Union Pacific Railway Baggage Tag.

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Stiffwrists

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• Apr 5, 2019

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Dug it this afternoon at an old park. Cleaned up real nice with some olive oil. Anyone know what it is? Tool checkout tag maybe? It says W. W. Wilcox Chicago in small type at the top.




I received this email from a railroad item collector.

 

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SoOregonMd

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• Apr 5, 2019

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Looks like they made Baggage Check Tags

http://www.tagtown.net/wilcox.html

 

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• Apr 5, 2019

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I think the U.P.RY. stands for Union Pacific Railway. Cool Find!

 

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SoOregonMd said:

Looks like they made Baggage Check Tags

http://www.tagtown.net/wilcox.html

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Foragist said:

I think the U.P.RY. stands for Union Pacific Railway. Cool Find!

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Thanks guys. It's a baggage check railway tag. Checked a few on ebay. Some go for over a hundred dollars. I'll have to research it to see if it has any age and/or collectors value. Cool find for sure!

 

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• Apr 6, 2019

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Great find. I got a Lehigh valley railroad one.

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• Apr 7, 2019

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***THAT is SO COOL***