very cool watch fob from 1904 election campaign

[mfc83]

Found on my great grandfather's home site

 

[ks coyote]

Congrats on a nice fob. Cool find and a piece of history.

 

[david680]

Nice. Got a slightly different on 25 years ago. A fun find.

 

[Mackaydon]

Perhaps the best researcher Treasurenet ever had was "PBK" who ID-ed a similar object like this nearly nine years ago as:
"It's actually a political watch fob issued for the 1904 presidential campaign of Democrat candidate Alton B. Parker and his vice-presidential running mate, Henry G. Davis. The design is intended to resemble a railroad baggage tag, with Washington, D.C. as the candidates' destination."
Don......

 

[CRUSADER]

Perhaps the best researcher Treasurenet ever had was "PBK" who ID-ed a similar object like this nearly nine years ago as:
"It's actually a political watch fob issued for the 1904 presidential campaign of Democrat candidate Alton B. Parker and his vice-presidential running mate, Henry G. Davis. The design is intended to resemble a railroad baggage tag, with Washington, D.C. as the candidates' destination."
Don......

Makes sense now, because I was thinking baggage tag...lol

 

[pong12211]

Nice find.

 

[cambria09]

Hello mfc83. Nice find and a nice piece of history. Good luck in '15. C9

 

[wheatfinder13]

The design is intended to resemble a railroad baggage tag, with Washington, D.C. as the candidates' destination." Don......

That's pretty clever on their part

 

[beez0404]

I love it. And it's especially nice having been found on your great grandfather's property.

 

[park pirate]

Nice one...

 

[gleaner1]

Great find and great info from the guys. I thought it was a baggage tag too.

 

[Mich. Wolverine]

Nice find. This is the Republican version.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice find and a nice bit of political history there! When I first saw it I was thinking RR baggage tag until I read further.