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Wooden rollers for blinds; grooved spool at one end; wooden insert along length.
roller shades
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Pull, Shade
Pull, Shade
Printed paper label glued to roller: S.S. PUTNAM & CO's/SELF-ADJUSTING/CURTAIN FIXTURES/Patented April 15, 1851 & May 26, 1857/Extended April 15(?) 1865/[directions for installation]/Manufactory, NEPONSET, Mass
S.S. Putnam & Co. (Manufacturer)
Neponset, MA, USA
38 (W), 3 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Horatio Rogers
1960.20B
1865 (After)
Massachusetts (United States)
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