Vintage Made in France Burgundy Leather Spiral Photo Album c. 1960s
Viridian Eclection
The Piece
A French spiral-bound photo album in warm burgundy, close to oxblood, with a faux leather cover and French-made metal hardware.
The interior holds striped paper inserts and clear protective sleeves on a metal spiral. The pages have yellowed to a mellow cream over the decades, which gives the whole album a softer, more lived-in character than it would have had new.
Closed it reads almost as a slim leather folio. Opened it becomes an orderly archive. The metal clasp is stamped "FRANCE".
History & Provenance
The album is French, marked on the clasp, and the cover material, the spiral binding and the sleeve format place it in the 1960s to 1970s, when faux leather and spiral hardware were standard for European stationery of this class.
It is a piece of everyday European design rather than a luxury good, made to a decent standard and meant to be filled and kept.
No maker's name has been identified beyond the country mark on the clasp, so the attribution rests on the construction and on that stamp.
Product Details
| Era | Circa 1960s to 1970s |
| Origin | France |
| Form | Spiral-bound album with clear protective sleeves |
| Materials | Faux leather cover, metal spiral hardware, paper inserts, clear plastic sleeves |
| Color | Burgundy and oxblood cover with aged cream-toned interior pages |
| Features | French-made metal hardware, compact folio form, softly yellowed interior pages |
| Marks | Metal clasp stamped "FRANCE" |
| Use | Photo album, postcard holder, ephemera archive, card or keepsake album |
| Dimensions | To be confirmed |
| Condition | Vintage condition with age appropriate wear, yellowing to the pages, and light surface wear consistent with storage and use |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
The format is more useful now than it was when it was made. Photographs have largely left paper, but postcards, calling cards, paper ephemera, recipes and small collected mementos have not, and the sleeves take all of them.
In oxblood, with its metal spine, it stacks and shelves as well as any bound book, and the color works against wood, brass and leather without argument.
It belongs on a desk, a shelf or a side table, where it functions as storage and as part of the room at the same time.
Every piece is packed with professional-grade materials: multiple foam layers, double-boxing, directional and fragile handling labels. For large furniture we use custom timber crating. We photograph packing before dispatch and can provide images on request.
White-glove delivery is complimentary within 100 miles of Reno, NV. National shipping quotes provided at checkout. All shipments are photographed and documented. Damage claims must be filed with the carrier; we provide all documentation needed to support your claim.
Local pickup is available at Viridian HQ (Reno, NV) with 2–4 days notice. Contact us to arrange. Private viewings also available.
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