"MICROPHOTOSCOPE
Year: 1884

page_text: I ROBERT GALLAND-MASON of Hambleton House, Promenade Douglas Isle
of Mau Schoolmaster do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
AN INSTRUMENT TO BE CALLED THE "MICROPHOTOSCOPE to be as follows:-
"
The Microphotoscope consists of a pair of spectacles, eye glasses or an eye glass
with one or a number of minute photographs arranged in or along the rim of the
spectacles, eye glasses or eye-glass.
The minute photographs are placed behind suitable minute magnifying glasses
and are so arranged, in or along the rims of the spectacles or eye glasses that the
eyes of the wearer may see either one or all of the photographs without moving the
spectacles.
The rim, in or along which the minute photographs are placed, may be, either
the rim of the spectacles themselves or a detachable rim, which may be applied to
any spectacles eye glasses, or eye glass.
The minute photographs may be photographs of written or printed matter, maps,
charts views, landscapes, or any object or group of objects from which a photograph
may be taken.
Some of the uses to which the micro-photoscope could be put are the following.
For a Student, the series of minute photographs in or along the rim of the
spectacles might consist of photographs of an epitomized grammar, history
geography et cetera.
Thus any subject that he was studying would be constantly before his eyes for
reference in his spare moments when travelling or otherwise without the trouble of
carrying books about.
The rims containing the photographs being detachable he could at any time
change the subjects.
A lecturer might have his lectures photographed and placed in the rim of his
spectacles; an actor his plays; a lawyer his briefs; a clergyman his sermons; a
tourist, maps, views and plans of the country through which he travelled; a
shopkeeper a ready reckoner, calender &c; a timber merchant, cubes, measurements
and rules and so forth.
Dated the seventh day of January 1884.

page_text: I ROBERT GALLAND-MASON of Hambleton House, Promenade Douglas Isle of
Man Schoolmaster do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN
INSTRUMENT TO BE CALLED THE MICROPHOTOSCOPE" and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The microphotoscope consists of a pair of spectacles, eye-glasses or an eye glass,
with one or a number of microphotographs arranged in or along the upper part of
the rim or framework of the aforesaid spectacles eye glasses or eye glass as
represented at Fig 1. on the annexed drawings.
The microphotographs in or along the rims at a, a are arranged behind and
attached to suitable microscopic lenses.
Those parts of the rims in which these microphotographs are placed may be
detachable or not, and may be bent round so as to be adapted to the convexity of
the eyes of the wearer as shown in plan view Fig. 2.
a, a are the parts of the rims which contain the microphotographs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
and b, b are the eyes of the wearer. As the parts a, a are bent round and follow
the curves of the eyes, and as the microphotographs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 are so arranged in
the rims that they converge towards the eyes, the wearer of one of these instruments
(the "microphotoscope ") will be able by simply moving his eyes to look through
any one of the microphotographs.
The microphotoscope will be worn in the same manner as ordinary spectacles or
eye glasses.
The appearance of the microphotoscope when portions of the rims are detachable
will be as shown at Fig 3 on the drawings.
a, a are the detachable portions of the rims containing the microphotographs 1.
2. 3. 4. 5 c, c are small studs which fit into suitable slots in the pieces a, a for the
purpose of soldering them securely in position. They may however be made
detachable in any other convenient manner.
The microphographs may be photographs of written or printed matter, maps,
charts, views, landscapes pictures, or any object or group of objects from which a
photograph can be taken.
Some of the uses to which the " 'microphotoscope" could be applied are the
following.
For a student:-The series of microphotographs in the rims of the spectacles
might consist of copies of an epitomized grammar, history, geography or any subject
the student wished to study. Thus the subject he was studying would be
constantly before his eyes for reference is his spare moments without the trouble of
carrying books about with him.
The rims containing the microphotographs being detachable he could at any time
change the subjects:-
A lecturer might have the heads of his lectures photographed and placed in the
rims of his spectacles: A lawyer, .his briefs; A clergyman, his sermons; A
Bicyclist, tricyclist or other tourist, maps, views, and plans of the country through
which he travelled; A shopkeeper, a calendar ready reckoner and so forth:
A timber merchant or builder, cubes, measurements and rules: Travellers on the
continent, list of foreign terms, names of articles, foreign money, tables and so on;
A correspondent an abridged dictionary of technical or difficult words; A member
of parliament facts and figures relating to the subject of his speech; A doctor,
formulæ, A public entertainer, recitations, songs, bon-mots &c; A musician, whole
pieces of music; A detective, criminals wanted.

page_text: It will also be evident that the "microphotoscope" may be applied to a variety
of other uses too numerous to mention.
It will be understood that the spectacle or eye-glass frames may have in them
ordinary reading glasses when worn by those who need them, and when worn
by those who do not they may have either plain glasses or no glasses at all.
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 a new optical instrument (which I call a "microphotoscope") formed by
the combination of fixed or detachable microphotographs with the frames of
spectacles or eyeglasses substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein-
before set forth and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 7th day of October 1884
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.