Ralph Richardson's cigarette case and parts of his naval uniform
Scope & Content:
This folder contains: a small rectangular cigarette case made from a brown tortoise-shell material, possibly an early plastic, with a broken clasp and yellow metal hinges. two epaulettes in a navy fabric with brass buttons and golden fabric stripes and curls marking the rank of a Lieutenant-Comm...
An example of The Bates Manufacturing Company patented Telephone Index constructed out of a brown metal and containing a spool of paper annotated with an alphabetical list of the telephone numbers of Ralph Richardson's colleagues and friends. Many of the contacts have been typed but some have als...