An Improved Portable Easel.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 18:9
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1890-4ccepted, 16th Aug., 1890
An Improved Portable Easel.
I, JOSEPHA VON CZERKASKA, of 28 South Tay Street, Dundee, in the County of
Forfar, Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The objects of my invention are, to provide an easel which shall take up little
space when in use or otherwise, shall be easily transported from place to place, which
may be used in the most exposed and inaccessible places, being light strong and
durable. I carry out my invention in an improved manner and by means of improved
apparatus.
In carrying out my invention, I employ a belt, preferably of leather, for encircling
the waist of the artist, and fasten thereunto two metal brackets, each having a hole
through it for the "horizontals" to be afterwards described. Said brackets are in
such a position, relative to one another, that when the belt is on the artist they are
opposite to each other and the holes through them are in a horizontal plane. These
brackets are for the purpose of holding the casel, which consist essentially of two
pieces of wood termed "uprights" jointed together at their extremities, and each
having another piece of wood termed a horizontal," hinged to their other extremity.
The first mentioned two pieces of wood or uprights are hinged so that they may
move in one plane, while the other two pieces or "horizontals are hinged to move
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in planes at right angles to the first. Each horizontal" and "vertical"
provided with a strong hook and eye so that they may be fixed at a given angle to one
another when in use. The other extremities of the "horizontals" are made to slide
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in the holes in the brackets fixed to the belt, and may be adjusted to any desired
distance from the artist's person.
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The combination of the before mentioned apparatus provides an easel in which the
uprights support the canvass, the "horizontals" support the uprights" the
whole being carried by the person who wears the belt.
The canvass is held against the "uprights" in any desired position by means
of three or five broad hooks and strong india-rubber bands, one or three hooks being
on the under side of the canvass, the other two with their india-rubber bands
being each passed round one of the "uprights" and then hooked on to the upper side
of the canvass.
I also provide a case for carrying the "uprights" and "horizontals" when folded
up, said case may be suspended from the belt.
It will be seen from the foregoing that the artist may use my improved easel in
the school, the house or outside, standing, stooping or sitting, in a calm or in a strong
wind, with the greatest ease and comfort.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1990
GEO. C. DOUGLAS & CO.,
41, Reform Street, Dundee, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Easel.
1, JOSEPHA VON CZERKASKA of 28 South Tay Street, Dundee in the County of
Forfar, Gentlewoman do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
The objects of my invention are to provide an easel which shall take up little space
when in use or otherwise, shall be easily transported from place to place, which

page_text: may be used in the most exposed and inaccessible places, being light strong and
durable. I carry out my invention in an improved manner and by means of improved
apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I employ a belt, preferably of leather, for encircling
the waist of the artist, and fasten thereunto two metal brackets each having a hole
through it for the "horizontals" to be afterwards described. Said brackets are in
such a position, relative to one another, that when the belt is on the artist they are
opposite to each other and the holes through them are in a horizontal plane. These
brackets are for the purpose of holding the easel which consists essentially of two
pieces of wood termed "uprights" jointed together at their extremities, and each
having another piece of wood termed a "horizontal," hinged to their other extremity.
The first mentioned two pieces of wood or "uprights" are hinged so that they may
move in one plane, while the other two pieces or "horizontals" are hinged to move
in planes at any desired angles to the first. Each "horizontal" and "upright" is
provided with a strong plate & screw so that they may be fixed at a given angle to
one another when in use. The other extremities of the "horizontals "
are made
to slide in the holes in the brackets fixed to the belt, and may be adjusted to any
desired distance from the artist's person.
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The combination of the before mentioned apparatus provides an easel in which the
uprights support the canvass, the "horizontals support the "uprights" the
whole being carried by the person who wears the belt.
The canvass is held against the "uprights" in any desired position by means of
five broad hooks and strong india-rubber bands, three hooks being on the under
side of the canvass, the other two with their india-rubber bands being each passed
round one of the " 'uprights" and then hooked on to the upper side of the
canvass.
I also provide a collapsable leg which can be fixed to the "uprights" so that the
easel can be used without belt in the usual way.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same may
be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to be
hereinafter referred to and representing my improved apparatus.
Figure, 1, of the drawings is a side-view of the easel when in use on the belt, and
figure, 2, is a back-view of the easel when used without belt. Figure 3 represents
the easel when collapsed.
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 :-
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1. The combination of parts constituting my improved portable easel substantially
as herein before described and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
2. For an easel fixed to a belt substantially in the manner and for the purposes
herein before described.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of May 1890.