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Menu for the Eighth Annual Banquet of the Merchants Association
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Menu card and satin overlay with the intertwined initials "M" and "A" for the Eighth Annual Banquet of the Merchants Association at Plankinton House. The fringed satin is adorned with a knotted silk tassel at the upper left-hand corner, and when lifted up, reveals the menu printed underneath. The menu card itself is finished with a gold-colored beveled edge.
June 23, 1885
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