Bit of 1970s / myLot

United States

June 19, 2024 9:57am CST

This picture is of my maternal great grandma’s cloth wallet she had in the early 1970s. My sister was getting rid of some stuff, and asked if I wanted it. I love snapshots of the past. I was really impressed because the inside leather is pristine. My great grandmother didn’t buy a lot, but she believed in buying quality so you could go years without having to buy again (she was a hairdresser, as she called it). The colors sure say early 1970s, don’t they? It’s the last wallet my granny apparently had. She passed away before I was born, but I heard a lot about her. Is this something I should put away and keep pristine, or would it be okay if I used it? I like the connection.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (84072)

• United States

19 Jun

I would use it. It's a great connection and I think your great grandma would be happy knowing her wallet is now yours.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96690)

• United States

19 Jun

I bet you’re right. She’s probably say, “It’s doing no good just sitting there!”

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (84072)

• United States

19 Jun

@AmbiePam yup. I agree!

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (52189)

• United States

19 Jun

Oh my goodness. I had one like it that my aunt bought me. I believe that you can safely use it. It was built sturdy. My pattern was a little different. Sadly it disappeared.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96690)

• United States

19 Jun

That’s disappointing that you don’t have it anymore. But cool that you had a similar one!

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (52189)

• United States

19 Jun

@AmbiePam it looked just like. Just material was a bit different.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (348607)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun

Whatever you want to do with the wallet is okay. It would be nice to use it perhaps rather then stash it away somewhere.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96690)

• United States

20 Jun

Yeah, I’ll use it until or if it starts to show wear, and then I’ll put it away.

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@dgobucks226 (36314)

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22 Jun

I think it makes for nice keepsake. Definitely unique!

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (41880)

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22 Jun

It's yours now. It would bring you happiness every time you took it out of your purse. It will never mean more to anyone else than it does to you. Use it, and remember your grandmother. She would love that.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (15571)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

21 Jun

i see green and i like it, don't care which year it is

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96690)

• United States

22 Jun

Yay, we have a fan!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (186904)

• United States

20 Jun

That's interesting. I think she would be pleased if you would use her wallet.

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Stacey

@xstitcher (33581)

• Petaluma, California

19 Jun

Yup--I remember my mother sewing an afghan in similar colors. The main part was brown, the insides of the squares were light green, and in the very center of the squares were light orange 3-D flowers (they stood up from the rest of the afghan).

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