IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, USE, AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE. KALEIDOSCOPE.
Year: 1862

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Hughes Treppass, of 14, St. George's Terrace;.
Barnsbury Park, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, USE, AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE.
KALEIDOSCOPE.".
Sealed the 22nd July 1862, and dated the 28th January 1862.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Hughes Treppass:
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
28th January 1862.
I, HENRY HUGHES TREPPASS, of 14, St. George's Terrace, Barnsbury Park,
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention.
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, USE,, AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE
KALEIDOSCOPE," to be as follows:-
First, the object box of the instrument is an open one, allowing the objects
to be changed or arranged by the fingers or otherwise, and may be turned at
> pleasure to or from the light, and may have a reflecting background, or a back-
ground of any color or variety of colors. A shadow slide, perforated or otherwise,,
passed across the opening of the box in any direction, will thereby vary the light
and shade upon the images, or produce a pattern in the reflecting back. Between.
the reflecting tube (which may be of the ordinary kaleidoscope form) and the
object or objects in the box, perforated slides of pasteboard or other suitable

page_text: material, sometimes carrying lace or other tissues or fabrics with them, or
colored glass or other transparent substances may be made to pass backwards
or forwards, thereby to vary the images. The object box may be square or of
any other convenient form, but I prefer that it should be of the form represented
in the Diagrams.
Secondly, the objects employed to produce the images may consist of colored
paper, tinsel, lace, silk, or other fabrics, leaves, flowers, feathers, shells, minerals,
mouldings, or any other matters which fancy may dictate; these substances
may be arranged in any variety or quantity, and moved about with the fingers
or otherwise, as before stated, at the pleasure of the operator. It should be
here remarked, that as the substances above referred to frequently lie, upon
each other, and can be made to lie in irregular masses or heaps at pleasure,
effects of relievo and light and shade of endless and charming variety are
produced. The reflecting background in this case causes an appearance of
perspective, distance, transparency, and increased relievo of the whole or parts
of the objects.
Thirdly, when it is desirable to have permanent images for the sake of
obtaining patterns for carpets; lace, wall papers, architectural centres, orna-
mental windows, or other purposes, I attach or arrange- upon cushions,
cards, or other suitable material, such substances as will produce the design
required, which may be placed in the instrument or withdrawn at pleasure,
still retaining their fixed patterns or designs; but for the sake of varying
these images I sometimes give these cards a slow rotary motion, thereby to
obtain the most approved images of the series.
Fourthly, lenses may be used in connection with the instrument, so as to
project the image on a suitable surface as by a phantasmagoria, which image
may then be photographed, thus readily securing designs whenever desirable.
Fifthly, t
the instrument may be constructed, of tin, papier maché, fancy
woods, or any other suitable material, and may be made either plain, or may
be highly ornamental to suit the drawing-room table, and may be mounted on
a stand when desirable.
The accompanying Diagrams illustrate the instrument and its uses, but I do
not confine myself to the precise forms represented or described.
DESCRIPTION OF DIAGRAMS.
C
Fig. 1, side elevation of instrument. a, reflecting tube;. 6, cap for reflecting
tube; c, object box; d, holder and stand for the instrument.
Fic
ton view or plan looking into the object box. f reflecting back

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Henry Hughes Treppass in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 28th July 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
HUGHES TREPPASS, of 14, St. George's Terrace, Barnsbury Park, in the
County of Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-eighth day of January, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in the twenty-fifth year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said Henry Hughes Treppass, Her special licence that I, the
said. Henry Hughes Treppass, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said Henry Hughes Treppass, my executors, admi-
nistrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of
Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, USE, AND
EMPLOYMENT OF THE KALEIDESCOPE," upon the condition (amongst others) that
I, the said Henry Hughes Treppass, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to
be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next.
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Hughes Treppass, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto
annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):-
.::
This Invention of an improved kaliedescope consists, first, of an object box,
which is an open one, allowing the objects to be changed or arranged by the
fingers or otherwise, and may be turned at pleasure 'to or from the light, and
may have a reflecting background, or a background of any color or of any
variety of colors. A shadow slide may be passed across the opening of the
box in any direction to vary the light and shade upon the images. Between
the reflecting tube, which may be of the ordinary kaliedescope form, and the
object box, perforated slides of pasteboard or any other suitable material may
be made to carry lace or other tissues or fabrics with them, or may be filled
with colored glass or other transparent substances, and made to pass back-
wards or forwards wherewith to vary the images. The object box may be
square or of any other convenient form, but I prefer it should be of such a form
as that represented in the Diagrams.
The objects employed to produce the images may consist. of colored paper,
tinsel, lace, silk, or other fabrics, leaves, flowers, feathers, shells, minerals, or
any other material which fancy may dictate. These substances may be
arranged in any variety or quantity, and moved about by the fingers or other-
wise at the pleasure of the operator. It should be here remarked, that as the
substances above referred to do frequently and may be made to lie upon each
other, beautiful effects of light and shade of endless and charming variety are
produced. The reflecting background causing an appearance of perspective,
distance, transparency, and increased relief of parts of the objects placed
upon it.
When it is desirable to have permanent images for the sake of obtaining
patterns for carpets, lace, wall papers, architectural centre pieces, ornamental
windows, ironwork, or for other purposes, I arrange upon and attach to cards,
plaster casts, or such substances as will produce the designs required, which
cards may be placed in the instrument or withdrawn at pleasure, still retaining
their fixed patterns or designs; but for the sake of varying these images, I
sometimes give these cards a slow rotary motion, thereby to obtain the most
approved images of the series.
Lenses may be used in connection with this instrument, so as to project an
image on a suitable surface, asiby a camera, which image may then be photo-
graphed, thus readily securing designs whenever desirable.

page_text: The instrument may be constructed of tin, papiér maché, fancy wood, or any
other suitable material, and may be made either plain, or highly ornamental to
suit the drawing-room table, and may be mounted on a stand when desirable.
The accompanying Diagrams illustrate the instrument and its uses, but I do
not confine myself to the precise forms represented or described.
Fig. 1 is an elevation. a, the reflecting tube; b, the cap; c, the open box;
d, the holder and stand; 1, the opening for slides.
Fig. 2, top view. f, reflecting background.
Fig. 3, section through the instrument. e, one of the reflecting glasses;
k, end glasses, when used; m, sight hole.
Fig. 4, front view.
Fig. 5 shows position of instrument when used for copying the images by
band; g, lenses to screw on to the sight hole; h, block for drawing on.
Fig. 6 shows the instrument when used for the purpose of projecting the
images on to a wall or other suitable surface. j, shadow curtain; i, wall.
Fig. 7, front of object box, without the reflecting tube.
Fig. 8, section through object box. n, objects.
Fig. 9, cross section through reflecting tube.
Fig. 10, an image produced.
Having described the nature of the Invention, and the mode of using the
same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected is, the
combination of parts already described, forming altogether or separately, in
conjunction with the reflecting tube an improved kaleidescope, the said
reflecting tube being either cylindrical, conical, triangular, or piramidal.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Hughes Treppass, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of July, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
HENRY HUGHES TREPPASS. (L.S.)