✅ SOLVED Item to Identify please.

[CoinandRelicMan]

Named "Coal Tag"

Found the tag item with "R Spangler" (searched Spangler lots of hits)about 7 inches down on edge. Wonder what it was used for. The other item is there to prop up the named item. Surely someone can shed some light , thanks

 

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[CoinandRelicMan]

Whoops picture got left off

 

[recondigger]

Could be a luggage ID tag. I have found a couple that are close to that

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Hmm sounds possible, would be great if could connect it with an actual person from the old days. They don't make em like that anymore, built to last!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Update found some scribing on the tags back !!!

Didn't think there was anything on the back but was looking at the tag and noted some faint number so I dusted the back with some talc powder. And look now, can anyone make out the writing?

 

[1digger]

"Spangler 10938(3?)

 

[ATpro5]

"Spangler 10938(3?)

Thats what i see also

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

k thanks guys, no idea why they put those numbers on back.

 

[BosnMate]

Looks to me like October 9, 1938.

 

[XLTer]

Looks like a few tags I found locally . I was told they are COAL TAGS . Not sure how they were used though .

 

[ATpro5]

Looks like a few tags I found locally . I was told they are COAL TAGS . Not sure how they were used though .

Xlter... I live in a area where coal mining has been popular since the turn of the century . I have dug probably 50 coal tags. Yes indeed they do look exactly like this one. Every tag ive dug just had a stamped number though.

 

[ATpro5]

I was told this.... Each miner had a number and they had their own tags with that specific number. When they inspected a coal mining cart they were to hang the tag on it.

 

[mical66]

where i have not seen one of these in person i have seen several movies ,, and we all know movies never lie right ?
any way from what i have seen they used these tags when they started there shift , they placed them on a board with pegs as they went down in the mine , and when they came back up they removed there tag , that way people knew who was down in the mine.
each tag had the persons name and ID number on it.

 

[XLTer]

Very informative posts guys . Yes ATpro5 , mine have only had a stamped # also . Never had one with a name on it .

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Thanks for the "Coal Tag" I.D. guys !!!

 

[leviathanrick]

Watch the movie October Sky and you will see the coal miners hanging their tags on a board before entering the mine.

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

It could also be a tool check.heres one I found. Mine says Taylor Colquitt Co. Which was a company from the 20's in my area. See if there's an old company with that name.