Improvements relating to Lamp Shades and Reflectors.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
Improvements relating to Lamp Shades and Reflectors.
We, THOMAS FERDINAND WALKER and LEWIS JOHN MURRAY, trading as John
Walsh Walsh, of Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Glass Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the ready production of an effective combined.
lamp shade and reflector. to be carried or supported on its own base, and to. be
formed to any required ornamental configuration but having every part of its
surface easy of access for cleaning.
In carrying our invention into effect we produce the eye shade or screen and
reflector together or as one piece from glass or other like material, preferably
making the eye shade of a parallel tubular form with a suitable base for fitting or
attachment to the lamp. The reflector is formed by turning or curving the glass
at the upper portion of the eye screen outwardly or away from the screen and
towards its base, the extent to which it is carried down being varied to suit the
particular lamp or class of lamps for which it is required.
We make the entire surface of the reflector and its circular edge or periphery
to any required ornamental configuration and the combined shade and reflector of
any desired colour.
The rays of light from the lamp will in part pass through the lower part of
the eye screen directly into the surrounding space, and in part, after passing
through the screen will impinge upon the inner surface of the reflector which is
suitably formed to reflect the light on to a table or beneath the lamp.
The annular space between the ordinary chimney and our improved eye screen
serves as a funnel or shaft for the passage of a current of air along the exterior of the
chimney which is thus kept cool and prevented from cracking.
The eye screen is varied in shape and length to suit the class of light to which
it is to be applied, and when desirable may be so shortened as to allow part of the
light to impinge directly upon. the upper surface of the reflector in order to
reflect the rays in an upward direction.
We sometimes dispense with the ordinary independent chimney, making the
eye screen of sufficient length to serve also the function of a chimney.
1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.
We, THOMAS FERDINAND WALKER and LEWIS JOHN MURRAY, trading as John
Walsh Walsh, of Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Glass Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
[Price 8d.1

page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This Invention has for its object the ready production of an effective combined
lamp shade and reflector to be carried or supported on its own base, and to be
formed to any required ornamental configuration but having every part of its
surface easy of access for cleaning.
Referring to the accompanying illustrations, Figure 1 is an end elevation and
Figure 2 a section representing one form of our combined lamp shade and
reflector.
In carrying our invention into effect we produce the eye shade or screen A
and the reflector B together or as one piece from glass or other like material,
making the eye shade A either parallel or of a tapered tubular form such as
illustrated with a suitable base for fitting or attachment to the lamp. The re-
flector B is formed by turning or curving the glass at the upper portion of the
eye screen outwardly or away from, the screen and towards its base the extent to
which it is carried down being varied to suit the particular lamp or glass of lamps
for which it is required.
We make the entire surface of the reflector B and its circular edge or periphery B¹
to any required ornamental configuration and the combined shade and reflector of
any desired colour.
The rays of light from the lamp will in part, pass through the lower part of
the eye screen A directly into the surrounding space, and in part, after passing
through the screen will impinge upon the inner surface of the reflector B which is
suitably formed to reflect the light on to a table or beneath the lamp.
The annular space between the ordinary lamp chimney and our improved eye
screen serves as a funnel or shaft for the passage of a current of air along the
exterior of the chimney which is thus kept cool and prevented from cracking.
The eye screen is varied in shape and length to suit the class of light to which
it is to be applied, and when desirable may be so shortened as to allow part of the
light from the burner to impinge directly upon the upper surface of the reflector
in order to reflect the rays in an upward direction.
We sometimes dispense with the ordinary independent chimney, making the
eye screen A of sufficient length to serve also the function of a chimney.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
A combination lamp shade and reflector substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1897.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.