D.R.G.M Victorian German Brass Double Sided / Flip Over Photo / Picture retail Frame

D.R.G.M Victorian German Brass Double Sided / Flip Over Photo Frame

Beautiful and delicately made picture frame, could have a picture on either side or mirrored on one.

Nice heavy round base

The frame itself is : 7cm wide x 11cm high x 1cm deep

Total height including stand is 15cm

DRGM means Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster and stands for the design/function of an item being officially registered inside all of the Germany states and not just a single local registration. DRGM was introduced in 1891 and continued to be utilized up until 1949. The registration was valid for three years.

The DRGM registration offered copyright protection for the retail duration of three years and included the right to indicate the item status by marking the registered items with the DRGM acronym . It was left to the registered owner to include the reg number as the DRGM marking alone was the element with a legal character. DRGM registered products were protected either for their way to intending use or design only without patent protection.

Patent rights were secured by applying for a Deutsches Reichspatent.