Leather Wallet, Inscribed ‘COURSES DE PARIS À ROUEN / DONNÉ PAR LA / COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DES VÉLOCIPÈDES

Leather Wallet, Inscribed ‘COURSES DE PARIS À ROUEN / DONNÉ PAR LA / COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DES VÉLOCIPÈDES

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Brown leather rectangular wallet, inscribed ‘COURSES DE PARIS À ROUEN / DONNÉ PAR LA / COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DES VÉLOCIPÈDES’, unsigned, French, 1870-1873. Presented to James Moore following a velocipede race, believed originally to have contained a 1,000-franc note, French, 1870-1873.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
2013-170
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 120 mm x 10 mm,
type:
wallet
credit:
Moore, John