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Underground Antique Miner's Brass Tags (15) #109459

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
Underground Antique Miner's Brass Tags (15)  #109459
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30.00USD+ (7.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 Dec 08 @ 10:14UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Fifteen brass tags used in an underground mine to track the location of miners working underground. Usually there were two identically numbered tags, each pair hanging on a hook on a large board in the change house or near the underground portal. Miners would keep one of their assigned numbered tags in their pocket. In an emergency, a solitary tag on the board indicated a miner who's location needed to be determine. If tragedy struck, the tag recovered from the pocket would identify the miner. Fourteen of these tags are numbered and one is not. They are tarnished but in otherwise good condition. State: City: Date: