Patent Model - Book-Rack
Maker and role
Richard Myers (b.1841, d.1901), Patentee
Production date
Jan 10 1882
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
8 1/2 x 7 x 3" (21.6 x 17.8 x 7.6cm)
Description
Myers' patent relates "to certain improvements in book shelves or racks, the object of which is to facilitate its being taken apart and packed in a small compass, ready for transportation or storage, and to provide a neat, strong, and cheap rack or shelf..." (Patent Number 252,058)
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Object number
2015.14.3382a-c
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