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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Wallet
Object Number
2010-270-1
Description
Man's leather wallet or billfold. Brown leather. Folds over on itself three times. Single pocket at end. Stitched closed on sides with linen thread. On backside of pocket in ink "Truman Buell/Litchfield, Conn." End of bill fold comes to a poitn with two thin leather ties to wrap around body of wallet and close. Small loop stitched onto back of wallet possibly to run belt through?
Comment
Found in archives with Buell family deeds inside. Deeds have been accessioned into the archive collection 2010-270-0
Category
Date Made
mid-late 18th century
Dimensions
17" length (when full opened) (5" length when closed) x 7" width
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)