Brass Tag? Civil war?

[drhill5453]

Brass Tag civil war? What was it used for?

H.W. Elliott
Estill Mo.
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[PCGeorge]

I did an internet-search for you, seeking the name H.W. Elliott and Estill Missouri. It turned up info that H.W. Elliott was a wealthy cattle-breeder in the Estill MO area in 1890 ...so, your tag is most likely a cattle-tag from one of Mr. Elliott's herd of prize-winning Angus cattle.

Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]