The pocket wallet wasinvented in the 17th century. Europe had switchedto paper money, And...
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Narrator: The pocket wallet was
invented in the 17th century. Europe had switched
to paper money, And the gents of the day Needed a handy way
to pocket their cash. There's a slot for everything -- Credit cards, I.D.,
and, of course, cash. And yet these wallets
remain slim enough To fit into a trouser pocket. These fine
hand-crafted pocketbooks Are made from high-grade
vegetable-tanned leather
invented in the 17th century. Europe had switched
to paper money, And the gents of the day Needed a handy way
to pocket their cash. There's a slot for everything -- Credit cards, I.D.,
and, of course, cash. And yet these wallets
remain slim enough To fit into a trouser pocket. These fine
hand-crafted pocketbooks Are made from high-grade
vegetable-tanned leather
Full Transcript
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Narrator: The pocket wallet was
invented in the 17th century.
00:00:04.801 --> 00:00:06.833
Europe had switched
to paper money,
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And the gents of the day
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Needed a handy way
to pocket their cash.
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There's a slot for everything --
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Credit cards, I.D.,
and, of course, cash.
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And yet these wallets
remain slim enough
00:00:17.835 --> 00:00:19.833
To fit into a trouser pocket.
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These fine
hand-crafted pocketbooks
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Are made from high-grade
vegetable-tanned leather.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
