National Museum of American History
Patent model for the art of decorating wood and other opaque bodies
Hyland, William · ca 1885
This patent model demonstrates an invention for the art of decorating wood and other opaque bodies; for coating the surface, for decorating with bright metal foil, or polished metal, then painting and lacquering over that metallic base to produce brilliancy in the design. The invention was granted patent number 333127.
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