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Wallets15 of 461773 leather wallet made in Boston containing letter written in 1812! Not sure what this wallet is for - horse racing perhaps?
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    Posted 8 years ago

    Master
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    I bought this wallet some time a go.i don't know if Chinese our Japanese. All so there was a small card in side . don't know if it is connected to the wallet. May bee the person who owned it can some one help shed some light on it .many thanks

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    1. racer4four racer4four, 8 years ago
      Can't quite see the date on the prayer card.
      USS Cabot served in the Pacific war with attacks on Okinawa and Kyushu and various other targets in the South China Sea.
      The kanji appears Chinese to me, and as Cabot was around Formosa at times (Taiwan) it's possibly from there.
    2. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Thanks to racer4four that is amazing really appreciate your help many thanks.the date on card is 1937
    3. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Forgot to say I only paid 5 pounds for it out of antique shop they must have overlooked what they were selling.
    4. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the love
    5. whatispastisprologue, 8 years ago
      Very cool piece of history. I had something similar and was told it was made in China for the Flying Tigers. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tigers
      They were a group of American pilots fighting in China in the early 1940s. This could be connected. Good luck!
    6. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Thanks to whatispastisprologue for the link very interesting much appreciated.sll ways welcome input many thanks
    7. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Thanks to the gather for the love
    8. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Thanks to caperkid for the love

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