Year: 1888

page_text: HENRY TURK,
CHARLES STABY,
Trading as Turk & Staby,
Of Iserlohn, in the Empire of Germany.

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Brackets therefor.
We, HENRY TURK and CHARLES STABY, trading as Turk and Staby, in Iserlohn, in
the Empire of Germany, "Manufacturers" do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to the fittings of lamp brackets, either fixed or portable, with
the portion of the bracket at one end being constructed of sufficient weight to act as a
counterpoise, to stand on the top of a piano, to deflect the light down on the music, or
they may be attached to the front of the piano by means of a clip and thumbscrew,
when the top is raised.
This invention may be used for mantelpieces, or other like places.
The ring or receptacle for the fount or oil container may be constructed to raise
or lower by means of a set screw attached to the boss on the arm.
Our invention consists of metal arms either straight, or curved, with a ring to
receive the fount or oil container, and a weight at the other end of the said arm, to
secure the lamp in its position, wherever it is placed, and is intended to be of such a
weight to prevent the lamp which overhangs towards the front of the piano; or it
may be fitted with a clip to secure the bracket to the front of the piano, and also to
permit the arm to slide up or down. The lamp burners and shades we are aware are
not new.
And in order that our Invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the bracket on the top of the piano B, with the arm 'C, and
the weight A, and the ring D, to take the lamp fount or oil container F, with the
collar G, to take any burner.
Figure 2, denotes a similar bracket, placed in the same position, but with a curved
arm, which can be made of any description of curve either up or down.
Figure 3, represents the bracket fitted to a clip H, with the clip arm E, and the
thumb screw I, fixed to the front of the piano J when the top is raised.
Figure 4, is the same as figure 3 with the exception of having a long shaft or stem L,
to slide up or down in the boss K on the arm E, and fixed in any position by the thumb
screw I.
The arm E is described broken off, the said arm may be attached to a weight as
figure 1 or to a clip as figure 3.
We do not confine ourselves to make the invention to any particular shape or
size, as it is evident it may be varied, without departing from the nature of the
invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described the nature of our said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
First The combination of the ring D, and the arm C, and the weight A, for the
purpose of receiving a lamp fount or oil container, with any description lamp burner
and shade to deflect the light downwards, when the weighted portion is placed on the
top of a piano, mantelpiece or the like, substantially as herein described and according
to the accompanying drawing.
Secondly: The combination of a curved arm of any shape, substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly The combination of the arm fixed to a boss on the clip arm E, and
the clip H with a thumb screw I, to clip on to the front of a piano, when the top
is raised, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
Fourthly We claim the shaft L to slide up or down in the boss K, and fixed in
any position by the thumbscrew 1, and to place the ring D, either above or below
the hoss, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W.,
Agent for the Applicants.