A WONDERFUL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FULL CAGE DRESS FORM BY THE HALLBORCHER DRESS FORM CO. MAKER: ON ONE CAST IRON BASE LEG IS MARKED ” HALLBORCHER DRESS FORM CO”. ANOTHER LEG IS MARKED DRESS FORM CO. ON ANOTHER LEG IS MARKED “NEW YORK” AND THE FOURTH LEG IS MARKED “CHICAGO”. AGE: IT HAS A BRASS PATENT TAG THAT SAYS ” PATENTED 1906″. SIZE: FULLY EXTENDED IN HEIGHT IT IS APPROX. COLLAPSED TO ITS SHORTEST IT IS APPROX. AT THE WIDEST OF THE CAGE AT THE BOTTOM IT IS ABOUT 20 WIDE. THE UPPER BODY WHEN FULLY COLLAPSED IS APPROX. 36″ AT BUST; 24″ AT WAIST; 36 AT HIPS. THIS UPPER SECTION CAN BE EXPANDED OUT AS NEEDED. WEIGHT: IT WEIGHS APPROX. IT HAS A HEAVY CAST IRON FOOTED BASE WITH THE ORIGINAL CASTER/ROLLERS. FEATURES: IT CAN EXPAND UP AND DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE FOOT PEDAL MECHANISM. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE PEDAL IT STAYS AT THE HEIGHT OF YOUR CHOOSING. IT IS ON ROLLERS THAT WORK FINE. YOU CAN EXPAND AND CONTRACT THE UPPER BODY AND LOWER CAGE BY LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING WING NUTS ON BOLTS ON THE INSIDE. THERE ARE ALOT OF THEM. CONDITION: FOR ITS 1906 ANTIQUE AGE I WOULD SAY IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION. A COUPLE OF THE WING NUTS ARE A LITTLE RUSTED AND LOCKED. ALL THE REST WORK OK. ON THE CAGE AT THE BASE WHERE IT EXPANDS OUT THREE OF THE ORIGINAL LOCKING EYE BOLTS ARE MISSING (REPLACED WITH NEWER ONES). THE CLOTH FABRIC SHOWS AGE WEAR AND DISCOLORATION. THERE IS SURFACE RUSTING TO SOME OF THE METAL CAGE BANDS IN A FEW SPOTS BUT OVERALL THE CAGE IS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. PLEASE SEE ALL 12 PHOTOS. THE PHOTOS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONDITION AND DESCRIPTION. HISTORY: WE USED THIS VICTORIAN AGED MANNEQUIN IN OUR ANTIQUE STORE DISPLAY WINDOW FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO SELL ANTIQUE LADIES DRESSES ETC.. THEN WE BROUGHT IT HOME TO DISPLAY IT, JUST AS IT IS… BECAUSE THE FULL CAGE IS SO UNUSUAL AND LOOKS SO COOL. “MAKES A GREAT DISPLAY PIECE FOR A BUSINESS OR FOR YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION”. The item “ANTIQUE 1906 HALLBORCHER- VICTORIAN AGE-FULL CAGE ROLLING DRESS FORM MANNEQUIN” is in sale since Monday, April 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Retail & Services\Mannequins & Dress Forms\Dress Forms”. The seller is “oldeway” and is located in Camino, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Brand: HALLBROCHER DRESSFORM CO
- Model: PATENT DATE TAG 1906
- Featured Refinements: Antique Dress Form
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