Improvements in Panoramas.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Panoramas.
I, THEODORE TUBINI of 76 Oxford Gardens, North Kensington, London, in the
County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
I combine together eight, ten or more magic lanterns circularly and equidistantly
placed round a common centre on the platform of an ordinary panorama building or
on a special platform placed above or below the one reserved to spectators. The small
panoramic, translucid picture that I intend to project, considerably enlarged on the
wall of the panorama building is cut in as many sections as the number of -magic
lanterns I intend using, and these sections are placed sequentially between the
condensers and the object-glasses of the cameras. The internal surface of the wall of
the building is painted white or covered with white cloth and the cameras are provided
with electric, lime or any other powerful light. The distance of the magic lanterns
from the wall and the convexity of the object-glasses are calculated so as to let the
left edge of each section projected on the wall meet to a nicety the right edge of the
section next to it; the projections of the magic lanterns used form thus a complete
panorama on the circular wall of the building, and no intersection is perceived at all
by the spectators at the points where the sectional projections meet.
If placed above or below the middle of the height of the building, the object-glasses
of the magic lanterns are inclined upwards or downwards so as to bring the middle of
the picture to the centre of the height of the building.
I can provide my panorama with a foreground covered with lay-figures and other
objects, similar to the foregrounds of ordinary panoramas, and I light it from under or
above the platform so as not to let the light of the lamps used for that purpose,
interfere in any way with the picture projected on the wall.
I do not limit myself to the details herein described, and I shall set forth in my final
Specification the innovations that I claim as mine.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Panoramas.
I THEODORE TUBINI of 76 Oxford Gardens, North Kensington, in the County
of London, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
I combine together eight, ten or more magic lanterns circularly and equidistantly
placed round a common centre on the platform of an ordinary panorama building or
on a special platform placed above or below the one reserved for the spectators.
The small panoramic, translucid picture that I intend to project, considerably
enlarged, on a circular screen or on the wall of the panorama building, is cut in as
many sections as the number of the magic lanterns I intend using, and these sections
are placed sequentially between the condensers and the front lenses of the magic
lanterns.
The internal surface of the wall of the building is painted white or covered with a
white screen, and the magic lanterns are provided with electric, lime or any other
powerful source of light. The distance of the magic lanterns from the wall and the
focus of their front lenses are calculated so as to let the left edge of each section
projected on the wall meet to a nicety the right edge of the section next to it.
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page_text: projections of the magic lanterns used form thus a complete circular panorama on the
screen, and no intersection is perceived at all by the spectators at the points where
the sectional projections meet.
If placed above or below the middle of the height of the building, the magic lanterns
are tilted upwards or downwards so as to bring the middle of the picture to the centre
of the height of the building.
I can provide my panorama with a foreground covered with lay-figures and other
objects, similar to the foregrounds of ordinary panoramas, and I light it from under or
above the spectators' platform, in the manner hereinafter described.
My foreground is lighted all round by means of lights enclosed in magic lanterns
and the rays of which fall upon it only and cannot radiate towards the screen.
In like manner, sufficient light is thrown on the platform by means of magic
lanterns suspended and inclined over it so as to prevent the rays from travelling
beyond its surface.
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 combination of several magic lanterns carrying separate but sequential
sections of a whole circular picture, and the mode of joining together the projections
of such lanterns on a circular screen or the wall of a panorama substantially as above
described.
2. The combination of a circular picture thus produced with a foreground and a
panorama building similar to those heretofore used only for the exhibition of real
panoramic paintings.
3. The way of lighting up the platform and foreground by means of magic lanterns
without any reverberation on the screen, substantially as described.
Dated this Eleventh day of October 1800.
T. TUBINI.