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The memento box includes a box-like structure having a floor, opposing sidewalls, and a lid hinged to one of the sidewalls. The lid covers the top of the box and defines a closed interior space within the box. A latch or releasable means is provided to keep the lid in a closed position on the box. A

The memento box includes a box-like structure having a floor, opposing sidewalls, and a lid hinged to one of the sidewalls. The lid covers the top of the box and defines a closed interior space within the box. A latch or releasable means is provided to keep the lid in a closed position on the box. A plurality of removable and changeable interfitting partitions form a matrix that is sized to fit within the interior space. The height of the partitions and, hence, the matrix is such that when the partitions are placed in the interior space, a book can be stored in the memento box and the interspace within the box above the partitions is at least one-half inch thick to accommodate the book. In addition, the memento box includes a pocket for retaining flat sheet mementos such as photographs. Preferably, the pocket includes a transparent cover. The pocket is attached to the inboard side of the lid. Additionally, the memento box may include a flat divider plate that is removably but securely disposed on top of the interfitting partitions thereby closing the compartments formed by the partitions. The size of the compartments formed by the interfitting partitions can be changed due to complementary slots in the partitions themselves. The person using the box changes the size of the compartments by removing one partition and interlinking different complementary slots on another partition.

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A memento box comprising: an open top box-like structure having a floor, opposing sidewalls extending upwards from the floor; a lid hinged to one of said sidewalls of said open top structure and sized to cover and close the open top of said box-like structure; an interior space defined within said b

A memento box comprising: an open top box-like structure having a floor, opposing sidewalls extending upwards from the floor; a lid hinged to one of said sidewalls of said open top structure and sized to cover and close the open top of said box-like structure; an interior space defined within said box-like structure which is closed when peripheral portions of said lid are placed adjacent a top edge of all of said sidewalls; releasable means for keeping the lid in a closed position adjacent the top edges of said sidewalls; a plurality of removable and changeable interfitting partitions, said interfitting partitions forming a matrix sized to fit within said interior space of said box-like structure, the height of all of the partitions being less than the height of said interior space such that when said interfitting partitions are disposed within said interior space and said lid closes said interior space, an interspatial void is formed above top edges of said interfitting partitions and below an imaginary plane defined by said top edge of all of said sidewalls, said interspatial void being large enough to hold at least a one-half inch thick book therein; a removable, transparent divider plate sized to fit over said interfitting partitions when said partitions are disposed in said interior space, said divider plate defining a floor for said interspatial void; and, at least one transparent pocket sized to fully cover and retain a photograph therein, said pocket being affixed to an interior surface of said lid and being viewable when said lid uncovers said interior of said lid and being viewable when said lid uncovers said interior space and interspatial void, thereby permitting simultaneous viewing of said photograph and the entire matrix and mementos stored therein.