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VIEIL OR BRONZE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • School Equipment
  • Writing Instruments
CONT

The minimum of different pieces for an advertised set was six. All included a paper or letter rack, blotter ends or corners, and an inkstand—a single glass well in a metal container of a particular pattern. Thus [the company] assumed that a desk set should have at least six pieces—including the just mentioned three—defining a commercial desk set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
  • Instruments d'écriture
DEF

Ensemble des accessoires employés pour écrire sur un bureau.

CONT

[La] garniture de bureau a été exécutée en bronze doré, vieil or. Elle comprend dix pièces : encrier, plumier, bougeoir, flambeaux, coupes pour la poudre et les pains à cacheter, sonnette, couteau à papier et cuiller à poudre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
OBS

Peut aussi être un adjectif.

Spanish

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