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What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 6:29 am
by dognose
What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
A mystery item found in an American catalogue from 1900.
The item is 2" (5cm) across.
Any thoughts?
Trev.
Re: What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:02 am
by oel
Could it be a decanter label? Although the chain is a bit short. Perhaps for a decanter with a small round neck and a square body.
Oel.
Re: What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:23 am
by dognose
Hi Oel,
No, although very similar in looks to a decanter label/bottle ticket, this item had a totally different use.
However, I would not be surprised if some of these had ended up in the collections of those.
Trev.
Re: What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:52 pm
by dragonflywink
Looks like a coat/cloak - hanger/tag/marker, the owner's initials or name would have been engraved on the plate and then stitched inside the coat, below the back of the collar.
~Cheryl
Re: What-is-it question CLXXXXIV
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 5:24 pm
by dognose
Hi Cheryl,
You've done it again! Yes, it's a coat hanger.
The image was from Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s Fall catalogue 1900.
Trev.