Paso Robles Hotel Owney tag

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897 · 1891-1897

Owney received this trade check token from the Paso Robles Hotel in Paso Robles, California. The back side of the token notes that it was: “good for one drink.” There is no additional information available to indicate when the token was given to the dog. Trade checks were used much like coupons are today, offered by merchants as a lure to increase customers’ purchases.