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mjhaman New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 04/07/2016 10:51 pm This was given to a friend of mine and he was told it belonged to a relative who was born in the mid 1860's by the name William Milton Petit... Sorry I have no other info. TIA Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 04/07/2016 10:53 pm The three links look like a crude Odd Fellows symbol. Report this Post to the Staff
mjhaman New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 04/07/2016 11:05 pm chequer, THANKS! I will do some digging in that direction! Thank you so much! Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 04/08/2016 05:37 am Have to agree with Chequer from the ODD Fellows, looks either to be a key tag with the members name or an attendance tag when in the hall and their symbol made up of 3 Capital O's linked and on their side. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 04/08/2016 07:50 am Cool, nonetheless! Report this Post to the Staff
mjhaman New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 04/08/2016 07:59 am Thank you all for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 04/08/2016 09:00 am This William perhaps? https://www.geni.com/people/William...020519702401 Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 04/08/2016 11:51 am Having worked 10+ years in an underground hardrock mine. One of the ways we kept track of people in the mine was the use of a brass/copper id with a number on it. Like the one the op shows. We had one to keep in your pocket and another that was hung on a board at the shaft entrance. At the end of the shift you would hang the one with the other at the entrance telling the shift boss you were clear of the mine. My brass/copper id was square to show I was a shift boss. The one that we took undergroud was a way of identifying the body if something real nasty happened. Interesting what Petrus matched the name with a person from West Virginia, a coal mine state. Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 04/13/2016 10:12 pm Done in haste and with indifference I might guess this is a body tag for marking the big toe of one W. M. Petit, a member of the Odd Fellows, who would be awaiting a tombstone with the correct fraternal order to be carved. If intended as a civilian ID for someone proud to be an Odd Fellow, I would expect better craftsmanship. It is just a little too utilitarian to do a (living) body any honors. The hole for suspension is also somewhat large allowing a bolt attachment or thick wire rather than a fine bale to serve as link to a chain. It may have been given with ashes from the mortuary if that was the wish of the departed, and saved after scattering, so in a sense it did belong to him. Report this Post to the Staff
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