Comments: This Victorian
cardboard fan was made for "Peter Metzen Jr." of
Buffalo, N.Y. by "Promis & Co." of Philadelphia, Pa. It is
unusual as it appears to serve as a crude set of sun glasses and as
a cooling device and was patented "Mar 28/82".
"Metzen's" were the largest wall paper retailers in Buffalo
and also sold linoleums, oil cloths, window shades and room
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