Apparatus for Producing Multiple Representations of Persons, Figures, Objects, or Scenery upon Theatrical or other Stages or. Platforms.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1898-Accepted, 21st July, 1898
Apparatus for Producing Multiple Representations of Persons,
Figures, Objects, or Scenery upon Theatrical or other Stages or.
Platforms.
I, FRED WAVERLEY SHIPMAN, of 124, The Grove, Hammersmith, London, W.,
Theatrical Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for producing multiple representations of
persons, figures, objects, or scenery upon theatrical or other stages or platforms; and
in accordance therewith by means of an arrangement of mirrors, some stationary
and some revolving, said multiple representations are obtained.
The reproductions may be multiplied to any desired extent and by means of
the combined revolving and stationary mirrors aforesaid the reflected representa-
tions may be made to appear, some moving and others stationary. In accordance
with this invention I have arranged upon the stage, and extending from the
front to the back in preferably a semicircular form, a series of stationary mirrors
and within said semicircle I place a vertical column capable of being revolved by
any suitable mechanism which vertical column may be formed of any suitable
number of flat sides upon which mirrors are arranged.
Any person, figure, object, or scene upon the stage or platform will be reflected
upon the mirrors, and the reflections upon said mirrors will also be reflected from
one to the other thus multiplying the representations to any desired extent. In
addition to the central vertical column above referred to any desired or convenient
number of others may be employed preferably arranged so that one of the flat
sides of same takes the place of one of the stationary mirrors in the semicircular
background above spoken of, these auxiliary columns receiving their revolving
motion by any suitable means such as pullies and belting gearing or otherwise
so that all may revolve together in either the same or contrary directions as may
be desired.
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S. E. LAMBERT,
Solicitor, 40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
For the Applicant.

page_text: Apparatus for Producing Multiple Representations of Persons,
Figures, Objects, or Scenery upon Theatrical or other Stages or
Platforms.
I, FRED WAVERLEY SHIPMAN, of 124, The Grove, Hammersmith, London, W.,
Theatrical Manager, 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:―
This invention relates to apparatus for producing multiple representations of
persons, figures, objects, or scenery, upon theatrical or other stages or platforms,
and in accordance therewith by means of an arrangement of mirrors some
stationary, and some revolving, said multiple representations are obtained. The
reproductions may be multiplied to any desired extent, and by means of the com-
bined revolving and stationary mirrors aforesaid, the reflected representations
may be made to appear some moving and others stationary.
In
In accordance with this invention, I have arranged upon the stage, and extend-
ing from the front to the back in preferably a semi-circular form, a series of
stationary mirrors and within said semi-circle I place a vertical column capable
of being revolved by any suitable mechanism, which vertical column may be
formed of any suitable number of flat sides upon which mirrors are arranged.
Any person. figure, object, or scene, upon the stage or platform will be reflected
upon the mirrors, and the reflections upon said mirrors will also be reflected from
one to the other, thus multiplying the representations to any desired extent.
addition to the central vertical column above referred to, any desired or con-
venient number of others may be employed preferably arranged so that one of the
flat sides of same takes the place of one of the stationary mirrors in the semi-
circular background above spoken of, these auxiliary columns receiving their
revolving motion by any suitable means, such as pullies and belting, gearing or
otherwise, so that all may revolve together, in either the same or contrary direc-
tions as may be desired.
And in order that this invention may be fully understood, I will describe same
with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings and the figures and letters
of reference marked thereon, that is to say:-
Fig. 1, is a view in plan of the apparatus constructed and arranged in accor-
dance with my invention, and Fig. 2, is a front elevational view of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each figure.
a a are the stationary mirrors arranged in a semi-circular manner upon the
stage, and the central revolving pillar or column. This may be actuated in any
suitable manner, and to obtain increased effects other revolving columns such as
those shewn at c c may be employed or used. When so employed or used, onc
of the flat sides of same, conveniently takes the place of one of the stationary
mirrors a. See cc. These may be revolved from the central column b by means
of pulleys and belting d d or in other convenient manner and may turn either in
the same or in the opposite direction to the central column all as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
CLAIMS.

page_text: 2. The stationary mirrors arranged preferably in a semi-circular form in com-
bination with one or more revolving columns having mirrors arranged around
same, constructed and operating substantially as herein before described and
shewn for the purpose of producing multiple representations of persons, figures,
objects, or scenery, upon theatrical or other stages or platforms.
S. E. LAMBERT,
Solicitor, 40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
For the Applicant.