National Postal Museum
Central Engine Owney tag
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897 · 1888-1897
Owney received this token advertising Fred A. Leonard’s Central Engine fire station. Leonard was listed as a driver for the Central Engine in the 1891 Taunton, Massachusetts, city directory. The back of the token shows a sketch of a fire engine of the period. Taunton was served by a handful of railway lines, including the New Bedford Railroad and the Old Colony & Newport Railroad.
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