Year: 1887

page_text: · Date of Application, 3rd May, 1887.
Complete Left, 9th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
I EDWARD AUGUSTUS LOCKE of 36 Great Ducie Street Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Piano-forte Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
The improvements consists in combining with the top of the instrument a cabinet,
the central part of which contains a music desk and candle brakets enclosed within
two doors.
The side portions of the cabinet are also enclosed by doors and may be fitted up,
one as a garde-due-vin" and the other as a book-case or in any other convenient
manner.
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The upper part of the central compartment is fitted with shelves either open or
otherwise and the lower portion (which as before stated is enclosed) has fitted therein
a music desk which is hinged at the top and can be drawn out to the required angle
being supported in that position by elbow jointed levers or curved racks.
The top part to which it is hinged also slides forwards to bring the music to the
most convenient angle and distance from the eye.
Inside each door of this lower central compartment is fixed a candle bracket which
when the doors are opened come into the proper position for throwing light on to
the desk.
When the desk is pushed back, the doors can be closed and the desk and candle
brackets are entirely concealed.
1007
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements Applicable to Piano-fortes, Organs, and Harmoniums.
I EDWARD AUGUSTUS LOCKE of 36 Great Ducie Street Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Piano-forte Manufacturer 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 improvements consist principally in combining with the top of the instrument
a cabinet, the central part of which contains a music desk of the peculiar construction
hereinafter described fitted with candle brackets and enclosed within two doors.
The side portions of the cabinet are also enclosed by doors and may be fitted up,
one as a garde-du-vin" and the other as a book case or in any other convenient
manner.
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The practical construction and application of my invention will be readily understood
on reference to the annexed two sheets of illustrative drawings and the following
explanation thereof.
Fig. 1. Sheet 1. on the drawings is a front elevation showing the application of my
improvements to an American organ or harmonium, the door of the right hand portion of
the cabinet being removed, and the doors of the central or desk portion being shown
one partially and one fully open.
Fig. 2 (Sheet 2) is an enlarged front elevation partly in section of the central or
desk portion, and Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical sections of two modifications of the same.
taken through the line A. B. in Fig. 2.
Above the harmonium or other similar musical instrument a, a is fitted a cabinet
composed of three parts b, bc, c and d, d all enclosed by doors.
The upper part of the middle portion c, c may however be left open and fitted
simply with shelves as shown at Fig..1..
"
The two side portions b, b and d, d may be fitted (either one or both) as a
garde-du-vin" as shown on the right hand of Fig. 1 or in any other convenient
manner.
9, 9
The lower portion of the central part c, c has fitted therein a music desk e, e (see
also Figs. 2. 3. and 4) which is hinged at the top as at f, and the hinge is fitted to a
bar which is mounted in slides h, h and can be drawn forwards as shown at
Figs. 3 and 4 so as to bring the music to the most convenient angle and distance from
the eye, the desk being supported at the required angle either by props i, i and
racks as shown at Fig. 3. or by elbow jointed levers 7, as shown at Fig. 4.
Inside each door of this lower central compartment c, c is fixed a candle
bracket m, m which when the doors are opened come into the proper position for
throwing the light onto the music desk e, e.
When the desk e, e is pushed back, the doors can be closed and the candle
brackets m, m are entirely concealed.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :—
First. The combination with the top of a pianoforte, organ harmonium or other
similar musical instrument of a music desk hinged to a sliding bar at the top and
fitted with props and racks or elbow jointed levers below, so that it can be adjusted
both to the proper distance from the eye and also to the required angle.
Secondly. I claim the combination of an adjustable music desk hinged to a sliding
bar above and fitted with props and racks or elbow jointed levers below, of folding
doors to conceal the same, such doors being fitted on the inside with candle brackets.
Thirdly. I claim the combination with the top of a pianoforte, organ harmonium or
other similar musical instrument, of a cabinet having three compartments enclosed
with doors the central one of which is fitted with an adjustable hinged and sliding
music desk and having candle brackets fitted to the inside of the doors thereof, all
substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinafter particularly set forth and
described.