[Chain link dog collar with owner's name, "S. Bixler," etched on brass front plate]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05842 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1820-1860 Pagination: 1 metal chain ; 39 x 1.7 cm. Order a Copy
Circa date previously estimated as 1840-1860. This collar also resembles some of those worn in the earlier part of the nineteenth century. Contains a locking device to secure collar.
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