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Title
Bad news for burglars
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1949
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated September 22, 1949 reads, "William A. Gaumer, of 616 Allen Ave., Glendale, has applied for a patent on his new-type lock for windows. Feature of the gadget is it will allow locking of the window in any position, from closed to part way open. It also does away with any form of sash cord and weight."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00121019
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d025_f6_i22
CARL0005398206
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/54303
Subject
Dwellings--Security measures--California--Glendale
Windows--California--Glendale
Design protection--United States
Patent licenses--United States
Men--California--Glendale
Patents
Glendale (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs

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