Tags & Fobs

Average keys can have a rather auspicious past. The owner of an Architectural Salvage business in Maine - where I found these and other keys - shared the rest of the Clipper Ways story

Iconic and highly collectible, these lost key return tags often accompany vintage automobile keys

Promotional key fobs have been around as long as cars have.  Colors, shapes and special functions made these tags attractive to consumers

For generations, handsome leather cases have been used for identification as well as advertising and fashion

These handmade fobs and tags are rich in character. Many offer clues to the use of the keys to which they are attached

Long before plastic key tags, these spring steel rings were handsomely stamped as advertising pieces