind in Cincinnati. It has been very successful from the start, and its prosperity has been due entirely to Mr. Murdock's energy and business foresight.
During the Civil war Mr. Murdock was fife major of the Hundred and Thirty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, having enlisted for one hundred days. Colonel Len Harris, who was also mayor of Cincinnati at the time, told Mr. Murdock to get ten fifers and to take those men that he thought could play and make fifers out of them. Accordingly he started in to the service with one man and came out at the end of his term of service with seven. Mr. Murdock has been very successful in the business world. He now owns a beautiful home at Point View on Price Hill, corner of Grand and Murdock avenues, having there a tract which is situated about four hundred feet above the Ohio river.
JAS. MURDOCK JR. ?
