Child's Satchel
1955-1968 (made)
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Child's satchel of dark tan stained and polished hide, rectangular in shape, with a single interior compartment and an exterior front pocket, and fastening with self straps and metal buckles. There is a pair of back straps to fit over the shoulders, adjustable with metal buckles at the base of the satchel; the straps are attached to the satchel via a metal D-ring which is threaded through a semicircular piece of hide stitched to the back of the satchel and reinforced with metal rivets. Rivets have also been applied to strengthen the buckle tabs at the front and base of the satchel, and to the top sides of the main compartment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leather hide with metal buckles |
| Brief description | Child's satchel; probably British, 1955-1968 |
| Physical description | Child's satchel of dark tan stained and polished hide, rectangular in shape, with a single interior compartment and an exterior front pocket, and fastening with self straps and metal buckles. There is a pair of back straps to fit over the shoulders, adjustable with metal buckles at the base of the satchel; the straps are attached to the satchel via a metal D-ring which is threaded through a semicircular piece of hide stitched to the back of the satchel and reinforced with metal rivets. Rivets have also been applied to strengthen the buckle tabs at the front and base of the satchel, and to the top sides of the main compartment. |
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| Object history | References: (From donor's letter): "As far as I recollect, this style of satchel was already out of date in my own schooldays in the 1940's. I, and most of my colleagues, had satchels with a single long shoulder strap...At all events, it would not have been suitable for William to wear to school in the 1970's, & would inevitably have led to his being ridiculed had he done so" Bought (probably in Edinburgh) for the donor's son, William John Lovell shortly after his birth on 10/03/1968, by the donor's aunt, Miss Edna Ruth Lovell (1897-1989). It has not been used (see reference to donor's letter). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.202-1996 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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