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 294 The Library. NEWSPAPER READING STAND. DERITEND FREE LIBRARY, BIRMINGHAM, June 20, 1894. SIR, I have been awarded a special diploma for merit at the Industral Exhibition held here, for a new newspaper reading stand that I have in- vented, a description of which I append as I think it may be of interest to the readers of THE LIBRARY. Yours respectfully, H. A. SHUTTLEWORTH. ^ r~ c, B 1 n } s .--- ^iiMiNGhAm Dwl/ro'f '*' = __ ] c r It is a hanging stand fixed on the wall by a beam, from which is hung a brass rod, with clasps top and bottom, into which the edges of the papers are put. The rod running down the centre works on a ball head and revolves, whereby the paper can be moved so as to facilitate the reading and also for the light, it has several great advantages over the old upright stands, viz., a great saving can be made by purchasing these, as they can be bought at a fourth the usual cost ; they do not take up a quarter the space, and both sides can be read at the same time by a larger number of readers, and with greater comfort. This invention will be a great boon to library committees in small towns where the funds are low and the space at their disposal very limited. This has been acknowledged by librarians all over the country to be a very valuable addition to the already very large assortment of reading stands.