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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection
Change Purse
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection

Change Purse

Artifact IDMO 2002.23.1
Object Type Purse
Medium Leather, metal
DimensionsOverall H 5 in x W 4 1/2 in (12.7 cm x 11.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionChange purse. Leather. Contents: dress shirt studs, military lapel pin, lead-tipped dum-dum bullet, 2 small compasses, leather button, ring set with bullet fragment, valise keys, 1 meal token, medallion [Bersagliere, special Italian military unit.], medallion [Arditi, special Italian military unit]lead shrapnel fragment, and 1911 U.S. hay penny. - contents cataloged separately
Historical NoteThis change purse and it's contents belonged to Ernest Hemingway
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by Mary Hemingway, wife of Ernest Hemingway, in 1986.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway collection, Gift of Mary Hemingway
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesErnest Hemingway Collection (National Archives Identifier 575085)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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