Combined Music Roll and Desk.
Year: 1899

page_text: Combined Music Roll and Desk.
WILFRID STAFFORD BOWEN, S6, Broomwood Road, Wandsworth Common,
London, S. W., Printer's Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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The invention consists of a piece of cloth leather or similar substance ex-
tended at top & bottom by wooden or metal stays, the bottom stay forming a
rest for music when used as a stand or desk. To the centre of the cloth or
leather &c. is fixed another stay of wood or metal in such a manner that it
can freely revolve, one end of which when in a certain position fits into a slot
in the top stay & the other end into a slot in the bottom stay thus holding the
piece of cloth or leather &c. in an extended position & so forming a surface for
The music to rest against. To the revolving stay another strip of wood or metal
is fixed or hinged in such a way that it forms a leg or support for the whole,
when extended, thus enabling it to be used as a desk for music &c. These
sections are fixed together in such a manner that when the centre or revolving
stay is in a position paralell to the top & bottom stays the whole can be rolled
up & fixed with a strap or similar contrivance, thus forming a roll for enclosing
& carrying music.
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Combined Music Roll and Desk.
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WILFRID STAFFORD BOWEN, late of 86, Broomwood Road, Wandsworth
Common, London, S.W., now of 43, Devereux Road, Wandsworth Common,
London, S.W., Commercial Traveller, 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 combined music roll & desk consists of a piece of cloth, leather or similar
substance, as shown by A on drawing, extended at top B & bottom C by wooden
or metal stays, the bottom stay C forming a ledge for music to rest upon when
used as a desk or stand. To the centre of the back of the cloth or leather A,
another wooden or metal stay D, is fixed in such a manner that it can freely
revolve, so that when it is in an upright position, or at right angles to top stay B,
& bottom stay C, one end of revolving stay D), fits into slot E in top stay B,
& the other end into slot F, in bottom stay C, thus holding the piece of cloth
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page_text: leather or similar substance A, in an extended position & so forming a surface
for the music to rest against.
To the revolving stay D, another strip of wood or metal H, is hinged in such a
way that it forms a strut, leg, or support for the whole when extended, thus
enabling it to be used as a stand or desk for music &c.
By placing revolving stay D in a position paralell to top stay B & bottom
stay C, & allowing strut H to lie flat on revolving stay D, the whole can be
rolled up & fixed with straps I, or similar contrivance thus forming a roll for
enclosing & carrying music.
Music holders G are fixed to stay C, for use when the combined music roll &
desk, is being used as a desk.
A handle J for carrying same when used as a music roll, is fixed to stay B.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A. music stand that can be rolled up.
2. The improved combined music roll & desk herein before described.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1899.