Patent Model - Improvement in Book-Cases
Maker and role
William Homes, Patentee
Warren Homes, Assignee
Production date
Sep 26 1876
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
13 x 10 x 3 1/2" (33 x 25.4 x 8.9cm)
Description
Homes' patent "is an improvement in portable book-cases, by means of which the book-case, when put together, may be firmly locked, so that it cannot come apart, and, when to be taken to pieces for packing or other purposes, can be instantaneously unlocked, so that the different parts may be removed with ease." (Patent Number 182,669)
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Object number
2015.14.2256a-f
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