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Wallet Containing Appointment Book

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1884

GUSN

GUSN-314613

Description

Brown leather folding wallet with metal shell-shaped clasp. Interior of light tan leather, contains a small combination calendar-ledger-address- appointment book, pencil, stamp pockets, and coin purse with hinged, metal clasp.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
appointment books
ledgers (account books)
address books
leather
metal
paper (fiber product)
Case, Personal
Wallet
Wallet

Inscription

"THE / STANDARD / DIARY / 1884 / PUBLISHED FOR THE TRADE" (Front page of attached booklet)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Watson

Accession Number

1936.865

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