Saddle bag name tag?

[teak]

"D W Richards Roanoke VA".

Measures about 3 inches long.

Believe it is brass, rivets still have leather attached.

1 suggestion it might be a saddle bag id tag?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Could be a baggage tag, another possibility is that it's an id tag of of a hunting dogs collar.....

 

[teak]

I think you're right!! I found DW Richards in this link.... from 1917 Thanks!!!

http://books.google.com/books?id=KC...tDAOxGob1thM8tPzWOAA&ci=108,95,885,714&edge=0

 

[Breezie]

I Googled his name, and found out he was a train Signal Engineer, and he had a champion sow in 1917. Someone who has a subscription to Ancestry.com could probably find his heirs. I think Bramblefind was a member of Ancestry at one time; you may want to check with her. Neat find Breezie

 

[neffy812]

I have an ancestry membership. Checking on it now.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Kewl find.. Also awesome to dig a plate or name tag with someones name on it!

 

[teak]

thanks for the replies! I was thinking a dog collar tag...but a friend saw that it belonged to a "sow" or "Boar"....did pigs wear collars??

 

[Breezie]

Neffy, what did you find out on Ancestry.com? Breezie

 

[mangum]

Definitely a sweet find

 

[Bramblefind]

Hi - I might be replicating Neffy's research but I just saw this thread so I dug a little into the name. I think this is his burial:

Daniel Webster Richards, Jr (1872 - 1947) - Find A Grave Memorial

and I think this may be a marriage announcement for his granddaughter in 1971-

Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search

and I did find a residence listing for her and her family in South Carolina if you are interested in pursuing it.

 

[Breezie]

Great work Bramble! Breezie

 

[neffy812]

That's awesome! I found the same one. I hadn't found any info on children or grandchildren yet, though, so that's pretty cool. I did see a lot of stuff about how he travelled a lot to investigate train wrecks and stuff like that.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Could it be a hat tag something like this? Google Image Result for http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GxUnwtyUHSs/TWrnbl3vluI/AAAAAAAABCM/OaXdCEd3aD4/s1600/IMG_4650.JPG