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ENGINE-TURNED COIN SILVER CALLING CARD CASE c. 1840 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Decorative Art:Metals:Silver:Coin: Pre 1900: item # 369886 Please refer to our stock # FWCCard when inquiring.
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| This good-looking engine-turned calling card case was made circa 1840 by Francis W. Cooper of New York City. One side depicts an agricultural scene, while a family crest engraved with "M.A. Parry" is on the other. Dimensions: 3-3/8 x 2-1/2 inches, weighing 1.28 troy ounces. Card cases were essential elements in the elaborate Victorian rituals that were developed in the mid-nineteenth century for visiting---the act of being driven about from house to house, leaving cards. Women usually visited between three and five in the afternoon. | |||||||
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