National Museum of American History
Patent model for picture frames
Bowers, Sereno A. · ca 1877
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a picture frame for hanging on the wall, combined with a writing desk and toiletries case; the invention was granted patent number 191795. The frame was in the form of a box with compartments for toiletries and writing materials, a central hinged leaf with mirror on one side and a writing surface on the other.
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