A New or Improved Holder or Stand for Dolls.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1889
A New or Improved Holder or Stand for Dolls.
I, FERDINAND MAX SCHILLING, of Sonneberg, Saxe-Meiningen, Germany Doll
Manufacturer, 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 refers to holders or stands for dolls made out of metal wire, which is
cheap to manufacture, the doll when placed in the holder being visible from below
without being taken out of the holder, and dolls of various thicknesses can be placed
in same with equal facility.
This holder is represented in the accompanying drawing, and will be best understood
by describing same with reference thereto.
Figures 1 and 2 shew views in perspective of a holder or stand constructed according
to my invention. In Figure 1 the holder is shewn open and in Figure 2 it is shewn
closed.
The holder consists of two upright rods a, a', the bottom ends of which are connected
or made in a piece with a horizontal ring b serving as a foot to the holder, the upper
ends of the upright rods a, a¹, have a tendency to spring apart spontaneously and are
provided in front with two rectangular arms a² and as projecting over the foot ring b,
which are made in such form that when closed together they act as a forceps and hold
fast the body of a doll placed between them.
The opening and closing of the rods a, a¹, and of the nippers a² and a³ are effected
by means of a slide c which runs loosely round the rods a, a¹ and moves them towards
each other when pushed upwards from the bottom of the rods a, a' as shewn at Figure 1
to the top as shewn at Figure 2, and on the other hand allows the rods a, a¹ with their
arms to spring open spontaneously when the slide c is drawn downwards.
The holder is advantageously made out of a single piece of bent wire as shewn at
Figures 1 and 2.
The height of the doll which can be exhibited in the holder is only limited by and
dependant upon the length of the rods.
In order to use the holder for the reception of different sizes of dolls I make the
rods a, a' in that case lengthenable or extendible as shewn at Figures 3 and 4.
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Upon the springing rods a, a¹ which are not bent round at the top, are the tubes a³,
held together by a clamp d at the bottom. Throughout their whole length however
the tubes stand loosely one against the other and are provided with bent arms a² a³ at
the top, between which the doll in question is securely held.
The tubes as and a with their arms a² a³ are movable upon the rods a a¹ and are
held together by a movable slide c at the top.
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 holder for dolls composed of two upright rods a, a³ and forming a circular foot
at the bottom, the upper ends being provided with arm holders a², a³ the tendency of
which are to spring apart spontaneously but can be held together by the aid of a slide
all substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated with
reference to the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. In doll holders or suspenders as claimed by claim 1, the arm holders a², a
separated from the rods a, a¹ and let into two tubes as a connected at the bottom and
springing apart at the top and movable upwards and downwards upon the rods a, a
but which can be moved towards each other by means of a slide c all substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
Duted thin 10th day of No 1900
F. M. SCHILLING.
By Brewer & Son,
Agents.