Please help ID tag I found in 1970s as a kid with my Whites Coinmaster

[Gilligan]

Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

After all of these years I finally went in my safe deposit box and took a pic of this tag I found in my early days of detecting in the 1970's, and for that long I have wondered what this is. I found it in my friend's yard about 50 yards from the main RR tracks in Millard, Nebraska. His home was built in the early 1960's, so you can imagine my suprise as a young teen coming across this! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated to solve this 30+ yr mystery for me. Bryan

 

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[coin1921]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

Could you advise as to how thick this piece is?

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

the NO.94 might be a old train route number -- route number 94 * -- "millard" must mean the town where you found it --- clearly its dated 1887 --I would do a bit of research about what train outfits ran thru there in the 1887 era. -- it appears to be some sort of baggage tag or equiptment tag would be my guess --- I P might be the company name -- something like (illinoss pacific or something like that)

 

[PBK]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

Maybe a dog license tag? If so, being that early, it would be extremely collectable.

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

didn't think about it being a "dog" tag -- thats possible also -- and if so as pbk says its very collectible to the right folks.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

I think its T.P.

 

[coin1921]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

I believe it is a tag from the T & P Railway Company. The company moved from Big Springs to Fort Worth, Texas on May 1, 1960. If I can figure out how to post a link to the article, I will attach it.

http://www.tpfcu.org/index.php?p=9

hope this works

greg

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

ok texas and pacific railroad? that makes sense --- T.P. 1887 era -- serviced by train number 94 or on route number 94 --seems to be a claim tag for articles going to "millard"via the train -- the old train depot area might have been close to where you found it or a porter type person loading / unloading folks baggage onto their wagons --lost one of the rail lines bag tags while doing it maybe.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

Railroad I'm betting on.

 

[Gilligan]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

I think its T.P.

I agree, it is TP

 

[Gilligan]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

Thanks for all of the great responses! I will be looking into the Railroad leads. Bryan

 

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

I believe it's a RR Tag as well.....

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

I believe it is a tag from the T & P Railway Company. The company moved from Big Springs to Fort Worth, Texas on May 1, 1960. If I can figure out how to post a link to the article, I will attach it.

http://www.tpfcu.org/index.php?p=9

hope this works

greg

In Nebraska?

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

yepper look at the track map of 1883 on --t & p railroad-- it goes to the nebraska area --- also check out -- under steam rolling stock --- a 4 -4-0 train built by danforth in 1881 -- nop 94 *

 

[Gilligan]

Re: Please help ID tag I found in 1970's as a kid with my White's Coinmaster

yepper look at the track map of 1883 on --t & p railroad-- it goes to the nebraska area --- also check out -- under steam rolling stock --- a 4 -4-0 train built by danforth in 1881 -- nop 94 *

Thanks a million, I will check out the T & P railroad site. Thanks very much!!