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Long elliptical case comprised of lid, base and side wall; lid is hinged along back to side wall; close fit clasp at front; base is soldered to side wall; lid and floor of case interior lined with blue felt.
eyeglass cases
accessories
felt (textile)
paper (fiber product)
tin (metal)
Tin
Felt
Unidentified Paper
CASE, EYEGLASSES
Stamped under clasp on case wall ""PATD JAN 24 1860, C. PARKER""; Scratched lightly into bottom is name ""David Junkins""; Printed label at center of lid felt ""HENRY S. BODGE,/ Watches, Clocks, Jewelry./ SILVER WARE. / Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles. / Silver Plated Ware, / Fancy Goods, / Corner Congress and High Street / Portsmouth, NH.""
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Possibly Bodge, Henry S. (Maker)
Portsmouth, NH, USA
0.375 x 1.313 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.747
New Hampshire (United States)
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