Indian Punjab Hoshiapur workshop folding bookrest • circa 1900

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The scissor action allows the interlocking book-stand to fold flat.

The Hoshiapur workshops  served  the Anglo Indian market circa 1900 and possibly employed Kashmiri labour. Sold throughout stations and cantonments and likely outlets in close-by Lahore and Delhi. The styling in hardwood such as Padouk and inlaid with either brass, copper and ebony.

• early 20th cent

Ref 14387

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