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Monday, September 10, 2018

brass

www.philamuseum.org 1957-95-1
Gift of Walter M. Jeffords, 1957
"Thomas, Phipps; Philadelphia 1786." says the engraving on this brass dog collar. It's thin metal, and I assume (and hope) it was able to flex open just enough for Thomas Phipps to pop his dog's neck within its confines.
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