Late 18th or early 19th century Pewter name plate?

[Don in SJ]

I found this pewter "tag" last week at a site that is hard to judge what the relics age can be since it was occupied from the mid 1700s thru the early mid 1800s and then again there was human activity in the area around WWI time frame. I am fairly certain, since I found it in the section where my son found a "CARTWHEEL" and we both got a few Coronet Cents there that it is most likely early 1800s.

I think it is a name data tage for a trunk or something like that, appears it has two holes on each end and I think the name is A D MULFORD.

Thoughts?

There were Mulford's in southern NJ from the 1700s on but I could find not directly linked to the land or the immediate area for living. I do highly suspect the site was either or both a tavern site and a muster area, due to the variety of military buttons found there and a tavern is mentioned being along the road this site sits on.

Don

 

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[Felinepeachy]

Where EXACTLY did you find it?

 

[pinebarrens1]

now thats a hard one don , can wait to see what people come up with . ........hows about a casket name plate ?

 

[Felinepeachy]

Here's what I found for A D Mulford......Once upon a time.....................jk

Passenger List


1895 Census



1862-63 Tax Roll



1864 Tax Roll

 

[Don in SJ]

Tough one Peachy, using census and tax rolls and census data is perhaps the one route to go and looking for an individual who could be in the 40-65 age range in the mid 1860s makes it possible, but sure would be a solid lead if one lived in the area.


If the individual was not a local resident than finding identity becomes more of a guessing game. The area would be either Gloucester County prior to 1837 and Atlantic County after that time frame, since Atlantic was formed from Gloucester County. (Atlantic was also known prior to 1837 or should I say referred to as Egg Harbor in some text) Burlington County is the closest county to the north which had a huge early population in NJ .

Estimating the age of the tag is tough, but since it is pewter and since it was found in the section of the land where the finds suggests no later than early middle 1800s, hope that is enough clues.

I once found a tag back in the late 80s, that was a "Award For Merit" and it had the girl's name on it and when I showed it to a fellow co-worker, he asked his 90 year old Mom about the name and she knew the girl and grew up with her. It was from the early 1900s, so sometimes answers come from where least expected.

Don

 

[Felinepeachy]

Maybe he was traveling

 

[Monty]

Personal Id tag for a suitcase? Monty

 

[danceswithfire]

mulford name tag

Hey Don I found a tag of some sort that says Mulford also I googled Mulford and found this site and registered,It looks similar to yours but I'm sure mine is lead.I'm new to this and hopefully someone can tell me something about this.

 

[Breezie]

Welcome to the forum! Your Mulford name tag appears to be more of an advertising logo than for a personal use. It could be from the H.K. Mulford Company. From what I can see from your pic, the font looks the same. Recalling The Heyday Of Pioneering Drug Firm The H. K. Mulford Co. Of Glenolden Produced A Breakthrough Diphtheria Antitoxin. - Philly.com

Neat find
Breezie

 

[danceswithfire]

Hi Breezie and thanks for taking the time to inform on this tag,I'm new to this and did some digging around Encinal Tx which is 120 miles south of San Antonio, in south Texas and found it on a ranch behind an old house which is over a 100 years old found alot of other things but this was the best,I also noticed there is a small whole on the back of the tag but on only one side and pretty sure it lead because it bends pretty easy,but also pretty cool.