FOUND A COOL O.M.W.. TOOL CHECK TAG

[diggervance]

Got out for the first time in almost two weeks it was like digging in the desert.

Found a great piece of Lansing's History an O.M.W.tool check Tag.

O.M.W. stands for OLDS MOTOR WORKS. as far as I can find they started using this name in the early 1900s and I'm still searching to see when they stopped.

I will keep you posted.

D.V.

 

[floodplaindetector]

That is a Neat Tag there D.V.!
I like finding stuff like that.

 

[cz70pro]

Awesome find Digger!

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

Got out for the first time in almost two weeks it was like digging in the desert.

Found a great piece of Lansing's History an O.M.W.tool check Tag.

O.M.W. stands for OLDS MOTOR WORKS. as far as I can find they started using this name in the early 1900s and I'm still searching to see when they stopped.

I will keep you posted.

D.V.

"In 1899, the vehicle and gas engine works were combined into the Olds Motor Works" Olds Motor Works
I can't tell when they stopped being Olds Motor Works.

Nice find!

 

[Sooper Dave]

That's very cool!

 

[diggervance]

Here is an update on the tool ck

Hi Rick,

These comments are from a GM retiree and collector of identifications badges:

I think this is a Olds Motor Works tool check too. I have seen other tool checks from Oldsmobile but this is the 1st with the O.M.W. with large letters like this one has.

Tool checks were issued to employees usually in the skilled trades so they could borrow tools from the company tool crib to be used on the job.

The employee would be issued 10 tool checks and would give one for each tool borrowed to the tool crib attendant. The numbers would be all the same and would matched the employees badge number so they would know who borrowed the tool.

If the tool was not returned they could be charged for the lost tool.
My guess is that it is a very old one or from a different Olds plant in Lansing.

I hope this helps you out.

 

[cz70pro]

Here is an update on the tool ck

Hi Rick,

These comments are from a GM retiree and collector of identifications badges:

I think this is a Olds Motor Works tool check too. I have seen other tool checks from Oldsmobile but this is the 1st with the O.M.W. with large letters like this one has.

Tool checks were issued to employees usually in the skilled trades so they could borrow tools from the company tool crib to be used on the job.

The employee would be issued 10 tool checks and would give one for each tool borrowed to the tool crib attendant. The numbers would be all the same and would matched the employees badge number so they would know who borrowed the tool.

If the tool was not returned they could be charged for the lost tool.
My guess is that it is a very old one or from a different Olds plant in Lansing.

I hope this helps you out.

Love it when history comes alive. That's why we metal detect.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

That's a cool finds, wtg

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A nice piece of history - it's always fun to finds the old tokens and tags !