New or Improved Holders or Lifters for Photographic Plates, Films, and Papers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Holders or Lifters for Photographic Plates, Films,
and Papers.
THOMAS STANWAY, 24 Cauldon Road, Hanley in the County of Stafford, Decorator,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
My invention relates to holders or lifters for photographic plates, films, and papers,
and my said invention has for its object a new or improved method of constructing
same, whereby said plates, films and papers may be easily manipulated without risk of
injuring them.
My invention consists in making holders or lifters for photographic plates, films,
and papers, in the form of loops which fit on the ends of the plates. Each loop is
made with a suitable handle or finger hole to lift it with, and also with one or more
stops to keep said holders or lifters at the ends of the plate being manipulated.
In using holders or lifters constructed according to my invention, one is held in
each hand and slipped on the ends of the plate. The holders or lifters are then slightly
pressed towards each other to prevent them slipping off the plate. The plate is then
manipulated in the ordinary manner. When they are used for papers and films, said
papers and films are first damped and laid upon a sheet of glass, and manipulated as
before.
BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
By A. E. Harrison,
Potteries Patent Agency, Longport, Staff., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Holders or Lifters for Photographic Plates, Films,
and Papers.
THOMAS STANWAY, 24 Cauldon Road, Hanley in the County of Stafford, Decorator,
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 :-
My invention relates to holders or lifters for photographic plates, films, and papers;
and my said invention has for its object a new or improved method of constructing
same, whereby said plates films and papers may be easily manipulated without risk of
injuring them.
My invention consists in making holders or lifters for photographic plates,
films, and papers, in metal ebonite or other suitable material in the form of loops
which fit on the ends or sides of the plates. Each holder or lifter is made with a
suitable handle or finger hole to lift it by, and also with one or more stops to keep
said holders or lifters at the ends or sides of the plate under manipulation.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood, I have annexed a
sheet of explanatory drawings, and will now proceed to describe same having reference
to the letters and figures marked thereon.
Similar letters refer to the same parts in each figure. Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2
a plan, and Fig. 3 is an end view a is the bottom of holder or lifter on which the
plate rests, b the handle or finger hole to lift it by. c, c, are the stops, and d is a
stiffner to prevent the holder or lifter from springing, it also forms a convenient place
for the fingers to assist in lifting the plate if desired.
This may be omitted in the small sizes.

page_text: These holders or lifters 1 use in pairs, one being held in each hand and slipped
on the ends or sides of the plate. I then press the holders or lifters slightly towards
each other to prevent them from slipping off the plate, which is now manipulated in
the usual way.
When said holders or lifters are used for papers and films, said
papers and films are first damped and laid on a piece of glass and manipulated as
before.
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.
A holder or lifter for photographic plates, films, and papers, constructed in the
form of a loop provided with a suitable handle or finger hole to lift it by, and one or
more stops to keep it in position, substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 11th day of September 1889.
BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
Potteries Patent Agency, Longport, Staff., Agents for Applicant.