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Title: Metal garter Accession Number: 2005.34.446 Category: CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES Type: Garter Maker: Place: Date: Materials: metal; cotton Description: Fasteners; Metal fastener; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); metal fasteners, most likely secured around an object and fastened to itself; comprised of two coiled "springs" surrounding cotton cording, and connected to each other by small metal brackets which are able to slide the length of the spring.

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