Slave or Soldier ID Tag.....OR??????

[crashbro17x]

Buddy of mine found this, on what we believe to be a civil war campsite, today where we found a number of other civil war relics....I don't know if it is a slave tag of sorts, or if it is some sort of soldier ID tag...

Any help would be greatly appreciated....THANKS!!

Front side reads....

TELEGRAPH THIS
NUMBER
189070
TO THE
LOYAL PROTECTIVE
INSURANCE CO.
BOSTON MASS.
THEY WILL NOTIFIY MY (F?)

The other side reads as follows...

TO IDENTIFY
ME
FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS
ON
THE OTHER SIDE

Here is some of our other finds.....http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,223151.0.html

PLEASE HELP!!!

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Watch fob is my guess.

 

[Alchemy]

Interesting, my mind never went to a fob.
Someone must have had a very great watch, that they would have a numbered tag and go though that to retrieve it.
Then also using the term, To identify "ME"?
I dunno...

 

[72cheyenne]

Here a little info. http://www.familytreeconnection.com/resources/ftc3971.html

 

[crashbro17x]

I wouldn't really think that it would be a watch fob....LOYAL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. is a life insurance company....

Thanks for the comments though...keep'em come'in!!!

 

[crashbro17x]

Here a little info. http://www.familytreeconnection.com/resources/ftc3971.html

Hey thanks...when I googled it, that is the exact page that came up first.....I haven't had a chance to get in there and take the website apart yet...but I'm going to...Thanks again!!

 

[cheese]

I don't think a watch fob would be individually numbered, or that thin. Maybe for a person who has life insurance with that company?

 

[taz42o]

About have way down this page.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...w&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

 

[Alchemy]

Often times an employee would receive something like a company watch and fob as a gift for their employ for xxx amount of years, but I wouldn't think it'd be numbered like that...still, not thinking fob
The what would have been the opening or hoop, seems the shape for a narrow strip of leather to have gone though it...if you were to finish what it would have looked like maybe

 

[Alchemy]

Ooooh, you're good Taz!

 

[72cheyenne]

About have way down this page.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...w&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

Nice one taz!

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Maybe for like a farm animal,cow/ horse....Its for something that cant speak for itself

 

[Montana Jim]

About have way down this page.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...w&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

TAZ!! Great job!

I have found "fobs" (but not like this) from insurance companies...

Looking at it I thought it should look like this and while I was making the pic you posted the actual thing! Well done!!

 

[crashbro17x]

About have way down this page.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...w&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

TAZ!! Great job!

I have found "fobs" (but not like this) from insurance companies...

Looking at it I thought it should look like this and while I was making the pic you posted the actual thing! Well done!!

Dude...that is AWESOME!!! Thanks for the photo-shop!!

Thanks for the info taz...I think you hit the nail on the head!

 

[Alchemy]

Nice PS work Jim!

crashbro....tell your friend it's a darn nice find!

 

[crashbro17x]

Nice PS work Jim!

crashbro....tell your friend it's a darn nice find!

HAHAHA....He's sitting here with me...Thanks...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its going so fast here tonight no time to search lol. Maybe Ill just sit back watch and learn. Great ID taz. I wonder what the value.

 

[crashbro17x]

I wonder what the value.

Thats kindof what we were wondering also. Not wanting to sell anything...just wanting to know what it's worth!!!

 

[Mich. Wolverine]

I found a similar one but it's in a key chain style. It reads ( telegraph number to the preferred bankers life, Lansing Mich.) and on the back it reads (identification check no. 1007). I think from having the double strap hole that it might be some type of luggage tag. Nice find.

Wolverine.

 

[PBK]

These late 1800's-early 1900's identification badges/tags were provided to insurance policy holders, and were designed to be clipped onto a suspenders strap. Of course, they could also be clipped onto a belt, but suspenders were more commonly worn in those days.