An Improved Modelling Board and Shield for Working in Clay and other Plastic Substances, or for Drawing and Colour Work.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Modelling Board and Shield for Working in Clay and
other Plastic Substances, or for Drawing and Colour Work.
I, EGBERT RICHARD SAMUEL ANDREWs of 37, Preston Street, Bradford,
Art Master, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My chief object is to arrange a modelling board so that I can have a bed of
clay, and surrounded by a protecting ledge, and this ledge I utilize for assisting
in drawing lines at given angles across the clay bed or the bed of the board or
paper placed upon the board, and also to assist in piling or stacking the boards,
either with or without the shield to be hereinafter described.
My invention consists in having an ordinary board made somewhat after the
On the surface of
manner of a drawing board, of pine or other suitable wood.
the board, at a suitable distance from the edge I screw down strips, or screeds, of
suitable width and thickness so as to form a sort of frame, and within which I
may form my clay bed. On the back, or under side, I also screw or nail strips,
but coming close up to the edge of the board, and of such width and thickness as to
form a frame outside that on the surface, so that if I place one board upon another
the frame on the underside will fit round that on the upper side and so serve the
double purpose of assisting in piling or stacking the boards, and each one acting
as a protector for the clay or model on the one beneath it. In case of the clay or
model being higher than the protecting frame, as often happens, I provide a shield,
consisting of a sort of skeleton frame. This I form with the sides sloping from
the base inwards, or vertical with a rebate, so that the lower portion shall fit
outside the strips and clay on the surface of the board, and inside the strips on the
under side of the board, so that they may serve as a protection for clay of any
depth.
In
To assist in forming figures upon clay or board, in the strips or frame, berein-
before inentioned, round the margin I cut small grooves at such distances apart as
will enable lines to be drawn so as to form triangles, squares, polygons, rhomboids,
and other geometrical figures suitable for the work and assist the student.
addition to the cut grooves I place one or more series of small holes into which
pins may be inserted, or from which lines may be drawn to serve similar purposes
to those of the cut grooves and form figures of different character. The
distances apart of these cut grooves or holes will vary according to the shape of
the board and the figures they are intended to assist in forming.
By these means I obtain an improved board which is of great advantage to both
student and teacher, and is more readily stored away than the boards in common
use, and provides protection for the models from injury and from atmospheric
influences: the depth of the shield permitting a wet cloth or other contrivance to
be put in when necessary.
Dated this 21st day of January 1895.
THOS. R. ASHENHURST,.
Agent.

page_text: An Improved Modelling Board and Shield for Working in Clay and
other Plastic Substances, or for Drawing and Colour Work.
I, EGBERT RICHARD SAMUEL ANDREWS of 37 Preston Street Bradford
Art Master do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
My chief object is to arrange a modelling board so that I can have a bed of
clay and surrounded by a protecting ledge and this ledge I utilize for assisting in
drawing lines at given angles across the clay bed or the bed of the board, or paper
placed upon the board, and also to assist in piling or stacking the boards, with or
without the shields to be hereinafter described.
My invention consists in having an ordinary board, made somewhat after the
manner of a drawing board, of pine or other suitable wood as shown at Fig. 1
which is a section of the whole board.
On the surface of the board, at a suitable distance from the edge, I screw down
strips or screeds of suitable width or thickness so as to form a sort of frame as
shown at B Figs. 1 and 2, and within which I may form my clay bed. On the
back or under side of the board I also screw or nail strips but coming close up to
the edge of the board as shown at C. Figs. 1 and 3, and of such width and
thickness as to form a frame outside that on the upper surface, so that if I place
one board upon another the frame on the under side will fit round that on the
upper side and so serve the double purpose of assisting in piling or stacking the
boards, and each one acting as a protecter for the clay or model on the one.
beneath it. In case of the clay or model being higher than the protecting frame,
as often happens, I provide a shield consisting of a sort of skeleton frame, this I
form with sides sloping from the base inwards as shown in section at D Fig. 1, or
I form vertical sides with rebates either cut from the solid wood frame or by
attaching strips round the base as shown as D' Fig. I so that the lower portion
of the shield shall fit out outside the strips and clay on the upper surface of the
board and inside the strips on the under side and thus serve as a protection for
clay of any depth.
To assist in forming figures upon the clay or board the strips or frame herein-
before mentioned round the margin on the upper surface of the board I utilize by
cutting small grooves at such distance apart as will enable lines to be drawn so as
to form triangles, squares, polygons, rhomboids and other geometrical figures
suitable for the work and to assist the student. In addition to the cut grooves. I
make one or more series of small holes into which pins may be inserted, or from
which lines may be drawn to serve similar purposes to those of the cut grooves.
and form figures of different character. Fig. 2. is a. plan of the surface of the
board and upon which the use of the grooves and pegholes is demonstrated by
showing squares and rectangles in dotted lines, and triangles, rhombus, rhomboids,
and hexagon in dot and dash lines. The distances apart and. the general
arrangement of the cut grooves or holes will vary according to the shape of the
board and the figures they are intended to assist in forming.
Fig. 3 shows a plan of the under side of the board with the slips or protecting
frame C
By these means I obtain an improved board which is of great advantage to
both student and teacher and is more readily stored away than the boards in
common use, and provides protection for the model from injury and from
atmospheric influence, the depth of the shield permitting a wet cloth or other
contrivance to be put in, and in case of necessity several shields may be built upon
each other.

page_text: I may paint or varnish or otherwise protect the board from the influence of
damp.
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 :-
1st. The use of a board with protecting ledges or shields as and for the purpose.
herein set forth and described.
2nd. The use of the cut grooves and pin holes on the upper ledges of the board
as and for the purposes herein set forth and described.
3rd. The use of the supplementary shield as set forth and described, and
4th. The arrangement and combination of the several parts for the formation
of a complete modelling board, and which may also be used for other purposes as.
herein set forth and described.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1895.
THOS. R. ASHEN HURST,
Agent.