An Improved Music Book Stand.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Music Book Stand.
ALFRED HENRY VERNON, Alfred Villa, Summerhill Road, Tottenham,
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct of wood brass iron and steel a music book stand by means of which
eney person playing a piano or other musaical instrument can turn the leafes of
music or books by placeing thear finger on a pivet or liver a arm is placed between
each leaf of music and by presing the pivet or liver the arm is let free it then
caryes the leaf of muesic to the other side of the stand.
Dated this 20th November 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Music Book Stand.
1, ALFRED HENRY VERNON, of Alfred Villa, Summerhill Road, Tottenham,
London, in the County of Middlesex, Artist, 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 :-
1 construct of wood brass iron & steel a music stand as shown in (Fig. 1) by
means of which any person playing a piano or other musical instrument can turn the
leaves of music instantly by placing their fingure on the button or leaver and I
construct it in the following manner.
I take four pieces of wood by preferance mahogany each about one foot
two inches in length (A Fig. 2) is two inches wide by half inch in thickness
which I call the bottom & place at the bottom (B) is two or three inches wide
and a quarter of an in. thickness which I call the back. (C) is two and a quarter
inches wide and a quarter of an inch in thickness which I call the front through
which I cut a hole for the push to work in (D) which forms the top of the box
when put together is two inches wide and a quarter of an inch in thickness with a
piece cut out on one side as shown in (Fig. 2) two inches by one inch and a half to
allow the brass arms to pass from one side to the other (E) is what I call the shelf
where the music book stands on and is cut out as shown and is a quarter of an inch
in thickness (F. F Fig. 3) is two inches by two and a quarter of an inch in thickness
which I call the ends and place one at each end. I now take A. B. C. D. & F. F
together and they form the box one foot two inches in length & two inches and
half in width & two inches and a quarter in hight (E) or what I call the shelf is put
after the brass arms are fitted in the box.
I now take four pieces of the same kind of wood which I call the rest as marked
(G Fig. 4) about one foot three inches in length and half inch wide and a quarter
of an inch in thickness this I fix on the back of the box as shown at (G in Fig. 1).
I now take the top and front from the box so that I can fit the arms and
springs inside and replace them after with glue or screws which I may think
best.
I now describe the way in which I fit the arms &c. inside the box.
I next take what I call a standard (I Fig. 5) I now fix this in the centre of the
box on the bottom about a quarter of an inch from the back leaving room for
the springs to work behind it, it is made of iron or brass about one inch and a
quarter in length and half an inch in width and about nine sixteenth of an inch in
thickness with a hole at each end for screws the upright is of one eighth round

page_text: iron and about one inch and half in length with small cap screwed on top
as shown.
I next take as many pieces of brass or other tube for as many arms as I require
each fitting one in the other. I now take the small piece of tube marked (H. Fíg. 6)
and fix the arm and spring (Fig. 7) as it is shown in (Fig. 8) & fit them on the
standard (I Fig. 5) fitting one tube inside the other so that each arm has a separate
spring which is fixed to the back part of the box at the end marked (A) which
allow cach arm to work separatelly.
At (B. Fig. 8) is a small piece of brass about two inches in hight to hold the
leaves of music as shown in (Fig. 9).
End section (Fig. 10) which I call the arm lift by pressing the button it lifts
each arm one at the time over the point (A) which keep them in their place and
frees them so that they flie over to the other side carrying the leaf of music with
then (B) a spring.
(Fig. 11) is a small brass clasp to hold the music book when required.
(Fig. 12) is a piece of brass to received the arms as they come round as shown
in (Fig. 1).
1. Having now particularly described and ascertair 1 the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be pert med, I declare that what
I claim is that by means of it,
2. Any person playing a piece of music placed on the music stand can turn cach
leaf of music instantly and automatly without touching the leaf of music with the
hand as in the old way which is a lost of time by having to turn the leaf with the
hand.
3. By placing the fingure on the button in front of the stand the leaf of music is
carried over to the other side of the stand instantly.
Dated this 20th day of March 1891.
ALFRED HENRY VERNON.