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Wallet

Object/Artifact

Tan leather wallet, folds open from center, twice; machine stitched. No straps. Outside has tooled ruled lines forming a border and crossed diagonals. About 4” x 8”. Interior has a full-width pocket on each end, with a thin, light leather flap. Each of the two center sections merely has a pair of similar flaps extending inward from the sides. Simple ruled borders on the interior pieces. One flap is stamped in red or purple, very faint now, “--------ED” or the like. Another has a handwritten penned initials and “1.25”

G2004.184

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Historic Costume

1855 - 1880

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