With regards to the slave tag ..

[creskol]

..you asked what the order meant. ..Here is a pic showing the order on an octagonal tag.

 

[treasurehound]

Now that is a slave tag. I think the original post got pulled. I don't see it anymore.

 

[Deadwood Dick]

How do you know it is a slave tag? Is it by the name Porter or what is written above. I have never seen one being from the west.
Thanks in advance. Love to learn new things.

 

[CC Hunter]

The photo posted above is indeed a depiction of an authentic Charleston SC slave hire badge (commonly known as a "tag"). I believe that Creskol posted this example to clarify the sequence order in how the information is listed on the actual authentic slave hire "tags".


For additional history and insight into slave hire badges or "tags", please note the informative descriptions in the following link:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,386772.msg2749557.html#msg2749557


CC Hunter

 

[Woodland Detectors]

 

[WeaponsUSMC]

Porter is the job the slave held, and a rare one for a tag.

 

[s.c.shooter]

Saw a slave tag for sale a couple of days ago on Craigslist/ It was rusty but legible. Planning on doing some detecting tomorrow myself. Maybe I'll get lucky and find one!

 

[CC Hunter]

Porter is the job the slave held, and a rare one for a tag.

Porter is indeed the occupation as listed on the Charleston Slave Hire Badge shown above in Creskol's post. For the slave hire badges or "tags" though, PORTER is in fact the second most common occupation.

Beginning with the most common, to the rarest, a list of occupations follows:

SERVANT
PORTER
MECHANIC
MECHANIK (with a K)
FRUITERER
FRUITERER &c
FISHER
CARPENTER
HUCKSTER
(as well a couple other rare varieties)

For a view of authentic Slave Hire Badges sold at auction, the following link is provided:

http://www.stacksarchive.com/viewcat.php?auction=ST0106&heading=15647&headinglevel=1

CC Hunter