Talk:Wallet

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[edit] Pre-paper money wallets

Isn't there like a pouch wallet used in Ancient Greece, like the one used by Perseus? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.95.67.193 (talk • contribs) 2005-01-29T17:03:16

Indeed. I think an article on wallets should not limit itself to billfolds, which is what the present article actually describes. Robert K S 17:08, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
I've tried to add a bit about this to the article to address the above concern. Robert K S 18:02, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edit

Changed "this differ to" in the summary to "this differs from" Qutorial 23:17, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To go more in-depth

I don't have the time to discuss the fashion aspect of the wallet, but maybe for the uninitiated, there could be sections on different kinds of wallets. bi-folds, tri-folds and what-not.

What is a billfold, bill-fold?

Problem with last statement.

Data needed to support the statement that many people make their wallets out of duct tape or playing cards. SOME people may make their wallets out of these materials, but I would think that the phenomenon is far less frequent than illustrated in the article. I have yet to see one of these "ad-hoc" wallets is real life.

[edit] Money clips in the UK

Anyone know how common money clips are in the UK? I've never seen anyone using one over here, nor have I seen any for sale. I didn't even know what one looked like until I looked up the article. Cammy 19:53, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I've never seen them. It's worth pointing out that all US notes are of equal size, and are significantly narrower than UK notes. Bluap 18:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Changed the sentence about money clips. The original implication was that money clips are popular and frequently used/seen; the reality is that wallets are far more common in most places. Crystalattice 22:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


Does anyone know the origin of wallet chains? I can't find it anywhere? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.107.78.176 (talk) 20:38, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The one that says "Bad Motherfucker"

Why was this deleted:

Yeah that's too bad. Someone probably saw the swearing or whatever and deleted it. I would just create a trivia section and throw it in there. Then just watch the page and see what happens, if it gets removed again open it up as a topic for debate. Theonlysilentbob (talk) 07:21, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wallet Trivia

I believe that my deletion of Wallet#Wallet_Trivia was in accordance with Wikipedia policy (see Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles and Wikipedia:Trivia#Practical_steps_suggestion), however it is true that I did not argue the case but simply deleted it. User:Anhydrous_Silica [1]reverted my deletion. Although I don't think that Wallet#Wallet_Trivia is encyclopedic or in keeping with Wikipedia policy, I will not fight over the matter and leave it to User:Anhydrous_Silica and others who care about the content of this page and of Wikipedia to decide whether the section will remain. --KeepItClean 05:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I am grateful to User:KeepItCleanfor his comments. Indeed, I somewhat agree with your general views about trivia. Perhaps I should have given the section a more purposeful heading (I will consider a change). However, I do believe that the information contained in the section is quite fascinating and worthy of inclusion. I think what makes wikipedia such a unique institution is that it is the only place one can record these footnotes of history and for this reason it is superior to traditional encyclopaedias. --Anhydrous_Silica 20:20, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Maybe this piece of trivia would be better-suited to an article about one of the gentlemen involved, rather than an article about wallets? Rawling4851 22:33, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
I note what you say. When I wrote the article I did consider including it in the articles about Coward and/or Bottomley, however, the anecdote is really about a wallet and not about the men themselves. I would have considered this issue earlier, but unfortunately I had to go to prison for a year and did not have access to the internet. --Anhydrous_Silica 13:01, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
The story is irrelevant to the history, description, function, invention, manufacture, and significance of wallets. The wallet is not even a major player in the story—it could be replaced with an envelope or a paper bag and the story would be unchanged. Sorry, but the story has no place in an encyclopedia article about wallets. Robert K S 14:38, 24 October 2007 (UTC)


Brands? should we give top brands?