Council Bluffs Iowa Brass Baggage Tag

This brass baggage tag was used for travel between New York City and Council Bluffs Iowa. This was the east end of the Union Pacific Railroad. It is an interline tag (more than one railroad used) and

This Union Pacific "Shell" style tag was made of steel. It measures 3" by 2 1/4". It has a prominent UPRR CO stamping across the top and Council Bluffs Iowa stamped on the bottom. I think there is a s

An interline brass baggage tag used for travel between Madison, Wisconsin and Golden City, Colorado. The lines used were the Milwaukee Road, Rock Isand and the Colorado Central. Interesting to see Gol

This is the earlier name form for the Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington. The reorganization took place in 1901. The line started in 1895, so this name was short lived. It's round and it has a 1 3/4" d

A matched pair of brass baggage tags used for travel between Niagara Falls and Montgomery, Alabama. This is Murdock's 1865 patent where the strap chec is folded over riveted in place. Ths is set #568.

A matched pair of brass baggage tags made for the Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad in New York. This set comes with a complete leather strap that seems a bit fragile. This set was used between

A very old brass baggage tag from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. It was used for baggage traveling between Cincinnati and Chillicothe Ohio. The city names are in an arc which is an indicator of ag

A pair of brass baggage tags from the Narragansett Pier Railroad to Saybrook Junction, Connecticut with an extension cardstock insert to Middletown. This is an unusual set. The small cardstock inserts

This is a pretty standard Wilcox tag and the reverse has a very interesting customization that shows it was used as a watch fob. I have an article from the New York Times dated 1902 that says that re-

A John Robbins "shell" style tag made for the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad. It also has Phillips as the stock pile location. Robbins hallmark is in the "roll" on the reverse. Nice Maine 2 foo

Fine early Santa Fe Route "Duplicate" brass baggage atg. Small 1 5/16" square tag made by C. H. Hanson in Chicago.

Earlier "Santa Fe Route" name on a "Duplicate" baggage tag with number 10054. Made by Hanson in Chicago. Measures 1 1/4" by 1 3/8". Some staining, n damage.

Exeter New Hampshire brass baggage tag. For use on travel over the Concord & Portsmouth and Boston & Maine railroads. It is a heart shape with shaved base. It has a J. Robbins hallmark on the top. It

# brass baggage tags: (1) Fitchburg shell tag with no maker (2) Joint Boston & Maine with Fitchburg reversible srap check #128 made by John Robbins (3) small Boston & Maine 59727 made by John Robbins

A pair of Delaware Lackawanna & Western Brass baggage tag. One is a larger tag without a serial number. The other is a standard oval with a serial number of Q14189 with a "Local" designation.

Brass baggage tag made for the Long Island Railroad. This is the Thomas patent from 1867. It uses a unique guide in the upper section that holds an insert that was brass in the earlier versions and ca

A pair of baggage tag sets from Rhode Island. #127 to/from Providence and #1641 to/from Watch Hill by Steamer. There is a slight bend to the base of the Watch Hill strap check. Pairs are getting hard

This is a standard “Thomas patent” strap check. It has an 1867 patent date./ The design accepts a smaller brass or cardstock insert with destination information. This shell has a serial number of

This tag has a fine Erie diamond logo on the bottom. It's large, measuring 2" by 2 3/8". It has two strap openings. It is single sided. There is an American Railway Supply Company hallmark on the top.

A large tag made by the Ansonia Brass & Copper Company. It measures 2 1/4" by 2 3/4". It's thick and heavy. It has very nice lettering. With the Return notice, it must have been used for baggage that

A pair of matched brass baggage tag pairs. Montgomery - New York with reversible strap check, Atlanta & West Point - Western Railway of Alabama. Note the number match on both sets.

An unusual CCC&I Railway brass baggage tag. It's large at 1 1/2" by 2". It has a double strap opening so it's the strap check that went on the baggage . It's just single sided. It has a Hoole Mfg Co h

The name Delaware and Hudson Railroad is spelled out on this large 2 1/4" by 2 3/4" brass baggage tag. It has an unusual manufacturer: Ansonia Brass & Copper Company from Ansonia, Connecicut. This nam

This is a Shell style tag with Weehawken, New Jersey as it's end point. You would take a ferry to New York City from Weehawken. It measures 2 3/4" by 2 1/4". It has a faint American Railway Supply Com