Improvements relating to Mirrors.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Annlication. 1st Feb
1803
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Mirrors.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK RECKITT, of 150 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In accordance with my invention I employ a mirror enclosed in a very light
frame, and also having a very light stem. This latter serving as a monthpiece to
5 allow of the mirror being held in front of the face of the person, and to allow of
the user seeing over the shoulder the reflection in an ordinary toilet glass. I wish
it to be understood that the stem or handle itself of my improved mirror may be so
formed as to be utilized for the mouthpiece; or, otherwise a light mouthpiece may,
as a separate member, be adapted to the handle of the mirror.
D
Dated this 1st day of February 1893.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Mirrors.
I GEORGE FREDERICK RECKITT of 150 Queen Victoria Street London E:C.
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:-
In accordance with my invention 1 employ a mirror enclosed in a very light
frame and also having a very light stem serving as a mouthpiece thereby allowing
of the mirror being held in front of the face of the user and permitting a view from
over the shoulder of the reflection in an ordinary toilet glass.
And in order that this my invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, I will now describe same in reference to the accompanying drawings of
which
Figure 1 is a side elevation Figure 2 a front view and Figuro 3 a viow in per-
spective of a mirror constructed in accordance with this invention. Similar letters of
reference indicate like parts in each of the figuros.
a is the mirror shown as circular in shape but which may be square oblong or of
any other desired outlino carried in the light casing or frame a¹ to which is attached
in any suitable manner the light stem & suitably bent or curved to allow of the
mirror a being held in a vertical or nearly vertical position when held in the teeth
of the user.
is a mouthpiece by which the apparatus is held in position when
grasped between the teeth. Though in the drawing the mouthpiece c is shown as
being an addition to the stem bit will be readily understood that a convenient
mouthpiece may be formed upon or by the stem itself by flattening the end thereof
or otherwise as may
be found desirable and the stem may be bent or curved to suit
the requirements of the user.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The improvements relating to mirrors substantially as and for the purposes

page_text: 2. The mirror a mounted in case or frame a' supported or carried by stem b
formed with or having mounted thereon a mouthpiece for conveniently holding
the whole between the teeth of the user for the purpose of enabling a view to be
had from over the shoulder of the reflection in the ordinary toilet glass substantially
as horeiubefore described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 18th day of October 1893.
GEORGE FREDERICK RECKITT,
150, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.