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Case

Original Owner (American, 1887 - 1968)
Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Dateabout 1947
MediumLeather, metal, velvet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x diameter): 6 1/4 x 2 x 6in. (15.9 x 5.1 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
DescriptionTan leather rectangular pen case. There is an inscription on the top of the exterior wide panel. The interior of the case is covered in ivory vinyl fabric. The interior top wide panel has what appears to be a silver sticker with the G. Fox & Co. logo on it. The interior bottom wide panel is completely filled with a burgundy velvet cushion that is glued in place, and it has a pen loop in the middle.
Object number2007.24.13
On View
Not on view
Collections
Case open, with pince nez and lens wiping cloth inside.
G. Fox and Co.
early 20th century
Gift of Kenneth D. Roberts, 1980.55.0  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticut Hi…
Eli Terry
1800
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.7a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1903-1940
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.6ab  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1900-1940
Museum purchase, through a gift from Geoffrey S. Paul, 2002.100.0  Photograph by David Stansbur…
Benjamin Catlin Gillett
1805
Bag
Unknown
about 1885-1895
Dress
Elizabeth Gay Sisson
about 1881
Eyeglass Case
G. Fox and Co.
mid 20th century
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Gift of Mrs. Florence Van Fleet Lyman, 1939.2.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Unde…
Simeon Jocelin
about 1820