Did you know that the history of leather wallets goes back thousands of years?! Look at paintings and illustrations from earlier eras, and you’ll see men in markets carrying thick leather drawstring pouches – to carry coins, food or water. It was only much later, in the 16th century when paper currency was introduced, that wallets started looking like what we use today!
From then till now – from single flat cases to bi-folds, from cascades to present-day digital wallets – this money-storing contraption has a come a long way indeed! Read all about it in this infographic.
The Evolution Of Wallet Design:
Infographic by – Mani Wonders