Hello All,
Good finds have been few and far between this year, but I found a real winner last night. This is a construction project that I have been going to for the past two weeks since they started.
I found a very rare 1876 shield style Milwaukee Dog License tag. It is about the size of a quarter.
I have found many others in the past, but only one other one from the 19th century, and that was an 1885 Minneapolis tag.
The 19th Century tags, as many of you know, are quite scarce and desirable, so we'll see about this one as I do more research and find out more info. I am trying to find out from the City of Milwaukee if they even have the records in their archives. I would love to find out who bought the license, what the dog was and where they lived, stay tuned.