Portable File

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Portable File

Entry/Object ID

1960.5.1

Description

Rolled leather account holder with a long tie for closure. The file rolls flat into in a long rectangle with chamfered corners on the one end. Inside, a narrow strip of leather is woven through slits along the center of the rectangle to create document pouches. Each "pouch" is labeled in ink with capital letters: ABC; DEF; GHI; JKL; MN; OPQ; RS; TUV; WY.

Context

Originally held three account slips addressed to Richford, Vermont, dated to the 1830s.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.5

Source or Donor

Knowles, Mrs. A.M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Royal Order of the Amaranth, Eagle Rock Court #57, Los Angeles.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1830

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

File, Portable

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (rolled)

Width

9-1/2 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Richford

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America