Improvements in Portrait and Picture Frames for Macrame Work.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1890
'Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portrait and Picture Frames for Macrame
Work.
I, JOHN EDWARD DEAN, of 15, Deardengate, Haslingden, in the County of
Lancaster, General Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to le
as follows:-
:-
I purpose to employ for the frames of pictures & portraits, stout cardboard,
(or any other material as I may think fit) and cut out such material in any
shape I may think fit:-My invention enables a picture or portrait to be intro-
duced into a frame after the macrame work shall have been completed, by cutting
out a sufficient portion of the groundwork for this purpose, the portion so cut
out then forms a backing for any picture which may be introduced into the worked
frame-I therefore claim to supply a moveable back to my frames; such back to
be secured to the mount (such mount is placed in front of the frame before the
macramé is commenced) by small metal clips :-I some put the back on hinges-
The benefit of my improvement is that it enables the picture frame to be com-
pletely finished before the picture is introduced, so that the picture is in no way
likely to be soiled as is the case in working the frame, whilst the picture is in
position.
Dated this 9th day of Santambor 1200
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portrait and Picture Frames for Macrame
Work.
I, JOHN EDWARD DEAN, of 15, Deardengate, Haslingden, in the County of
Lancaster, General Dealer, 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 statenient :-
I purpose to employ for the frames of pictures and portraits, stout cardboard or
any other suitable material as I may think fit; and to cut out such material in
any form or shape which may at any time suggest itself to me- -My invention enables
pictures or portraits to be introduced into the frame after the macrame work shall
have been completed; by cutting out a sufficient portion of the groundwork (card-
board) for this purpose, the material so cut out forms the backing for any picture
or portrait which may be introduced into the cavity left after cutting; the back is
put in after the picture or portrait has been put in the cavity-the picture by my
improvement only being required after the necessary work & embellishment has
been done to the front of the frame with macrame twine.
Figure 2 in drawing shews side elevation of frame.
I sometimes put hinges on to the loose back, thus making it a kind of door by
which the picture or portrait can be taken out & replaced at any time as shewn in
Figure 3 and marked S-When I do not put hinges on the backing, I fasten up
the back by putting metal clips through the mounting on the front of the card-
board frame & closing them after inserting them through the loose back.
Figure 1 shews front of frame with mount marked P.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same has to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A picture frame for macrame work, with a open or loose back as above
described, either with or without hinges.
Dated this 10th day of December 1890.
JOHN EL YAKI