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<p>[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 3003271, member: 2100"]All genuine slave tags shown in Rulau's 4th edition are from Charleston. I saw no reference to genuine slave tags from anywhere else. It is mentioned that there are no genuine slave tags from the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, or Virginia as none of those states had authorized the use of metal slave tags. A few other cities such as Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile, and Norfolk had authorized metal slave tag use for various periods of time, but again, there have not been any verified as being genuine from those locations. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what Rich Hartzog, likely the premier expert on slave tags before his very recent passing, said about slave tags (bold is from Rich's website, not mine): </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>"SIMPLE TEST for Fantasy "slave tag"</b></font></p><p>100% of ALL known Genuine Slave Tags are from<b> CHARLESTON </b>or the suburb <b>CHARLESTON NECK</b>. If your purported "tag" is NOT Charleston, it is guaranteed to be a FANTASY. There are no known exceptions, and Yes, I do claim to be an expert."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 3003271, member: 2100"]All genuine slave tags shown in Rulau's 4th edition are from Charleston. I saw no reference to genuine slave tags from anywhere else. It is mentioned that there are no genuine slave tags from the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, or Virginia as none of those states had authorized the use of metal slave tags. A few other cities such as Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile, and Norfolk had authorized metal slave tag use for various periods of time, but again, there have not been any verified as being genuine from those locations. Here is what Rich Hartzog, likely the premier expert on slave tags before his very recent passing, said about slave tags (bold is from Rich's website, not mine): [SIZE=4][B]"SIMPLE TEST for Fantasy "slave tag"[/B][/SIZE] 100% of ALL known Genuine Slave Tags are from[B] CHARLESTON [/B]or the suburb [B]CHARLESTON NECK[/B]. If your purported "tag" is NOT Charleston, it is guaranteed to be a FANTASY. There are no known exceptions, and Yes, I do claim to be an expert."[/QUOTE]
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