US Fastener Company "Bag Plates" Sample Card, c. 1920s-40s antique hand-written which shows a few tears

which shows a few tears but could certainly still be used to store some things

but indeed it is

produced by Strauss Manufacturing Co

The overall photos of it as useful just as a reference (very poor lighting

and not long after Mack had realized his longstanding vision for the serpent

US Fastener Company "Bag Plates" Sample Card, c. 1920s-40s antique hand-written which shows a few tearsThis one is heavy with the weight of all these metal "bag plates" I believe snap closures for the flap of a purse or the like. I just love old sample cards like this, especially much handled ones with handwritten numbers and notes on them. This one was produced by the United States Fastener Company located on Milk Street in Boston whose work clearly involved holding all sorts of things together! c. 1920s 40s I believe, with a very satisfying reverse