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Old leather California fractional wallet
Smudge
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Excuse the lousy photos. When I was a kid I bought a bg222 California quarter cheap with a small hole in it. It came with an old wallet for fractionals. I am more interested in the wallet. Anyone seen one?
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I have never seen one
The wallet is really cool!
I can't say that I have. That's a small one.
The wallet appears to be leather and it needs proper care - it's drying out.
(PS: shooting photos through an empty Coke bottle is an interesting technique.)
Actually a photography loupe. Can you recommend a way to refurbish the leather and is it even worth fooling with?
I don't know about "value," but it looks interesting. Any place that sells/repairs good leather shoes or riding apparel should be able to help.
(I did not know Coke made loops....I'll have to check the pantry.) Just kidding.
I still have one. Bigger though. A bit bigger.
It came in filled with $2.50 Indians and two 5 Libs.
I thought it was neat.
Thanks, I will check into that.
I would soak it in a good furniture polish, let that soak in.
It works great on old book bindings
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Wonder if this coin was stored in it, thus getting the awesome color...
About 60 years ago I would use , leather bomb on my baseball mitt and
kept it very flexible and soft....Not sure if its still available.
There are several good leather restoration products... this is a good site... Cheers, RickO
https://leathermagic.com/our-catalog/
Thanks for the advice. I may try saddle soap. My daughter has horses and lots of saddle leather products. Just don't want to hurt it and make a mistake like cleaning a coin, ruining it thinking I am fixing it. It probably has little value anyway.
...Cool...Lots of character the way she is IMO...she belongs in a shadow box of a museum...like a nice punch of filé on-top a thinner gumbo
Neatsfoot oil is very good in leather. It was the care product for baseball gloves. Peace Roy
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Cool item.
The tiny purse is way kewl!
I think that ship sailed long ago.........
That is really neat; can't be too many of those around. Awesome!
I've used mink oil on WWII accouterments's. Yet, I'm not certain it would be best for your item. Seek advice from someone who works with/restores leather.
I've never seen those little wallets. I wouldn't mind finding one and putting some gold coins in it. Pretty neat
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I put a bit of mink oil on it so it doesn't dry out more, but still looks original. A wee bit.
Ahh, I see BillDugan1959 still likes to leave completely off base disagrees... lol.
+1 for Neatsfoot oil. If you can find it, it is the cat's meow for leather of any kind.
RE: "My daughter has horses and lots of saddle leather products."
Sorry to hear of your daughter's affliction. I must report that "horses" are incurable and will be with her forever, even into the sunset! [Great pets, too!]
Yeah, a horse is a bankruptcy starter kit, then it gets worse.
That little leather wallet is consistent with a story an acquaintance of mine from Maine recalled. He was the recipient of an inheritance of fractionals from his grandfather (but could have been great grandfather) who was a ship captain from Maine. The captain made many trips down the east coast and eventually to California with the ship to pickup and deliver goods. Remember in those days you had to take the long way around as there was no Panama Canal.
I was able to view some of the fractionals to identify what they were and approximate value. These had been placed in wax paper many years ago and had some light attractive toning from their days in the leather wallet. I asked to see the wallet but that never happened and I never saw any more of the little hoard.
In any event, thanks for sharing the wallet - I enjoyed seeing it.
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Wow, that is really a neat looking wallet. I've seen a few small wallets before, but never one this small.
Thanks for sharing it.
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