Name/Title
Handled bags, 2Entry/Object ID
2007.12.22Description
Two small bags or valise. The wear on the bags suggest they were well used for many years.
Bag A - Brown, coated-fabric bag with beige paperboard lining and metal clasp closure. The bag has a keyed, metal lock and double, swivel closures. A leather handle snaps on to two D-rings on the top of the bag. Four dome-shaped metal feet are attached to the bag's bottom. A paper tag was found inside the bag with the name "Kleinheksel, Ha???, 463943."
16" wide x 10" high x 5" deep
Bag B - Beige woven material valise. Two twist-lock metal closures (one is missing) and metal caring handle. The inside of the bag has brown-and-beige striped paper lining. Handwritten inside the lid is the text "Kleinheksel H.H. Holland RR5 Phone East Saugatuck 178"
15" wide x 11" high x 6" deepContext
These bags came from the estate of Goldie Kleinheksel.
Bag A may have belonged to her father Hiram H. Kleinheksel, her uncle Herman Kleinheksel or a member of her extended family like Hendricken Kleinheksel or Hendrikje Kleinheksel. Or bag 1 belonged to Harold Gordon Kleinheksel (1908-1985) who in the 1950 census is listed as a farmer and is buried at the Overisel Cemetery.
Bag B likely belonged to Hiram H Kleinheksel (1872-19407), the father of Goldie Kleinheksel.Collection
Kleinheksel EstateCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2007.12Source or Donor
Kleinheksel EstateAcquisition Method
DonationDimensions
Dimension Description
See item descriptionLocation
* Untyped Location
Sec 5E Shelf S10Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kleinheksel, Goldie 1923-2006Create Date
August 19, 2024Update Date
August 27, 2024
