Wallet presented by Soviet Union Olympic Team to W.T.J. Uren General Manager, OOC. c. 1956
Object Type
Personal effects/Travel and leather goods/Wallet
Civic mementoes/Souvenir
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Leather wallet with impressed decoration on the exterior and interior. Embossed on the front of the item is a view of the Kremlin in Moscow, seen from Red Square. In the centre of the image is Lenin's mausoleum, which at the time (1956), also contained the embalmed body of Stalin. The wallet has four compartments inside, and is bound on its edges with strips of dark leather. A woven label inside one compartment gives the date and further information in Russian.
Measurements
(closed): H: 110 W: 160 D: 10mm (H: 4 5/16 W: 6 5/16 D: 3/8")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
M7464.1
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