Improvements in or in connection with Pictures.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 27th Nov.,
1897
Improvements in or in connection with Pictures.
I, ERNST FERDINAND RADICKE of 48 Ritterstrasse, Berlin in the Empire of
Germany, Inventor 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 has for its object a clock arranged in a picture and which is adapted
to set in action a musical arrangement at certain intervals.
The invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is an elevation of the picture with the clock;
Figure a view of the clock and the musical arrangement with the apparatus for
setting it in action;
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2.
The clock A is arranged in the picture B in such a way that the dial appears as
the clock face of a church, a council chamber or the like (Figure 1). The clock is
attached to the rear side of the picture together with a musical mechanism H.
In order to enable the musical mechanism to be automatically started at each
hour, a disc b is arranged on the hour wheel arbor a of the clock, said disc being
formed with a projection c. If the musical mechanism is required to play at each
half hour, two projections c are arranged on the disc b. A suitable bent lever e is
pivotally mounted on the wheel frame d. This lever rests on or bears against the
disengaging lever g of the musical mechanism H, which lever is pivotted at f. The
lever engages when in a position of repose with its point h in a wheel i of the.
musical instrument and thus locks the wheels of the latter. At the same time an
arm m of the lever g rests against the fly. When the projection c presses against
the lever e, the latter presses the lever g downwards and the point h releases the
musical mechanism H. A spring k after the release of the lever e again draws back
the same into its position of repose. If the musical mechanism is to be started at
any desired time by hand, a cord may be pulled and thus the point h released from
the wheel i.
By this arrangement there is obtained in a picture, a chamber clock of handsome
appearance which causes a musical mechanism to play at certain times and such
musical mechanism may also be set going at any time desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A picture, characterised by a clock (A) being arranged therein at any suitable
point, together with a striking or musical mechanism (H) with the object of
enabling the said picture to be used as a chamber clock, substantially as described
and shown.
2. A picture characterised by a clock (A) being arranged therein at a suitable point,
which clock is adapted at certain intervals to set in action a musical mechanism (H)
by means of a suitable device, substantially as described, and shown.
3. In a picture such as hereinbefore described, the arrangement for starting the

page_text: musical mechanism, consisting of a disc (6) mounted on the hour wheel arbor (a) of
the clock and provided with one or more tooth like projections (c) adapted at suitable
intervals to set in action the musical mechanism by means of a lever arrangement (ge).
substantially as described and shown.
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4. In a picture such as hereinbefore described, the arrangement of a cord (l) to
enable the musical mechanism to be started by hand at any desired time, substantially
as described and shown.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.