An Improved Stand for Use in Enlarging or Copying Photographs and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand for Use in Enlarging or Copying Photographs
and the like.
JAMES CHAPMAN SHENSTONE of 13 High Street Colchester Essex, Chemist and
Druggist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The material used from preference is white pine wood. It consists of a rectangular
platform on which to stand the lamp the height of which can be made such as to
bring the lamp to a convenient height, and with a hase for a camera adjusted to the
front and on the top of, and square with the platform, by studs or suitable screws.
This base can be made of such a size & height to bring the camera into a convenient
position. A horizontal slot in front and back of the platform receives a flat rod of
wood of sufficient length guaged to move steadily through the slots of the platform,
and always paralel to the axis of the camera. At the distance end of the rod is fixed
a bracket to hold a board or picture at right angles to the rod and paralel to the end
of the camera base, and platform.
This bracket may be hinged, so that it can be laid flat upon the rod for convenience
in putting away when not in use, and can readily be raised and fixed into its proper
position by a thumbscrew at the back. The top surface of the rod has a shallow slot
along its centre in which is a scale in feet and inches & centimetres whereby
to note the focal distance for facility and accuracy in taking duplicate copies or
enlargements.
Dated this 7th day of March 1890
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand for Use in Enlarging or Copying Photographs
and the like.
I, JAMES CHAPMAN SHENSTONE, of 13 High Street, Colchester, in the County of
Essex, Chemist and Druggist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved stand for use in enlarging or copying photo-
graphs and the like, and it consists of a rectangular platform adapted to receive the
lamp and the camera forming the enlarging apparatus.
This platform is so constructed as to bring the camera and the lamp into a suitable
position with respect to each other. In front and back of the platform are
rectangular holes through which a rectangular bar is adapted to slide. This bar may
be made of wood or other suitable material and is of a convenient length to give the
required focal distance. On the other end of the rectangular bar is fixed a bracket
alapted to hold a board, or frame at right angles, to the said bar, and parallel to the
end of the camera base and platform. This bracket may be hinged so that it can be
laid flat upon the bar for convenience in storage when not in use, and can readily be
raised and fixed into its proper position by a thumb screw or its equivalent. The top
of the bar is provided with a suitable scale so that the focal distance can be noted
with accuracy, thus facilitating the taking of duplicate copies or enlargements.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will more particularly
describe it making reference to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1. is a

page_text: view in side elevation of my improved stand with a camera and lamp shown in position
in dotted lines, and Figure 2. is a plan thereof.
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
A designates the platform in the front and back of which are cut or formed
rectangular holes to receive the bar B which is adapted to slide freely through the
holes in the said platform. In the end of the bar B is fixed a foot b. to support the
end of the bar. C designates the board or frame which is preferably fixed to
the bar B or its foot b. by a thumb screw c, two dowel pins c¹, cl serving to ensure
its correct position at right angles to the bar B. The top of the bar B is provided
with any suitable scale so that the position of the platform A from the board or
frame may be noted with accuracy. The top of the platform A is arranged at two
different levels so as to bring the camera X and the enlarging lamp Z to the proper
levels with respect to each other, the centre of the lense of the camera being in the
same plane both vertically and horizontally with the centre of the board or frame C.
The different levels of the top of the platform A may be obtained by means of a
supplemental platform A' as shown in the accompanying drawing, or in any other
suitable manner.
It will be seen that with this stand the camera is always moved parallel to the axis
of its lense and consequently the focussing is considerably facilitated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
_ 1st. The improved stand for use in enlarging or copying photographs and the like,
substantially as herein set forth and shown in the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In a stand for use in enlarging or copying photos with an ordinary camera
without the use of a lantern or condenser, the combination of the platform A, the
supplemental platform A¹, the bar B and the board or frame C, all combined arranged
and operating as and for the purpose set forth.
Duded this 27.1.
1000
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers, 70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.