TAMBOUR FRA
Year: 1884

page_text: I MARY ANN TURNER of 14 Gledhow Terrace South Kensington in the County,
of Middlesex Designer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
A TAMBOUR FRAME to be as follows:
The apparatus consists of a round' base or footstool pierced with a matrix into
which is screwed a pedestal of wood having a metal socket fitted into its top.
A balf-circle frame of metal is fixed to the Pedestal by means of a pin falling into
the socket so as to allow a free rotary motion on the pin.
The ends of the half circle are fastened either to a ring of metal hoop of wood
or square frame of wood by means of two screw nuts so as to allow the ring hoop
or frame to be freely moved with a complete, rotary motion on the axis of the two
pins or screws The hoop or frame is pierced with holes at intervals from the upper
to the under surface for pegs, of iron or wood. From each hole a groove is cut to
the inner and outer edge of the hoop or frame. Similar grooves are cut.at intervals
on the outer surface of the hoop or frame. A stout band' of elastic webbing with
a clasp fastener enables net or other light textiles to be conveniently stretched over
the metal ring or hoop of wood.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I MARY ANN TURNER of 14 Gledhow terrace, South Kensington London, Designer
and Embroideress do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A TAMBOUR
FRAME FOR LACEWORKERS AND EMBROIDERERS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The apparatus consists of a round base or footstool pierced with a matrix into
which is screwed a pedestal of wood having a metal. socket fitted into its top.
A half circular frame of metal having its ends pointed upwards, is attached to the
pedestal by means of a perpendicular pin fixed at equal distance from the ends.
This pin-fits-into-the-socket-and-allows-the-frame-a-free-circular-motion-on-the-
perpendicular axis. A square frame of wood, or a hoop of wood-or-metal-is-
suspended between the two ends of the half circular frame by means of two thumb-
screws and fly-nuts so as to allow the square frame, or hoop, to be moved in a
complete rotary motion on the horizontal axis of the screws. The square frame
_and_hoop_are_pierced at intervals, and have webbing attached to them as in
ordinary Embroidery Frames. The apparatus is also provided with an elastic
band and clasp fastener for-firmly holding net and other light textiles which may
have to be stretched over the hoop.
Baving-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 that the said Tambour Frame has the following features of novelty
1. That it has but one perpendicular support, with a footstool to enable the
worker to steady the apparatus.
II. That the upper part may be easily turned to the right or left by the mere
pressure of the arms, thus leaving the hands of the worker free, continuously to
ply the needle or tambour-hook.
III. That the frame or hoop may be so completely reversed that the under
surface of the stretched material on it may become the uppermost.
Dated this sixteenth day of February 1885.