{"id":118111,"date":"2022-05-17T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/?p=118111"},"modified":"2022-05-17T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:41:09","slug":"chain_wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/2022\/05\/chain_wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Somewhere? Make Sure Your Wallet Gets There Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wallet chains prevent loss by connecting wallets to the belt loops of their wearers. Considered sensible and stylish, they became prevalent in the middle of the 20<\/span>th<\/span> century.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward to the 2020s. Wallet chains are still considered to be a very functional and practical addition. To many, the decision now isn\u2019t really whether to wear a wallet chain, but rather which kind to wear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your wallet needs to have a small d-ring or grommet to hook onto to use most wallet chains. (If yours doesn’t, <\/span>check out these options<\/span><\/a> \u2013 all made by hand in the USA by Mr. Lentz.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With summer travel coming up, keep your wallet close and protected with the addition of a simple wallet chain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through the Years<\/span><\/h2>\n

History\u2019s oldest known wallet was discovered in 1991 when the mummified, 5,300-year-old remains of a late Neolithic man who lived during the Copper Age were found on a glacier in the mountains between Italy and Austria. Dubbed <\/span>Otzi the Iceman<\/span><\/a>, he wore a bag made of sheepskin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Purses Become Wallets<\/span><\/h3>\n

By the 1300s, bag-style purses had evolved into flatter styles with gussets that could accommodate coins and personal items. This was when the word \u201cwallet\u201d was first used. Following the introduction of the first flat paper currency in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1690, wallets as we now know them were born. By the late 1800s, wallets had become foldable accessories that fit into pockets.<\/span><\/p>\n

The modern bi-fold wallet with card slots was created in the early 1950s and jumped in popularity after charge cards emerged. This is still the most popular style sold in the U.S., although money-clip-style wallets, trifold, and smartphone wallets are also widely used.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biker Chain Evolution<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bikers essentially invented the modern concept of chain wallets to avoid losing their cash during long trips over rugged terrain and through rough weather conditions. Avid motorcyclists adopted the use of wallet chains so widely in the 1950s and 1960s that any wallet secured by a chain became known as a “biker’s wallet.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Since their adoption as a wardrobe staple in the \u201850s, wallet chains have experienced several surges in popularity. Interestingly, most of these were related to changing tastes in music:<\/span><\/p>\n