A New Shade for Lamps or Candles, especially suitable for Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
COME LUIM SEMUIFICATION.
A New Shade for Lamps or Candles, especially suitable for
Incandescent Electric Lamps.
I EDWIN WILLIAM STREETER of 18 New Bond Street London Lapidist and
Jeweller 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 object of this invention is the construction of shades for candles lamps and
the like which are in themselves works of art and when illuminated produce an
artistic effect hitherto unheard of the said invention being particularly applicable
to shades for electric incandescent lamps. Now according to this invention I take
various kinds of shells preferably those of the pearl oyster or other translucent
material and carve or engrave thereon scenes figures landscapes or other pictures
or designs in what is known as bas-relief. These or other carved or engraved
substances I attach to suitable mountings whereby they may be attached to
candles lamps or incandescent electric lamp holders in such a manner as to
relieve as far as possible the heated portion of the lamp from the weight of the
shade. For example the incandescent lamp holder may be relieved entirely from
the weight of the shade by the device hereafter to be described.
Shades so constructed are works of art in themselves but when illuminated the
effect of the darker raised portion of the picture or design against the lighter and
thinner portion of the shade is to transform a pretty ornament into a picture of
exquisite beauty which effect is heightened by incorporating into the design when
shells are used the opaque portions of the shell by which means night and battle
scenes may be depicted in a manner hitherto unattainable by ordinary shell
carving. And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I have
appended to this Specification a sheet of drawings showing my invention adapted
to shades for electric incandescent lamps in which :-
Fig. 1 represents back view of shade attached to lamp holder.
Fig.
Fig. 3 is detail of ring hereinafter referred to.
is side view of part of same.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is the shade made from the shell of the pearl oyster nautilus or other suitable
material opal glass for example having carved thereon in relief any suitable
design figure or picture. To this shade is attached by rivets cement or other
suitable fastening a clip 6 (shown in the drawing in the form of a sea-gull) through
which pass the wires c d the said wires being twisted into a cord in the usual way.
e is the metal plate to which is attached the shade a the clip b and also the ring f
which ring rests on the holder g of the lamp h.
The clip b is preferably made hollow and has formed therein two holes at right
angles to each other through which the wires c d pass by which means the whole
weight of the shade a may be supported by the said clip the ring f only resting on
the holder g.
When adapting my invention to candle shades I replace the clip b and ring f
by a suitable device for gripping the candle the shade a being preferably inverted
so as to have the greatest width uppermost.
For oil or spirit lamps I may form the shade of several shells connected together
by a suitable mount provided with feet or clips to rest on the globe or other
suitable portion of the lamn.

page_text: 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 1
claim is
I. In shades for lamps candles and the like the combination of a shade a having
figures pictures or designs carved thereon in relief with a means for attaching the
same to a lamp candle or the like substantially as described.
II. In shades for electric incandescent lamps the combination of a shade a
having figures pictures or designs carved thereon in relief with a clip b and ring f
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown by the accompanying drawing
for the purpose stated.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
Agent for Applicant.