US Patent No. 145,912, granted December 23, 1873 to Semele Short of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an adjustable drying frame for washed lace curtains, bed blankets and similar goods. The frame is four bars joined at right angles and hung vertically, with canvas or muslin valances to which the wet fabric is pinned. A weighted sinking bottom bar keeps even tension so the article dries to its original rectangular shape. Two sheets of drawings show a version hung in a portable trestle and a version hung from a beam or ceiling, followed by the specification and claim.