Old dog tag???

[MackDigger]

Or minors tag I don't know. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

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[jwbro]

What size is it? Looks like an ear tag for cattle.

 

[MackDigger]

What size is it? Looks like an ear tag for cattle.

It's a little bit larger then a quarter. It was found on a mountain at a old home site that as far as I know never had cattle.

 

[MackDigger]

What else could it be? Why does it appear to have initials on it.

 

[Subterranean]

Mack, I have seen this style of tag listed on Treasurenet as a "tool tag," used by local companies when an employee checks out a tool They hang the tag on the hook where the tool hangs until the employee brings the tool back at the end of shift. Happy Hunting, Sub

 

[MackDigger]

Mack, I have seen this style of tag listed on Treasurenet as a "tool tag," used by local companies when an employee checks out a tool They hang the tag on the hook where the tool hangs until the employee brings the tool back at the end of shift. Happy Hunting, Sub [/QUOTE


Huh never heard of that.. What era? Would the 67 be the date and the initials be the employees?

 

[MackDigger]

Could it be a minors tag? There is an old coal mining operation right near where I found it and I have head about minors tags that they would put on a board so they knew that everyone had come out of the mines that day.

 

[nhbenz]

The number could be the tool number or employee number, depending on their system. But the date is unlikely, as they'de have to be buying tags every year. Here's a variety of such things: vintage tool check tags - Google Search

 

[MackDigger]

They look very similar but I googled coal minors tags (again this was found just yards from a mining operation) and they look almost exactly like what I found so I am leaning in that direction.

 

[MackDigger]

Anyone? Any knowledge of coal minors tags? Could that be what this is?

 

[Robert E Lee]

Anyone? Any knowledge of coal minors tags? Could that be what this is?

Looks like confederate

 

[bigfoot1]

gotta go with the flow here....tool tag

 

[Reed Lukens]

It could be a miners tag or a lock tag. I used to put a key number under my initials on the same style of lock tags. Many different combos of ideas on these but if there was a mine in the area then most likely it came from a miners lock or locker. It could be a tool tag because of the 3 initials, the GVH is the mystery that could solve this tag It could be the company initials or just a simple name tag. If you find that GVH was a company in the area then you will have it solved.
It could be something like "The Grand View Hotel"