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WALLET

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-54761

Description

Brown textured surface; rounded flap; white kid lining; 4 compartments; plus 3 smaller "slots" for stamps and another for (?) - these are outer compartments.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
accessories
leather
stitching
machine-made
Men's personal gear
Hand Stitched
WALLET

Inscription

Handwritten in ink inside compartment: ""John A. Rollins/ 31 Quincy Market/ Boston""; also small piece of newsprint in outer compartment.

People and Organizations

Mr. John A. Rollins

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.75 x 6.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1947.693

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