File Case.

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Patent for a new and improved file case. This design "[t]he combination, with a case, of the pockets constructed in a series of a single piece of material having partitions formed by long folds connected at the bottom by short folds . . . [and t]he combination, with the folded pockets, of the file case having its sides constructed to overlap a part of the ends of the pockets, and an elastic follower with thumb-pieces arranged to bind with the sides of the case by straightening" (lines 9-24).

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

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Altfather, William F. July 31, 1888.

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Description

Patent for a new and improved file case. This design "[t]he combination, with a case, of the pockets constructed in a series of a single piece of material having partitions formed by long folds connected at the bottom by short folds . . . [and t]he combination, with the folded pockets, of the file case having its sides constructed to overlap a part of the ends of the pockets, and an elastic follower with thumb-pieces arranged to bind with the sides of the case by straightening" (lines 9-24).

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

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"SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,952, dated July 31, 1888. Application filed February 13, 1888. Serial No. 263,771 (No model.)"

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  • July 31, 1888

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  • July 31, 1888

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  • February 13, 1888

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Altfather, William F. File Case., patent, July 31, 1888; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171806/: accessed March 28, 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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