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Wallet

Object number2012.103.1 a-d

Manufacturer S. Church

Date1866

Mediumleather

Credit LineGift of Stephen Remington

DescriptionBrown leather wallet. Front flap with single tie in front. Handwritten text throughout.Dimensions(a) L: 8.25 ; H: 4
(b) L: 7.875 ; H: 3.5
(c,d) L: 4.75 ; W: 2.75
Inscriptions(a)
Handwritten on inside: "S. Remington / Pittsburgh / 1866".

Additional handwriting below, to the left, and to the right of aforementioned text.

(b)
Handwriting below maker information: "S. Remington".

(c)
Handwriting on top side: "...Bank of Pittsburgh..."

(d)
Handwriting on top side: "...$10..."
Marks(b)
Embossed maker's stamp in center "S.CHURCH / MAKER / Bethlem, Conn. ..."
Historical NotesStephen Remington's leather wallet. The Remington family immigrated to the United States from Garrowby, England. John Remington was the first to arrive and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Stephen Remington was the first generation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a civilian contractor and was given land as payment for work on the Federal Arsenal in 1814.

Related person Stephen Remington

Related institution The Bank of Pittsburgh

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