What is this. Some type of tag. Thanks

[yeahboiantiques]

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[Doubter in MD]

Where did you find it? What' area of the Country?

 

[yeahboiantiques]

Where did you find it? What're a of the Country?

I'm not sure. Someone who metal detects gave it to me haha


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[nhbenz]

Looks like a store charge token...the old style "credit card", often for retail stores.

 

[DCMatt]

Looks like a store charge token...the old style "credit card", often for retail stores.

Excellent ID! Turn of the 20th C.


The letters look to be N. O. A. Co., but not necessarily in that order.

 

[Bramblefind]

Using Ben's ID I found another - it is from O'Neill & Co. in Baltimore. I think the store was just called "O'Neill & Co." I don't know what the A is for....?

This one (out of a prominent collection) sold for $89.99

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/baltimore-maryland-charge-coin-neill-1807634807

The store:

Retro Baltimore, Remembering the little pleasures of O'Neill's

 

[Oddjob]

Using Ben's ID I found another - it is from O'Neill & Co. in Baltimore. I think the store was just called "O'Neill & Co." I don't know what the A is for....?

This one (out of a prominent collection) sold for $89.99

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/baltimore-maryland-charge-coin-neill-1807634807

The store:

Retro Baltimore, Remembering the little pleasures of O'Neill's

Thanks for the link, good read on such a cool find.

 

[yeahboiantiques]

Using Ben's ID I found another - it is from O'Neill & Co. in Baltimore. I think the store was just called "O'Neill & Co." I don't know what the A is for....?

This one (out of a prominent collection) sold for $89.99

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/baltimore-maryland-charge-coin-neill-1807634807

The store:

Retro Baltimore, Remembering the little pleasures of O'Neill's

Thank you so much, Ted



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[DCMatt]

Using Ben's ID I found another - it is from O'Neill & Co. in Baltimore. I think the store was just called "O'Neill & Co." I don't know what the A is for....?

This one (out of a prominent collection) sold for $89.99

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/baltimore-maryland-charge-coin-neill-1807634807


The store:

Retro Baltimore, Remembering the little pleasures of O'Neill's

More likely the O'Neill-Adams Co. of Manhatten.


Looks like they were only in business ashort while in the early 20th C.


Can't find any info on the charge coins or a pic of the logo.

 

[DCMatt]

From Wikipedia:

The O'Neill Building is a landmarked former department store, located at 655-671 Sixth Avenue between West 20th and 21st Streets in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building was originally Hugh O'Neill's Dry Goods Store, and was designed by Mortimer C. Merritt in the neo-Grec style.[SUP][1][/SUP] It was built to four stories in two stages between 1887 and 1890, to allow the existing O'Neill store to continue operating during construction,[SUP][1][/SUP] with the addition of a fifth floor in 1895, created by raising the pediment.[SUP][1][/SUP] The gilded corner domes of this cast-iron-fronted building were restored c.2000.[SUP][2][/SUP]On the death of Hugh O'Neill in 1902, his heirs were unable to continue running the business, which was sold and merged in 1907 with the Adams Dry Goods Store immediately to the north at 675 Sixth Avenue. The combined business did not succeed and, like all the department stores in the Ladies' Mile, was gone by the advent of World War I. The building was converted to manufacturing lofts, and, c.1969, was again converted into offices.[SUP][1][/SUP] As of 2014, the building is owned by ElAd Properties, and was converted into condominiums in 2005.
On Christmas Day 2012 the building suffered a partial collapse of its facade and was evacuated.[SUP][3][/SUP]
The O'Neill Building is part of the Ladies' Mile Historic District, which was created by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1989.[SUP][4][/SUP]In its designation report, the Commission wrote "Because of its architecture and history, the Hugh O'Neill Building is one of the department store buildings which give the Ladies Mile Historic District its special character."[SUP][1][/SUP]

 

[yeahboiantiques]

From Wikipedia:

Thank you this is very intresting, Ted


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[yeahboiantiques]

So now that it identified, whereabouts do you live? I'm guessing in th Baltimore area.

Nope Florida haha


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