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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-38434

Description

Light tan; "X" on front & back; folds closed - no strap closure; 6 compartments; 3 white kid flaps; one flap has leather tongue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coin purses
accessories
leather
machine sewing (technique)
Men's personal gear
Machine Sewn
WALLET

Inscription

1. Embossed stamp on interior: ""MADE BY COBB & JOHNSON LANCASTER MASS."" 2. Handwritten on interior: ""George Dove""

Maker

Cobb & Johnson (Maker)

Location of Origin

Lancaster, MA, USA

Dimensions

2.5 x 4.25 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1936.168

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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