Name/Title
Doctor’s BagEntry/Object ID
2023.31.3Description
Dark leather physicians emergency bag or purse with a double handle and a faux-gold tag and paper tag housed in a cardboard box.
Gold tag bears the message:
“Since 1832, Oak tanned, top grain, leather by Byron. This article is covered with genuine top grain leather. Choice grade steerhide frequently will show healed scratches, as well as natural fat wrinkles. These do not affect serviceability- they are expected by connoisseurs of fine leather. Proper care: wipe when necessary with a clean cloth slightly dampened in mild soap suds. Then use a natural wax. - W.D. Byron & Sons, Inc., Williamsport, Maryland.”
Paper tag bears the message:
“Byron Leather treated with Titekote to resist scuffing, wear better, and look richer. This is leather tanned by W.D. Byron & Sons, Inc. using the scuff-resistant Titekote trade mark process.”
Leather is too hardened for bag to open.Context
Donation made to the Saint Joseph Museums by Doctor Robert W. Kieber, M.D., a physician and surgeon local to Saint Joseph, Missouri.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Leather goods, Leather industry, Bags, Baggage, Purses, Medical equipment & supplies, DoctorsMaterial
Metal, Leather, PaperColor
Black, Brown, Gold, OrangeRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
Missouri
