A New and Combined Apparatus or Desk for Retouching Photographs.
Year: 1888

page_text: TRUVIDIONAL
A New and Combined Apparatus or Desk for Retouching Photographs.
I, EDMUND JOHN PASSINGHAM, of 14 Tyrrel Street, Bradford, in the County of
York, Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the combination of certain parts in such a manner,
so as to be enabled to construct and apparatus capable of being packed into little
space, and which, when fully opened is capable of receiving and holding photographic
negatives in such a position that the same may be examined and rectified of any
defects, and when folded into another position, the same is converted into a desk
suitable for examining and rectifying positive photographs.
I form the apparatus by hinging together four boards or plates, the base board or
plate being provided with supports by which the adjoining board or plate hinged
thereto may
be elevated and held at varying angles of inclination; and to the last
named board or plate is attached an adjustable mirror.
To the mirror supporting board or plate is hinged another for holding the negatives,
and in which is inserted a piece of ground or semi-transparent glass, over which the
negative is held by a suitable clamp, the mirror being in such position that the light
is reflected through the before mentioned glass and negative covering the same.
A cover is hinged to the last named board or plate, and the sides connected by
opaque flexible material, for excluding some of the light in the room falling on the
negative, the cover being held in position by a support attached thereto.
On partly folding the apparatus, the same is converted into a desk, the inclination
of the same being adjustable and held by one of the before mentioned supports.
1 99 18 March 1988.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Combined Apparatus or Desk for Retouching Photographs.
I, EDMUND JOHN PASSINGHAM, of 14 Tyrrel Street, Bradford, in the County of
York, Photographer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the construction of an apparatus capable of being
packed into little space, and which when fully opened is applicable for receiving and
holding photographic negatives in such position, that the same may be examined
and retouched where necessary to rectify any defects; also to so arrange the same
that when folded in another manner, it is converted into a desk suitable for examining
and rectifying positive photographs.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed to
more particularly describe the same by reference to the accompanying sheet of
drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of my apparatus opened into a
suitable position for examining and retouching negatives. Fig. 2. is a view of Fig. 1.
looking in the direction of the arrow
Fig. 3. is a side elevation of the apparatus when folded into position for examining
positive photographs, and
Fig. 4. a view of the apparatus folded when not in use.
I form the apparatus by hinging together four boards or plates; the base board or
plate A. being provided with supports B. held to the board by clips C, the said
supports being free to work in the clips so that on raising them, the board D. is held
at an angle of inclination; and to the upper side of the last named board is hinged a
mirror F. which may also be elevated and supported by similar supports G.
To the mirror supporting board or plate D. is hinged another board H. which is
kept in an elevated_position by supports J., similar to those before described, and
through the board H. is cut an opening in which is inserted a piece of ground or
semi-transparent glass K, the glass being over the mirror F. so that the light is
reflected through the glass K. and negative placed thereon, which may be retained in
position by a clamp L.
A cover M. is hinged to the last named board H., the sides at N. being connected
by the triangular pieces of opaque flexible material P. for excluding some of the light
in the room falling on the negative secured over the glass K. by the clamp L., the
upper board or cover M. being kept in the position shown by supporting bar R.
When the apparatus is in use for retouching negatives, the angle of inclination of
the board D. mirror F., and negative holding board H., may be adjusted to suit
requirements, by regulating the respective supporting bars before mentioned; so that
the necessary amount of light may be reflected by the mirror F. through the glass
and negative secured thereon by clamp I.; the light being kept from the interior of
the apparatus by the before-mentioned triangular flexible opaque sides, and by an
ordinary focusing cloth being thrown over the top of the apparatus at S. and the
shoulders of the operator, in a similar manner as when used in conjunction with a
camera.

page_text: On partly folding the apparatus as shown by Fig. 3. the flexible opaque side
coverings P fold between the boards H. and M. the latter laying thereon, thereby
converting the apparatus into a desk; the inclination of which being adjustable and
held secure by the before mentioned supports attached to the mirror board D.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what
1 claim is :-
:-
The construction of photographers retouching desks by securing together the
boards A. D. H. and M. used in combination with an adjustable mirror F. and
semi transparent glass K. all being arranged substantially in the manner as shown and
described.
JOHN WAUGH.
Agent.