Leather card case for Arctic Club member Dr. Alfred Raymond, 1910

Complimentary gifts bearing business names were once a common form of advertisement. Albert Hansen, a local silversmith and jeweler, most likely made these card holders for the members of the Arctic Club, an exclusive men's social club mostly comprised of those who "struck it rich" du...

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Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1910
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13514
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Summary:Complimentary gifts bearing business names were once a common form of advertisement. Albert Hansen, a local silversmith and jeweler, most likely made these card holders for the members of the Arctic Club, an exclusive men's social club mostly comprised of those who "struck it rich" during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. 1 Case, Card; Materials: leather --paper; Dimensions: 3 in.H x 4.25 in.W (closed) 5.75 in.H x 4.25 in.W (open)