Owney souvenir spoon

1904

As early as 1889, Owney began to draw media attention as the traveling mail dog. When Owney arrived at a town, RPO clerks or the postmaster sometimes alerted the local press about the dog, and a reporter would be dispatched to write a short story about Owney and his travels. Although Owney died in 1897, his story continued to appear in the press.