What-is-it question CLXXXXIV

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.