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Late 19th Century
GUSN-175749
Paper box, shaped like a book, hinged with tape to open upward revealing compartment filled with numerous red coral beads, two clear beads, and one metal clasp. "Book" covered with orange pressed paper, gold colored decoration, and marbled paper for page leaves.
toys (recreational artifacts)
paper (fiber product)
coral (material)
glue
childhood
Box
"10" (handwritten)
James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)
England
5/8 x 2 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather
1993.745
Sheffield unitary authority (South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom) [unitary authority]
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