Stand and Rack for Exhibiting Goods.

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Patent for a new and improved display rack and stand. This design "is to provide a novelty rack for displaying or exhibiting fancy goods, wearing-apparel, hats, bonnets, and other articles; and to such end the invention consists of a standard suitably supported by a base-piece, a collar or ring, and a series of arms sustained by the collar or ring, with their inner arms resting in frictional contact with the surface and the stand, the collar or ring being of such diameter as to stand at a distance from the standard to form a fulcrum or bearing for the arms … continued below

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[2], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Richards, Augustus, Sr. June 19, 1883.

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Description

Patent for a new and improved display rack and stand. This design "is to provide a novelty rack for displaying or exhibiting fancy goods, wearing-apparel, hats, bonnets, and other articles; and to such end the invention consists of a standard suitably supported by a base-piece, a collar or ring, and a series of arms sustained by the collar or ring, with their inner arms resting in frictional contact with the surface and the stand, the collar or ring being of such diameter as to stand at a distance from the standard to form a fulcrum or bearing for the arms at a short distance from their inner ends" (lines 8-19).

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[2], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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"SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,810, dated June 19, 1883. Application filed March 24, 1883. (No model.)"

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  • June 19, 1883

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  • June 19, 1883

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  • March 24, 1883

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Richards, Augustus, Sr. Stand and Rack for Exhibiting Goods., patent, June 19, 1883; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170574/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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