An Improved Hand Rest for Painting.
Year: 1889

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Date of Application, 25th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 17th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 19th Apr.; 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hand Rest for Painting.
I EBENEZER SATCHWELL of 36 Vyse Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved hand rest for painting and are
specially suitable for use in canvas mounts though the rest may be used in other
positions also, indeed it is intended to generally supercede the "Mahl Stick."
My rest is composed of two ends and a flat or other bar connecting the ends
together in such a manner that one end may rest upon one side of the mount or
board and the other end on the opposite side or edge of the mount or board. Either
one or both ends may slide along the connecting bar so as to be adjustable to any
desired width and the ends may be rebated so as to rest upon the face of the board.
The moving end or ends may be secured into any position by a brass or other bar
and a screw having a flat sleeve to rest upon the bar or a side or top spring may be
applied with sufficient force to hold the end or ends without a screw: The connecting
bar may be of any desired shape and made from either timber metal ebonite or
other suitable substance or material as also the ends. The bar may be dove-tailed
into the ends or fit plainly therein. This rest may thus be fixed in a moment in
any position and the hand can traverse all across the board or mount and it may be
slided up or down at pleasure.
Dated thin 4th T1000
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. ___
An Improved Hand Rest for Painting..
I, EBENEZER SATCHWELL of 36 Vyse Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention has for its object an improved hand rest for painting and is specially
suitable for use on canvas mounts though the rest may be used in other positions
also indeed it is intended to supersede the "Mahl Stick."
My rest is composed of two ends and a flat or other bar connecting the ends together
in such a manner that one end may rest upon one side of the mount or board and
the other end on the opposite side or edge of the mount or board. Either one or
both ends may slide along the connecting bar so as to be adjustable to any desired
width and the ends may be rebated so as to rest upon the face of the board. The
moving end or ends may be secured into any position by a brass or other bar and
a screw having a flat shoe to rest upon the bar or a side or top spring may be applied
with sufficient force to hold the end or ends without a screw. The connecting bar
may be of any desired shape and made from either timber, metal, ebonite or other
suitable substance or material as also the ends. The bar may be dovetailed into the
ends or fit plainly therein. This rest may thus be fixed in a moment in any position
and the hand can traverse all across the board or mount and it may be slid up or
down at pleasure.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which I
have fully illustrated the nature of my said invention.

page_text: Figure 1 is a view of the canvas frame B with an oil painting thereon and having
my rest A attached thereto..
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through Figure 1 on a line running through the
centre of rest..
Figure 3 is a section through the sliding end A¹ shewing the screw arrange-
ment E.
.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the drawing board D shewing my
rest A converted into a T square.
The rest is composed of the two ends A' and A2 and the bar A connecting the said-
ends together so that the ends rest upon each side of the board or frame B and support
the bar A a little distance clear of the board which bar A in turn supports the band.
The end A is made to slide along the bar so that the bar may be adjusted to the
proper length for the various sized boards or frames used. The moving end A' is
secured by means of the brass bar a³ having the screw a¹ with the flat sleeve a³ to
press upon the bar A and retain the end A in the position fixed but a side or top
spring or other suitable contrivance may be substituted for the screw a¹. The bar A
may be made of any desired shape or section and with the end A' removed would be
capable of being used as a T square as seen in Figure 4 the edge of the bar A being
chamfered at a so as to reduce the thickness and may be provided with a metallic or
ebonite rim or edge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed what I claim
then is :-
An improved hand rest for painting substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of Darch 1090.
DI
GEORGE DANKEN,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.