United States patent D47789
Design. J. B. Gruelle. |
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| 47,789 | Patented Sept. 7, 1915. | |
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The Norris Peters Co., Photo-Litho, Washington, D. C.
United States Patent Office.
John B. Gruelle, of New York, N. Y.
Design for a Doll.
| 47,789. | Specification for Design. | Patented Sept. 7, 1915. |
Application filed May 28, 1915. Serial No. 31,073. Term of patent 14 years,
To. all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, John B. Gruelle, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new, original, and ornamental Design for a Doll, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.
Figures 1 and 2 are front and side elevations respectively of a doll, showing my new design.
I claim:
The ornamental design for a doll, as shown.
John B. Gruelle.
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