IMPROVEMENTS IN VASES OR FLOWER STANDS
Year: 1884

page_text: JOHN TURNER PAGE N° 8 Broadway Eastgate St. Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN VASES OR
FLOWER STANDS to be as follows:-
The construction of Metalic or other Vases and Flower stands so as to admit of
the display of photographs and pictures in combination thorewith, and to serve the
double purposes of a Flower-holder and Album.
And relates to the arrangement of vases flower-stands or Show-cases with the
double purpose of forming a receptacle for flowers ornaments or books and being
at the same time adapted to display photographs pictures and other objects in a
convenient manner and in conjunction therewith. The improved vase or stand is
constructed of suitable metalic and plastic metals and materials and can be moulded
or stamped in iron brass copper china glass papier mache or other suitable metals
or materials. The improved vase or stand is constructed in various styles and
shapes and with any number of sides or angles and in the said sides or angles
apatures or openings are made of the dimensions suitable for the reception of
photographs or pictures and the said apatures or openings are so constructed as to
admit of photographs or pictures being easily and expeditiously displayed arranged
removed or exchanged and the said vase or stand is designed and constructed to
receive photographs and pictures in combination with flowers or ornaments so as
to form a useful and ornamental household requisite with pleasing and artistic
effect.

page_text: I JOHN TURNER PAGE Agricultural Engineer of No 8 Broadway Bury St
Edmund's in the County of Suffolk do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VASES OR FLOWER STANDS and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
Improvements in the construction of vases or stands to be used for the display
or exhibition of flowers or other articles the said vases or stands being designed to
receive photographs or other objects as a means of decoration for the said vases or
stands For this purpose I employ any material suitable for the manufacture of
vases or stands and in the construction thereof I arrange suitable apertures
or openings in which I display photographs or other objects of art for the purposes
of ornamentation and embelishment to the said vases or Stands substantially as
described For this purpose I construct the vases or stands with an inner and an
outer surface and between these two surfaces the objects to be displayed are placed,
and are held in position by a slide so as to be presented to view through the said
apertures or openings in the outer surfaces of the said vase or stand the slide also
admitting of a piece of glass being used to protect or cover the face of the object
intended for display in the said vase or stand substantially as described. In the
acompanying drawing A represents a vase B is the aperture or opening in the
outer surface of the said vase, and placed in the side or between the angles
thereof, and is made to receive and expose the photograph or other object. C is
the slide used to hold the object intended to be displayed in position in the vase
and opposite to the aperture or opening in the side of the outer surface of the said
vase or stand substantially as described Having now particularly described and
ascertained the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed I declare that what I claim is
I. A vase or stand having for its object to display photographs or artistic cards
as a means of ornamentation thereto.
II. A vase or stand capable of being used for all ordinary purposes and to present
an ornamental appearance by the addition thereto of photos or pictures as
described.
III. A vase or stand constructed to exhibit as many photos or pictures as there
are sides or angles to the said vase or stand.
IV. A vase or stand admitting of photos or cards being affixed removed or
exchanged therein by means of the slide as described.
V. A vase or stand constructed with double surfaces, the inner surface serving all
the purposes for which vases or stands are used, and the outer surface being
provided with apertures or openings for the display of photos or cards for
ornamentation substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of December 1884.