A good sturdy Mahogany Book Rest or Reading Stand, manufactured & retailed by Carters of 6a New Cavendish Street, Portland Place, London, W. and called by them the "Literary Machine". It has two sets of hinges, which allows it to be raised & lowered at various different angles. The whole is ingeniously engineered to fold flat.
Folded flat: W14 x H1.5 x D9 inches (W35.5 x H4 x D23 centimetres. Maximum height when open 11.5 inches (29 centimetres)
