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Patent model for picture frames
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About this work
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a frame constructed in three parts: a backboard holding the picture, a frame, and a glazed box covering and protecting the frame; all were hinged together, for easy access and cleaning. The invention was granted patent number 190068.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePatent model for picture frames. ca 1877. Odenbaugh, Frank. National Museum of American History. CC0.