140 Hoover Dam Era Brass Tags – GSM & General Shea – Six Companies 1930s For Sale

Massive Collection of 140 Vintage Brass Worker Tags – GSM & General-Shea – 1930s Six Companies Hoover Dam Era – Rare Historic Lot

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Description:

Own a rare and authentic piece of American history!

Up for sale is a large collection of 140 original vintage brass worker identification tags from the 1930s public works construction boom led by Six Companies, Inc., the legendary consortium that built the Hoover Dam, Parker Dam, and other Depression-era megaprojects.

This collection includes:

• 139 GSM tags (Gila-Six-Morrison), each solid brass, individually numbered

• 1 General-Shea Company tag — representing one of the original Six Companies partners (J.F. Shea Company)

Details:

• Tags are solid brass with authentic patina

• Sizes: Approximately 1.5 inches across

• Manufacturing origin: Irwin-Hodson Company of Portland, Oregon (known supplier to Six Companies contractors during the 1930s)

• All tags show original historic use; no modern reproductions

These tags were used for timekeeping, tool management, and site access during major construction projects in the Southwest. Worker numbers were critical for project management, payroll, and jobsite safety during the Great Depression.

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Highlights:

• Direct ties to the Six Companies public works era

• Includes both common GSM tags and scarcer General-Shea Company tag

• Large group lots like this are almost never available

• Ideal for private collectors, museums, historians, or decorators

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Condition:

Vintage condition with surface wear consistent with 90+ years of age.

Natural patina. No restoration or cleaning has been done to preserve authenticity.

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Price:

$10,500 or best offer

(Reasonable offers considered — serious buyers only.)

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Shipping:

• Ships securely packed with insurance and tracking