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Accordion file

Accordion file
Title
Accordion file
Object name 
File
Date 
1840-1880
Medium 
Leather
Dimensions 
Overall: 6 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 24.4 x 4.8 cm )
Description 
Dark brown leather expandable file with accordioned sides and box bottom, the top flap has a strap at the center which wraps around the file and tucks into leather loops for closure, the inside has thirteen compartments to allow filing by month or alphabetically.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number 
1939.513
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group