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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4505568, member: 76316"]These things have intrigued me since childhood. Dad's Mom had one, and so I've picked 'em up when I could. Even on eBay they're called...folding, expandable book racks or book ends.</p><p><br /></p><p>There must have been a colloquial name for them, other than the strictly descriptive in my title. Anyone? Thanks for lookin', anyway!</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is Oak, probably home-made. Strictly functional, sturdily crafted.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]394834[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394836[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is Brass, factory made but without any maker's mark. Undecorated save for the border on the end panels. The hinge points are machined brass castings.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]394837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394839[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]394840[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4505568, member: 76316"]These things have intrigued me since childhood. Dad's Mom had one, and so I've picked 'em up when I could. Even on eBay they're called...folding, expandable book racks or book ends. There must have been a colloquial name for them, other than the strictly descriptive in my title. Anyone? Thanks for lookin', anyway! The first is Oak, probably home-made. Strictly functional, sturdily crafted. [ATTACH=full]394834[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394836[/ATTACH] This is Brass, factory made but without any maker's mark. Undecorated save for the border on the end panels. The hinge points are machined brass castings. [ATTACH=full]394837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]394840[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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