Landmark display

Abstract

An article of furniture, including a horizontal shelf, a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to the horizontal shelf, and a souvenir substance attached to the article of furniture. In another embodiment, a cabinet, including two or more walls, a horizontal shelf attached to the walls, and a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to the horizontal shelf.

1 . An article of furniture, comprising: 
 a horizontal shelf;    a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to said horizontal shelf; and    a souvenir substance attached to the article of furniture.    
   
   
       2 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a cover attached to said horizontal shelf.    
   
   
       3 . The article of furniture of  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of said cover is transparent.  
   
   
       4 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the article of furniture is one of a cabinet, a chest, and a table.  
   
   
       5 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , 
 wherein the article of furniture is a cabinet; and    wherein said horizontal shelf is located within the interior of the article of furniture.    
   
   
       6 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal shelf is located on the upper surface of the article of furniture.  
   
   
       7 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the historic landmark is one of a historic building, a historic battlefield, a city, and a natural landmark.  
   
   
       8 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the historic landmark is Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.  
   
   
       9 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the souvenir substance is one of a piece of a plant, a piece of a rock, a quantity of earth, a quantity of sand, and a piece of a building.  
   
   
       10 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the souvenir substance is an item related to the historic landmark.  
   
   
       11 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the souvenir substance is a piece of a tree growing near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.  
   
   
       12 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising a representation of at least one famous person attached to the article of furniture.  
   
   
       13 . The article of furniture of  claim 12 , wherein the famous person depicted in said representation of at least one famous person is related to the historic landmark.  
   
   
       14 . The article of furniture of  claim 12 , wherein the famous person depicted in said representation of at least one famous person is one of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.  
   
   
       15 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising a representation of at least one famous document attached to the article of furniture.  
   
   
       16 . The article of furniture of  claim 15 , wherein the famous document depicted in said representation of at least one famous document is related to the historic landmark.  
   
   
       17 . The article of furniture of  claim 15 , wherein the famous document depicted in said representation of at least one famous document is the Declaration of Independence.  
   
   
       18 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising a representation of at least one famous item attached to the article of furniture.  
   
   
       19 . The article of furniture of  claim 18 , wherein the famous item depicted in said representation of at least one famous item is related to the historic landmark.  
   
   
       20 . The article of furniture of  claim 18 , wherein the famous item depicted in said representation of at least one famous item is one of the Syng Inkstand and the Liberty Bell.  
   
   
       21 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the visual representation is a model.  
   
   
       22 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the visual representation is a scale model.  
   
   
       23 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein the visual representation is a two dimensional picture.  
   
   
       24 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a plurality of walls;    a horizontal shelf attached to said plurality of walls; and    a visual representation of a historic landmark attached to said horizontal shelf.