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1873 antique AUTOGRAPH ALBUM braintree ma HERBERT KEITH arza estate
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Offered here is a 19th-century autograph album, definitively belonging to Herbert Keith of Braintree, Massachusetts, preserved from the Keith family estate.
The album is leather-bound with gilt decoration and dates solidly to 1873–1875, with numerous dated inscriptions. Most entries are from Braintree and South Braintree, Massachusetts, indicating a close-knit local school and family circle.
Most importantly, the album contains a direct paternal inscription reading “With a Father’s Love – Arza B. Keith”, conclusively identifying the original owner as Herbert Keith, son of Arza B. Keith. Additional entries reference classmates, friends, and relatives, fully consistent with a youth’s autograph album of the period.
Several pages feature decorative calligraphy and period hand-drawn illustrations, including patriotic imagery, birds, and ornamental lettering. The album shows honest age wear, with toned pages and edge wear to the covers, but remains structurally intact and highly legible.
Details:
Owner: Herbert Keith (Braintree, Massachusetts)
Provenance: Keith estate
Date range: 1873–1875
Binding: Leather with gilt decoration
Size: approx. 3.25 x 5.25 inches
Content: Handwritten inscriptions, verses, names, dates, and drawings
Condition: Typical antique wear; no modern alterations
Additional Keith estate material will be offered separately, making this an excellent anchor piece for collectors of New England ephemera, autograph albums, or family-history artifacts.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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