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Wall Mounted Designs
 
This page is being used to collect information about the history of Wall Mounted Designs, which are usually pockets or shelves. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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The Wall Pocket - 1876 onwards

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1902

'Guia Practica del Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Ezequiel Solana, which was published by Editorial Magisterio Espaņol in Madrid in 1902, contains two designs for Papeleras (waste paper baskets) which I presume tare intended to be hung on a wall.

First method

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Second method

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The Shelf - 1932 onwards

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Le Porte-Allumettes - 1932

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1940

'At Home Tonight' by Herbert McKay, which was published by Oxford University Press in London, New York and Toronto in 1940, contains diagrams for 'A Tidy', intended to be fixed to a wall with a drawing pin.

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1951

A design for a 'Repisa Rinconera' (Corner Shelf) appears in Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, April 1951.

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