A WALKING STICK SKETCHING EASEL."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Arthur John Welsby, of 4, Clare Street, in the City of
Bristol, Gentleman, for an Invention of "A WALKING STICK SKETCHING
EASEL."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur John Welsby at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th April 1881.
ARTHUR JOHN WELSBY, of 4, Clare Street, in the City of Bristol, Gentleman.
"A WALKING STICK SKETCHING EASEL."
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO DRAWING No. 1.
The easel consists of a hollow stick or cane (A) into which another stick (B)
attached to the handle or head (C) is telescoped, the latter being kept in its place
in the stick or cane (A) (either open or shut) by means of the two screws
1 and 2. In the head or handle of the stick is an entire slot or passage (3)
cut for the reception of the narrow piece of wood or metal (F). This piece of
wood or metal has bevelled edges, & is kept rigid in the slot by the screw 4.
A small sliding block (G) is made to fit the bevels in the piece F, up and
down which it moves to take the size of the sketch, & is made rigid by the
screw 5. There is a pin fixed in this block as seen at 6. At the base of the
piece F and attached to it by screw 7 is a folding rest H for the base of the
sketching block or canvas to rest, & which is made for convenience to fold by the
means of hinges, the projection 8 filling the aperture 9. At the lower end of the
stick is a ferule 10 which is capable of being removed by unscrewing to admit of
the inscrewing of the spear J.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Arthur John Welsby in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
15th October 1881.
ARTHUR JOHN WELSBY, of Green Bank, Nore Road, Portishead, in the County
of Somerset, formerly of 4, Clare Street, in the City of Bristol, Gentleman. "A
WALKING STICK SKETCHING EASEL."
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO DRAWING No. 1.
The easel consists of a hollow stick or cane (A) into which another stick (B)
attached to the handle or head (C) is telescoped, the latter being kept in its place
in the stick or cane (A) either open or shut by means of the two screws 1 and 2.
In the head or handle of the stock is an entire slot or passage (3) cut for the
reception of the narrow piece of wood or metal of any length (F.) This piece of
wood or metal has bevelled edges, and is kept rigid in the slot by the screw 4. A
small sliding block (G) is made to fit the bevels in the piece F, up and down which
it moves to be adapted to take the size of the sketch, and is made rigid by the
screw 5. There is a pin fixed in this block, as seen at 6. At the base of the
piece F, and attached to it by screw 7, is a folding rest H for the base of the
sketching block or canvas to rest upon. At the lower end of the stick is a ferule 10,
which is capable of being removed by unscrewing, to admit of the inscrewing of
the one T
the spear I
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING No. 2.
Figure 1 shews the walking stick easel with all its parts fixed closed.'
Figure 2
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'raised.'
In witness whereof, I, the said Arthur John Welsby, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Thirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by
the above named Arthur John
Welsby, in the presence of
CHARLES J. TAYLOR,
Springfield Villa,
Portishead,
Gentleman.
ARTHUR JOHN WELSBY. (L.S.)