Improvements in Sectional Pictures.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sectional Pictures.
I, WOLFF HAGELBERG of 19/21 Marienstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and the manner, in
which the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to pictures consisting of two cards of paper or other suitable
material, cut out according to the outlines of the desired pictures and suitably shaded
and coloured. In such pictures it has hitherto been usual to connect the two cards by
means of a ribbon or strip connected at one end to the front card and at the other end
to the back card. When the cards thus connected are placed in position, the back
card is only exposed to the eyes of the spectator so far as orifices in the front card, or
greater width of the back card, allow of it. As this circumstance must be taken into
consideration at the choice and execution of the picture, the class of pictures which
are suitable for this purpose is very limited, and it is also difficult to obtain a good
plastic effect.
This invention consists in connecting the two cards so that the upper part of the
back card protrudes forward through the front card.
In order that this invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to describe
the same in relation to the accompanying drawings representing a girl leaning on a
rustic fence, and to the letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a front view of the combined cards in position.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same, and
Figure 3 shows the upper part of the front card.
A is the front card and B the back card. The former is composed of the fence and
the upper part of the body of the girl, figure 3, the latter card represents the head
and lower part of the body.
The cards are connected with each other so that the head of the girl protrudes
through the front card into the fore-ground. This is effected in the following
manner:
The front card has an orifice a and the back card is divided into three part B', B¹¹
and B, of which B¹ represents the head of the girl, B₁ as much of her neck as
can be seen by the spectator, and B represents the body of the girl.
The connection is effected by placing the piece B" through the orifice a, then the
other two pieces B₁ and B are attached to B with gum or otherwise.
When, now, the combined cards are placed in position, as shown in the sectional view,
Figure 2, the front card standing vertical and the back card being inclined to the
front, a picture is produced having a natural effect, which is obtained more
especially by the prominent parts being represented to the spectator in a natural
position.
The head of the girl is more in the fore-ground, the neck, upper body and arms aro
also in the foreground, while the lower body and legs of the girl remain in the back
ground, exactly in accordance with the natural position of a girl leaning on a fence.
In some cases it is desirable to place a front card in a position inclined towards the
back, in order to obtain a good effect.
The place for the orifice a is always to be chosen as much as possible so that the
exposed outline of the orifice corresponds with a line of the picture. In the picture
as illustrated this has been effected by making the orifice where the collar encloses the
neck of the girl.
It will be easily understood that this method of connection may be applied
advantageously to all pictures in which the leaning position of the back card and the
protrusion of its upper part through the front card corresponds with the figure of the
object to be illustrated.

page_text: If, for instance, a horesman is to be represented with his horse jumping over a
hurdle, the hurdle, the breast and front legs of the horse and the rider will be
represented on the front card, while the back card is composed of the head, the neck,
the body and the hind legs of the horse. The orifice is to be chosen and the back
picture is to be divided so that the neck and head of the horse form the part B¹ entering
into the fore-ground, while the body and hind legs of the horse form the back part B¹й
remaining in the background.
Instead of using a separate connecting piece B¹¹ for connecting the pieces of the
card, the lower end of the upper part B or the upper end of the lower part B¹¹¹ of
the back card may be elongated into a small strip and placed through the orifice it being
afterwards gummed to the other part.
Or, the back card may be made in one piece and may be inserted through a desired
orifice in the front card by cutting a slit from the edge of the front card to the desired
orifice in the middle of the said card and there afterwards the slit is joined or pasted
up by a piece of paper or other suitable material. This arrangement where the back
card is in one piece is necessary when the projecting part of the back card is larger
than the orifice in the front card made to suit only the width of the back card at the
point where it passes through the front card.
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 sectional picture composed of a front card A having an orifice in the upper
part and a back card B such cards being connected with each other so that when placed
in position the upper part of the back card protrudes into the fore-ground through the
said orifice in the front card, substantially as described.
2.) The combination of the upper part B¹ and the lower part B11 of the back card
with an intermediate piece B₁ which is placed through the orifice of the front card and
then fastened to the parts B¹ and B, substantially as described.
3.) The connection of the upper part B' with the lower part B of the back card
by means of a strip formed in one piece with either the part B¹ or the part B¹¹¹ such
strip being passed through the orifice of the front card and gummed or otherwise
attached to the other portion of the card of which it does not form a part, substantially
as described.
4.) The method of formation of the orifice in the front card by carrying a slit
thereto from the extreme edge of the front card whereby a back card in one complete
piece may be introduced to the desired orifice in the front card and the said side
slit to be afterwards closed by gummed or pasted paper or other material, substantially
as described.
Dated: il 1
1000
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.