Picture-rail

Hello:

What are the "polyphotos?"
Many links, nothing relevant.

Also, was/is it common to have "picture-rails" in living rooms?
I thought them OK for a photo lab, however ...

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[1953, UK, York]

Above their heads, Patricia's Union Jack has migrated to the picture-rail where it droops over our framed Polyphotos, thirty-six tiny black and white photographs in each frame [...]

Behind the Scenes at the Museum, by Kate Atkinson - Page 80
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Thanks.
Marius Hancu
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