New or Improved Arrangements or Devices or Articles of Furniture for Exhibiting and Holding Photographs, Cards, Pictures, and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 22nd Jan., "1889
New or Improved Arrangements or Devices or Articles of Furniture
for Exhibiting and Holding Photographs, Cards, Pictures, and
the like.
1, HARRY HEAPE of 8 Kingsmead Road, Oxton in the County of Chester,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In place of having a simple album to contain photographs, &c. I form a revolving
stand with two, three or more sides, or even a cylinder.
Each side of the stand or small arc of the cylinder is formed of a door or doors
having a panel or panels containing the photographs or other articles to be exhibited
both inside and out. These doors are formed in two or three layers, on one of which
the photographs or other articles are attached, while the outer one (or ones) form a
framework round the photographs so that they can be seen as it were ensconced in a
frame.
or
The two or three layers can be fastened together by ornamental screws
otherwise, or in the case of innermost doors they can be simply fastened by a
spring catch or otherwise.
It will be obvious that there can be a large number of these doors one behind the
other until nearly the centre of the stand is reached..
The case preferably revolves on a pivot on its stand, and this stand can be either a
flat board for standing on the table, or tripod, or even a small chest of drawers, or box
for containing articles, or it can be arranged as an open cupboard or whatnot in which
music and other things can be placed, the photograph case swivelling on a pivot on
the top.
The doors of the photograph case can be of ornamental wood, plush-lined or any
other fancy material that may suggest itself to the designer.
In some cases electric or other lights can be fixed behind the photographs so
that transparencies can be used, the article of furniture then becomes to some extent
a lamp.
pyramidal
The way I prefer to arrange the doors is as follows:-If the article is a
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shape the lower half of the door turns on hinges on its lower edge and falls horizontally,
being prevented from falling further by tapes or chains. The upper half can be
formed in one or two doors opening sideways on hinges.
Dated this 27th day of February 1888.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: New or Improved Arrangements or Devices or Articles of Furniture
for Exhibiting and Holding Photographs, Cards, Pictures, and
the like.
I, HARRY HEAPE of 8 Kingsmead Road, Oxton in the County of Chester
Gentleman, 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 a device for holding and exhibiting photographs,
prints and other objects, one which shall be more ornamental and convenient than
some articles for a like purpose hitherto used.
In place of having a simple album to contain photographs etcetera, I form a case,
preferably revolvable, with two, three or more sides, or it may even be a cylinder.
Each side of the case or small arc of the cylinder is formed of a door or doors,
having a panel or panels containing the photographs or other articles to be exhibited
both inside and out. Each of these doors is formed in two or three layers, on
one of which the photographs or other articles are attached, while the outer one
(or ones) forms a framework round the photographs so that they can be seen as
it were ensconced in a frame.
The two or three layers of each door can be fastened together by ornamental
screws or otherwise, or in the case of innermost doors, the layers thereof can be
simply fastened by a spring catch or otherwise.
It will be obvious that there can be a large number of these panels or doors one
behind the other, until nearly the centre of the stand is reached.
The case is preferably revolvable on a pivot on its stand, and this stand can be
either a flat board for standing on the table, or tripod, or even a small chest of
drawers, or box for containing articles, or it can be arranged as an open cupboard or
whatnot in which music and other things can be placed, the photograph case swivelling
on a pivot on the top, or if preferred the interior of the case itself may be utilized as
a cupboard etcetera.
In the drawings, I have shown one form of this invention in which the case or
holder is pivotally mounted on an ornamental stand.
Figure 1 is a perspective view with the outer doors open to exhibit the contents.
Figure 2 is a similar view with doors closed.
Figure 3 is a section of the case showing the arrangements for holding and covering
the edges of the photographs, etcetera.
In these there is represented a skeleton pyramidal framework, preferably made of
ornamental wood, which is free to turn on a pivot by means of which it is mounted on
the stand A. This framework is composed of three main stays A, suitably connected
together at top and bottom by transverse pieces B B¹.
The space between the stays A may be covered with thin flat pieces C of wood,
cardboard or other material, which form a backing upon which the pictures, etcetera,
may be fastened in any suitable manner. I prefer to fasten the photographs, etcetera,
in the case in the following manner.

page_text: I provide upon the face of the backing C a shallow pocket of paper or similar
material into which the lower edge of the photograph is slipped. An elastic band
across the top holds it firmly in position.
Cut mounts D or other frames cover the edges of the prints, etcetera, and serve to
show them to great advantage. These mounts D may, for convenience, be hinged to
the backing C or otherwise.
When not in use the sides of the apparatus are covered by hinged doors, or panels,
which may be arranged as shown. Two of them E E at top of each division, open
outwards, and one F, covers the lower portion and swings downward.
All the doors may be constructed to contain photographs, etcetera, on their inner
sides, and may be provided with cut mounts (see D₁ Figure 3), which photographs
are on view when the said doors are open. Tapes ff or their equivalent are provided
to hold the doors F at a convenient angle when open.
In addition to the above described arrangements, I prefer to insert photographs,
mirrors etcetera, in spaces G, provided for the reception of the same on the outside of
some or all of the doors, as thereby the capacity of the stand is enlarged, and it forms
a very ornamental piece of furniture at all times.
When photographs etcetera are inserted at both sides of the panels a single movable
backing D (Figure 3) will serve to support them as above described upon both its
sides and so hold them in place.
The doors or panels of the photograph case can be of ornamental wood, plush-
lined, or any other fancy material that may suggest itself to the designer.
.
In some cases electric or other lights can be fixed bebind the photographs, so that
transparencies can be used, the article of furniture then becomes to some extent a
lamp:
In the drawings, I have only shown one way of carrying out my invention, but I
do not limit myself to the exact form or details above described, as many variations
can be made without departing from the scope of my invention.
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 I
claim is :-
:-
1. A. holder for photographs and similar articles, having two or more layers of panels,
adapted to support or exhibit said photographs upon one or both of their sides, said
panels being arranged upon a suitable number of facets around a common centre, and
capable of being folded one upon another in such manner that when all are folded,
the outer layer of panels alone will be exposed and visible, substantially. as described
and for the purposes set forth.
2. The holding and exhibiting device for photographs and the like, substantially as
described and shown.
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November 1888