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WALLET

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1800-1815

GUSN

GUSN-39299

Description

Red w/ green leather lining; 5 compartments plus pencil holder; compartments made of cardboard. (outside = dark/dirty red; under flap = original bright red)

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
accessories
leather
paper (fiber product)
Men's personal gear
Unidentified Paper
WALLET

Inscription

Embossed in gold lettering under flap: ""SAMUEL RUGGLES. CAMBRIDGE STREET.""

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA, Suffolk Cty

Dimensions

4.25 x 7.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1937.1002

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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