Portable File

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Portable File

Entry/Object ID

1965.63.4

Description

Leather account case or roll. The long strip of leather is stored rolled up and unrolls to expose alphabetized slots to hold narrow paper receipts and payment notations. The slots are formed by weaving a narrow strip of leather through evenly-placed slits along the center of the roll.

Context

Likely used by a shopkeeper in Berkshire, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1965.63

Source or Donor

Bowen, Cromwell G.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Town

Berkshire

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Width

6-5/8 in

Length

25-1/4 in

Material

Leather