Patent Model - Improvement in Hat-Holding Attachments for Chairs
Maker and role
Harry Bowers, Patentee
Production date
Jan 20 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
18 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 2" (46.4 x 41.9 x 5.1cm)
Description
"The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and easily applied hat-holding device for use in theaters, churches, railroad-cars, &c.; and it consists in a metal or other suitable strip, bent into a proper shape and having holes in it to attach it, and provided beneath its handle with a spring which bears against the chair or seat to which the holder is attached..." (Patent Number 146,508)
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Object number
2015.14.1689
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