Horse Registration Tag from the Hewitt Estate, Ringwood Manor, 1918

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Artifact Overview

Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. This registration tag was a sort of "license plate" for one of the Hewitts' horses.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Animal tag

Date Made

1918

Location

On Loan - Ringwood State Park

Object ID

31.768.21

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Material

Cardboard
Metal

Dimensions

Width: undefined in
Length: 19 in

Inscriptions

front of tag: STATE OF NEW JERSEY / 25969 / DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE / 1918
Horse Registration Tag from the Hewitt Estate, Ringwood Manor, 1918