Patent Model - Shawl-Strap Handle
Maker and role
John Perkins, Patentee
Production date
Mar 29 1881
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Paper, wood, string, brass
Measurements
6 x 10 x 5 1/2" (15.2 x 25.4 x 14cm)
Description
Perkins' patent is for an "improvement in the handle for shawl, book, or parcel straps, and in means for taking up the strap, for tightening the strap on the parcel, and for securing the strap." (Patent Number 239,540)
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Object number
2015.14.3318a-e
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