posted on December 26, 2004 10:04:47 AM new
What is a double framed picture frame called, where the front part of the frame swings down part way and allows space between the two frames for storage of notes, letters etc?
posted on December 26, 2004 11:29:27 AM new
Max, Does this hang on a wall and the front picture swing down on a chain or metal arm to form a triangular space to hold mail? That is the kind of thing I am picturing. I don't know if there is a special name for them but I am sure I have read them called "wall pockets". I remember because my sister collects vase type wall pockets and I have found them when I was searching for information for her. There are also other styles of objects that serve the same function. I have a pressed paper wall hanging that has a little calendar and a pocket to hold mail. I have also seen those called wall pockets.
Not sure if this helps and I may be picturing the wrong kind of object. A picture would help.
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Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on December 26, 2004 01:06:47 PM new
photosensitive:
You hit it on the head exactly. It's definitely an antique, complete with chains and a thin single large thin board for backing.
I checked eBay, and found nothing remotely like it.
posted on December 26, 2004 01:46:37 PM new
I have seen them in antique shops and must have seen some online since I could picture it and knew what it had been called. I'll ask my sister who does a lot more shopping than I do.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on December 26, 2004 01:56:44 PM new
I was Instant Messaging with my sister. I was sure she would know. They are called wall pockets and the reprint of the 1897 Sears catalog has some on page 670. If you can find a copy of that catalog it has some great copy. The most expensive one is 80 cents!
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
