Pasadena Back Yard finds: Mystery Id Tag

[Biz]

Well Now I am getting a little obsessed. HA HA HA. My daughter and I found this very cool metal tag that has been chewed up. We can make out "camp," the street (which we know is Howard St), "Pasadena 6 CAL" and there is a letter A and other numbers in a part that's been chewed up. I cleaned it up some. I asked a friend who said that they think it looks like an identifying plaque on a tank of some sort. Pasadena 6 is what the district/area was before zip codes. I will send a pic to the Pasadena History Museum. Also we found lots of nails and coins. Any thoughts on cleaning the coins up?

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!! Congrats!!

 

[cudamark]

Maybe an old charge card similar to a credit card. They were used by merchants in those old manual credit card machines. As for cleaning your coins, what kinds of coins did you find? Modern clad can just be tumbled. Old coins need to be evaluated first before you do any serious cleaning.

 

[Biz]

Maybe an old charge card similar to a credit card. They were used by merchants in those old manual credit card machines. As for cleaning your coins, what kinds of coins did you find? Modern clad can just be tumbled. Old coins need to be evaluated first before you do any serious cleaning.

Oh...that is another good idea as well as a new rabbit hole to go down! Coin wise it looks like old pennies and dimes from the 1960s-1980s. Two wheat pennies. All are pretty beat up. It would just be fun to clean them up. I'm using an old toothbrush and water right now.

Thanks!

 

[Biz]

I think you are right! I think it is an old charge plate. That is super fun! Thank you very much!

 

[DCMatt]

Biz - I sent you a PM.

 

[jeff of pa]

There doesn't appear to be a Ward St in Pasadena, May be Howard was easy to find a Howard St

And it appears part of the O is still on your Tag

Appears to be just East of District 6 Though



Find the Camp site , You'll know the Tags Starting point

I'd Guess ? & CAMP
HOWARD STREET
PASADENA 6 CA





If I'm right the A3 And A at the Bottom may be the Camp Lot Site Location Numbers.

Was probably Somewhere in The Loop https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/north-arroyo-loop/photos

 

[Elvis]

Cool find