Suitcase Used by Novelists Mary Ilsley Chapman and John Stanton Chapman
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Suitcase
Date Made
1920-1940
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.97.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert Miller.
Material
Cowhide
Leather
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Dark brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 13.75 in
Length: 23.75 in
Inscriptions
Decal on left side: AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS CO. / FROM: SEWANEE, TENN. [...]
Stamped on rear of upper lid: 24 / 324
Stamped on rear: WARRANTED / GENUINE COWHIDE / (remnants of railway sticker)
Decal on left front: [illegible] RGANHILL, CALIF
Printed in gold on center front: M. I. C.
Decal on right front: RAILWAY / EXPRESS / AGENCY / TUSCON, ARIZ
Decal on top lid: CONTENTS: -MERCHANDISE/POSTMASTER [...] (handwritten) J. S. CHAPMAN / 101 PARK AVENUE / NEW YORK, N.Y. 12847 [illegible]
AV. TUSCON, ARIZ. / C/O BRANDT (illegible)
Decal on top lid: POSTMASTER [...] (typewritten) JOHN STANTON CHAPMAN / FOUNTAIN GATE / MORGAN HILL, CALIF / FROM: CHAPMAN / 2847 N. FIRST AV. TUSCON ARIZ
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