A DEVICE PARTLY TO ILLUSTRATE THE CHORUS OF A SONG TO FACILITATE THE JOINING THEREIN BY OTHERS, AND PARTLY AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM to be ass
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL DEVITICATION.
I WILLIAM HENRY BROWN, of 17 Cambridge Crescent, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
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A DEVICE PARTLY TO ILLUSTRATE THE CHORUS OF A SONG TO FACILITATE THE
JOINING THEREIN BY OTHERS, AND PARTLY AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to a novel device and which I designate a Chorus Scroll
the object of which is to introduce to a company the chorus of a song, so that the
whole members may join in singing the same.
These scrolls will be made of linen, or paper, (the latter by preference) or any
other suitable material and of any required length. The words alone of the chorus,
or the words and music of the chorus will be printed thereon prominently, they are
then mounted on light rollers that is one at each end when required for use this
will enable them to stand upright in any prominent position, for instance upon or
against a piano or other musical instrument, sideboard, mantel piece, where all the
members of a party can see and read the matter printed thereon when not in use it
can be rolled or folded up.
By these means a singer will be able to introduce even a new song and rely
upon the warm support of the whole company in the chorus, which support is at
present very seldom obtained though the piece be comparatively old on account of
the fact that one never sings a song which is known to every member of the
company.
The scrolls may be printed in plain ordinary type, or type of an ornamental
character with decorative bordering.
In some cases I should employ the margin for advertisements.

page_text: I WILLIAM HENRY BROWN of 17 Cambridge Crescent Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
"A DEVICE PARTLY TO ILLUSTRATE THE CHORUS OF A SONG TO FACILITATE THE
JOINING THEREIN BY OTHERS, AND PARTLY AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM," and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a novel device and which I designato a "Chorus Scroll"
the object of which is to introduce to a company the chorus of a song, so that the
whole members may join in singing the same.
These scrolls will be made of linen or paper (the latter by preference) or any
other suitable material and of any required length. The words alone of the chorus,
or the words and music of the chorus will be printed thereon prominently, they are
then mounted on light rollers, that is, one at each end, when required for use this
will enable them to stand upright in any prominent position, for instance upon or
against a piano or other musical instrument, side-board, mantel-piece, where all the
members of a party can see and read the matter printed thereon, when not in use
it can be rolled or folded up.
By these meaus a singer will be able to introduce even a new song and rely
upon the warm support of the whole company in the chorus, which support is at
present very seldom obtained even though the piece be comparatively old on
account of the fact that one nover sings a song which is known to every member
of the company.
The scrolls may be printed in plain ordinary type, or type of an ornamental
character with decorative bordering.
In some cases I should employ the margin for advertisements.
And in order that this my said invention may be more clearly understood, I will
now proceed to describe the same, reference being made to the sheet of drawings,
to the Figures and letters marked thereon (that is to say).
Figs. 1 and 4 are views in elevation of this invention when not in application,
viz, rolled up Fig. 2 a similar view partially unrolled-Fig. 3 a view in elevation
unrolled as when in application. The same letters of reference upon the several
Figures indicate the same parts.
A is the fabric, paper, linen, or other suitable material. B is that part whereon
is printed or impressed the words of a chorus of a song or the music for same
combined C is the margin for receiving advertisements. D are the rollers upon
which A is mounted and turned or formed from wood for cheapness. In Fig. 4
E is a metallic tube provided with a slot extending from F to F, the width of A,
this tube E has a central spindle upon which one end of A is secured and wound
up in a well known manner the other end of A being secured to D.
The above being my said invention I wish to say that I do not confine myself to
the precise details as shewn on the accompanying sheet of drawings but that I hold
myself at liberty to alter or modify the same without departing essentially from
the principle of this invention.
In some cases I may dispense with the rollers D, but A would still retain the
matter as before described, this would then be in the form of a leaflet.

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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manuer the same is to be or may be performed I declare
that what I claim is:-
The construction of the part A upon one or both sides of which is printed the
words of a chorus, or the words and music, being also for advertising purposes, and
mounted upon D D or the mounting upon D in combination with E, or detached
from D D and E as a louflet as before described and illustrated. The whole
forming "A device partly to illustrate the chorus of a song to facilitate the joining
in by others and partly as an advertising medium."
Dated this 27th day of November 1884.
THOS KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicant.