A Combination Watch Stand, Accumulator, or Storage Battery, and Electric Lantern.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combination Watch Stand, Accumulator, or Storage Battery, and
Electric Lantern.
SIDNEY FRANK WALLING, Machinist and Electrician, 52, West Street, Sheffield,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to do away with the necessity of getting a light
to ascertain the time from a watch during the night by the employment of a
combined watch stand, accumulator, or storage battery and electric lantern. It
consists of a suitable stand of wood or other material on which is erected a
rectangular receptacle with lid of same material for the purpose of containing
and concealing the said accumulator on the front of the aforesaid receptacle is
screwed or otherwise attached a projection from which to suspend a watch. On
the base of the said stand is erected a short projection of the same material at a
proper distance and angle to which is attached temporarily an electric lantern in
position as a footlight so as to throw the full light upwards on the watch suspended
on the front of the aforesaid receptacle-the aforesaid watch stand accumulator
or storage battery and electric lantern to be connected together, with removable
wires, or flexible cords and switch as may be desired.
Dated this 9th day of March 1807
A Combination Watch Stand, Accumulator, or Storage Battery, and
Electric Lantern.
I, SIDNEY FRANK WALLING, Brass Founder, Machinist, and Electrician, of
52, West Street, Sheffield, in the County of York, 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:
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The object of this invention is to do away with the necessity of obtaining a light
to ascertain the time from a watch during the night by the employment of a
combined watch stand, accumulator, or storage battery, and electric lantern.
It consists of a suitable stand of wood, or other material on which is erected a
rectangular receptacle, with lid of same material for the purpose of containing and
concealing the said accumulator or storage battery.
On the front of the aforesaid receptacle is screwed or otherwise attached a hook
from which to suspend a watch.
On the base of the said stand is erected a short projection of the same material,

page_text: at a proper distance, and angle, to which is attached temporarily an electric lantern
in position as a foot light, so as to throw the full light upwards on the watch
suspended on the front of the aforesaid receptacle.
The aforesaid watch stand, accumulator, or storage battery and electric lantern
to be connected together with fixed and removable wires or flexible cords, and
switch as may be desired.
Appended hereunto is an illustrative drawing of this my invention whereby it
might be more clearly understood.
The stand consists of an upright rectangular receptacle A with lid of the same
material for the purpose of containing and concealing the said accumulator B.
On the front of the said receptacle is screwed or otherwise attached a hook C
from which to suspend the watch ]).
On the base E of the aforesaid stand is erected a short projection F of the same
material at a proper distance and angle to which is attached temporally an
electric lantern G in position as a foot light, so as to throw the full light upwards
on the dial of the watch 1) suspended from the hook on the front of the aforesaid
receptacle.
The aforesaid watch stand, accumulator, or storage battery, and electric lantern
to be connected together with fixed and removable wires or flexible cords H, and
switch I, as may be desired.
Although I have shewn, and described this my invention according to the accom-
panying drawing, still it will be clearly seen that I may considerably modify the
details of construction without departing from the nature of the said invention.
the object being in each case to combine the said watch stand, accumulator, or
storage battery and electric lantern.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1st. The combination with a watch stand of the accumulator, or storage battery
B and electric lantern G substantially as herein described, and illustrated.
2nd. The combination with a watch stand, containing and concealing an
accumulator, or storage battery B, of an electric lantern G, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth and shewn.
Dated this Ninth day of December 1897.