Leather Pouch [Letter Wallet]

Object detail

Accession number

2018.52.3

Production period

1910s

Description

Brown leather pouch with two pockets used to store correspondence by C.K. Mills during WWI. Both pockets are sealed using domes and each is labelled - the first with "ANSWERED"; the second with "UNANSWERED". The pouch is lined in green silk and green linen. On the front of the pouch is handwritten "Char. K Mills / [illegible] / RAF".

Marks

Char. K Mills / [illegible] / RAF Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Leather/Suede
Processed Material/Textile/Silk
Processed Material/Textile/Linen

Physical description

1 leather pouch : coloured : 16 x 17 cm

Collection

Charles Kingsley Mills Collection
Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Leather Pouch [Letter Wallet], 2018.52.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Case, Personal Personal Artefacts Personal Gear Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Brown Luggage and bags Rectangle Sleeve Bag Beige Font Waist Peach Fashion accessory

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