Novel Means or Method of Preparing Photographic and other Pictured Cards or Mounts for Connecting them in Book like Formation, also in Covers for the Purpose.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Means or Method of Preparing Photographic and other
Pictured Cards or Mounts for Connecting them in Book like
Formation, also in Covers for the Purpose.
I JOSEPH WILLIAM ZAEUNSDORF of 14 York Street, Covent Garden, in the county
of Middlesex, Book Binder do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel method of preparing mounts or cards on which
photographic and other pictures are printed, pasted or otherwise secured so that
said cards or mounts may be arranged in a superposed manner and held by lacing
cords passed through holes punched along one edge of the card or mount and
corresponding with holes punctured or eyeletted in side covers in order to enclose
the pictured cards or mounts in superposed order between them and in such
manner that the compiled series of cards or mounts can be opened for inspection
at any part without disturbing their superposed order.
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For the purpose of my invention I attach to the back of the card or mount a
linen or other fabric as a guard with a portion overlapping a sufficient width for the
reception of two strips of card which are connected to the guard by cement, pasto,
glue or otherwise, a space being formed between the meeting edges so that a folding
can take place like a huge joint.
The outer or second strip of cardboard or the like with the linen attached is
punctured at intervals and these punctures correspond to punctured, or they may be
eyeletted, holes in the back edgo strip of the cover or half covers which covers are
made to correspond to those of the pictured cards or the mounts, e, e, of a cover
board and two strips and covered with cloth or other material so that the covers
fold also like a buge joint through the thin portions between the edges of the strips
and board.
The covers are made in two side pieces without a positive back and according
to the length of the laces the superposed series may be extended without limitation.
I attach tapes or ribbons to the top, bottom and front edges to hold the series
together, the combination constituting a portfolio of scraps, pictures, photographs or
other decorative sheets of card or other stout board.
The invention is chiefly intended for use by Photographic Amateurs to enable them
to keep their Photos as mounted in compact order and clean.
The mounts or cards may be printed with indications to which additions can be
made for after reference.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1888.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said J. W. Zaehnsdorf.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Means or Method of Preparing Photographic and other
Pictured Cards or Mounts for Connecting them in Book like
Formation, also in Covers for the Purpose.
I JOSEPH WILLIAM ZAEHNSDORF of 14 York Street, Covent Garden, in the county
of Middlesex, Book Binder, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 a novel method of preparing mounts or cards on which
'Photographic and other pictures are printed, pasted, or otherwise secured, so that

page_text: said cards or mounts may be arranged in a superposed manner and held by lacing
cords passed through holes punctured along one edge of the card or mount and
corresponding with holes punctured or eyeletted in side covers in order to enclose
the pictured cards or mounts in superposed order between them and in such a
manner that the compiled series of cards or mounts can be opened for inspection at
any part withont disturbing their superposed order:
According to the usual method of making up Photographic and like mounts into
book or album form the paper of the mount proper opened or separated along ono
edge for the reception of a guard or strip of calico or other canvas, or of leather,
which when pasted or glued and fixed within the separated portion become fixed
therein, the flaps of the paper or cardboard being cemented down and made flat.
A portion of the canvas is left projecting and on this a strip of cardboard is pasted
corresponding in thickness to that of the mount. This strip of cardboard does not
extend to the edge of the canvas a portion being left in which the back of the leaves
are sewn to constitute a book or album for the after application of covers formed of
two side boards and a stiff back so that when the book or album is opened the back
part belonging to the sido covers remains stiff, the joint being at the edge of the
covers only, so that the cover can be folded back and any of the leaves also, so that
the mounts appear flat when the album is open.
Now the object of my invention is to attach two strips of cardboard to the guard
to form two distinct folding places beyond the inner edge of the mount and to make
one of the strips, namely the outer one of greater width than that of the inner one
and to perforate said larger strip so that any number of such prepared mounts can
be arranged in a superposed manner to any desired height the perforations, all of
which correspond in the larger strips, serve for a cord or lace to be passed through
to hold all the mounts in that superposed condition, the two folding places permitting
the compilation of mounts to be open at any part without interfering with the lacing
at the back, the series of mounts so laced or kept together constituting a book or
album without a positive cover.
In order to preserve the series of mounts as a book I purpose making covers
in exactly the same way as that described with regard to the mounts, the covers
being of sufficient thickness to resist wear and to form top and bottom pieces
through the outer strips, the cord or lace is also passed to constitute an outer
covering and to preserve the enclosed mounts from dust and dirt at the same time
the side covers are slightly larger to prevent the edges of the mounts from being
chafed, if the album is set up on edge in a book case or on a shelf.
The front edge, the top edge, and the bottom edge of the covers may be
secured in any desired manner such as by tapes or ribbons.
My invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mount secured to a guard of canvas.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a mount and two strips of cardboard secured
to a guard of canvas the larger strip being perforated.
Figure 3 is a perspective elevation of a series of mounts prepared as at
Figure 2 but superposed and with covers the whole being held firmly by laces
passed through the perforations of the larger strips of cardboard.
Figure 4 is a view of such a book thrown open to represent more clearly the
two folding places between the larger strips and the mounts.
A is the mount pasted or cemented to the guard B. Cis a narrow strip also
secured to the guard between them to serve as a kind of joint lengthwise of the
mount at D. E is the wider strip of cardboard also cemented to the guard B but
at a distance from the strip C where the guard forms another joint F parallel
with the joint D.
This larger strip E is perforated and when a number of the mounts so prepared
are superposed or in pile, all the perforations in the strip E coincide and by
lacing a cord G through the perforations, all the wider strips E are drawn firmly
in contact one with the other and constitute a rigid connection for holding the
mounts in place.

page_text: The pile of mounts thus bound together by their larger strips E constitute a
book without a positive back and in this order the pile can be increased to any
extent and the mounts kept in their proper places yet always ready for inspection
when desired.
I have described the two strips C, E, as being pasted or cemented to the guard
of canvas B but the strips C, E, may be enclosed in specially woven guards
such as a fabric woven with pockets for the reception of the strips CE or it
may be by introducing a very coarse fabric into the pockets of the woven strip
or by making the guard with increased thicknesses of material in substitution for
the strips C, E. I can maintain the thickness of my guard so that the back
portion of the pile when laced and secured together is of the same thickness as
that of the front or guards only, the thickness of the guard B on which the
mount A is cemented corresponding with the thickness of the Photograph paper
pasted on to the mount, so that the same thickness is maintained throughout the
pile.
H, H, are covers slightly larger than the mounts A and I, J, are strips of
cardboard or other material equivalent to, but slightly larger than the strips C, E, -
and these pieces forming the cover are secured to a guard in a similar manner
as the strips C, E.
The strips J have boles in them corresponding to the holes in the strips E 50
that by a lacing cord G the whole of the strips E and J can be bound tightly
together.
The covers H, I, J, may be enclosed in a cloth or leather to give a neat
appearance the portions forming the joints being well rubbed into contact so that
those parts appear very thin and have yielding properties to enable the cover H
and the mounis A to be unfolded.
It will be seen by Figure 4 that all the strips E, J, retain their solidity when
the pile is opened, the strips C1 folding at the joint F and set themselves at
one angle while the mounts A through their joints D set themselves at another
angle or flat.
K, K, are tapes or ribbons for tying the front and top and bottom edges of the
mounts and covers together.
By this invention Amateurs and Professional Photographers and others can
secure their Photographs or Pictures on to mounts and as they accumulate they
can be temporarily bound together in a neat and orderly manner by simply
lacing a cord through the perforations of the strips E, E, and when a sufficient
number of Photographs so mounted have been piled, covers H, I, J which coincide
can form an exterior to the mounts and be laced or tied upon the outer mounts
to constitute a book for easy reference; and one of the advantages of my
invention is, each mount A with a guard B and strips C, E, form a distinct sheet
and after the Photographs or Pictures are pasted on to the mounts the sheets can
be arranged according to the fancy of the Artist and the mounts with the guard B
and strips C, E, can be detached at will or other similarly prepared mounts can
be placed in to form a pile when and as desired without destroying the appearance
of the pile or interfering with the compactness of the article as a book or album.
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. The manufacture of photographic or picture mounts A with a guard B and
two strips C, E between which the guard B only appears and constitute a joint
for the strip and mount A to foll, the strip E being perforated to enable a
series of such prepared mounts to be bound together by means of a cord or lace,
in the manner described.
2. In combination with a mount A, strip C, and guard B, a perforated strip E
as an additional attachment to a guard B and constituting when a number of

page_text: such strips are bound together by a cord G, a rigid hack portion to a pile of
photographic or picture mounts, as described.
3. The manufacture of separate side covers, H, with strips 1, J, the latter being
perforated coincident with perforations in strips E of separate mounts similarly
made for the reception of cord G for retaining a pile of mounts in book like
formation, said covers having no back like the ordinary back of a book, as
described and as set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The 1 ... 1920
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said J. W. Zachnsdorf.