Tag I.D. Help

[RiverRat3]

Was hunting one of my normal CW spots and was finding a few three ringers when I got a low tone like a nickel on my E Trac. I dug up this tag. Got excited at first thinking it might be a military I.D. tag but quickly realized it wasnt. Its something dealing with life insurance. Any help with the I.D and age would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Mackaydon]

The company still exists. You may wish to contact them directly.
1 Monarch Pl., Springfield, MA 01144-1099, United States
(413)784-2000, (413)784-6343 fax
Good luck,
Don.....

 

[RiverRat3]

The company still exists. You may wish to contact them directly.
1 Monarch Pl., Springfield, MA 01144-1099, United States
(413)784-2000, (413)784-6343 fax
Good luck,
Don.....

Thanks I just looked them up but could not find any history on them. I may try to call them next week.

 

[Mackaydon]

One obit I read stated the deceased worked for 47 years at this company, beginning in 1936, so it certainly has some history.

 

[Mackaydon]

And the instruction to "TELEGRAPH" rather than telephone, suggests to me a pre-1900 tag.

 

[Bramblefind]

Here's one on ebay -

http://cgi.ebay.com/MONARCH-LIFE-IN...543?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5195f2c9d7

1940s looks to be just a guess by the seller - I would think it was earlier.

 

[RiverRat3]

Here's one on ebay -

http://cgi.ebay.com/MONARCH-LIFE-IN...543?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5195f2c9d7

1940s looks to be just a guess by the seller - I would think it was earlier.

Thanks for the I.D. I didnt think about checking Ebay. I wonder what they were used for. Thanks again.

 

[idahotokens]

This is a keychain tag. Many companies, primarily insurance firms, produced them with the promise that if the keys were lost and the finder would report them to the company, the company would facilitate returning the keys to their owner. The number on this tag was uniquely assigned to one individual. The company provided this service in return for all the advertising they got by having their name seen regularly by being on a keychain.

A number of other types of keychain tags were used as fund raisers by fraternal organizations. This type usually has the owner's name and address stamped on the tag, so the finder could go directly to the owner.

John in ID