A New or Improved Music Rest Attachment for Sconces and the like
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Music Rest Attachment for Sconces and the like.
I, WILLIAM JOHN COLLISON, of 67, Charteris Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.,
Pianoforte Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My object is to provide means for easily attaching light portable music rests to
the sconces of pianos in order that vocalists or musicians other than the pianist
may use them for carrying extra copies of the music and so avoid the inconvenience
of overlooking one and the same piece of music or the use of cumberous telescopic
metal music stands.
I provide at the back of any ordinary music rest a hinged arm, which may be
folded back against the rest to avoid any awkward projection when not required, a
spring clip holding it extended when in use; near the end of the said arm a hole
is provided in which is an adjustable bar secured by a thumb screw, this bar is
fitted to a taper plug arranged to fit the various sized sconces of pianos, in the
centre of which the said bar slides and is secured by a thumb screw as desired.
I do not confine my invention to music rests and piano sconces, as it is applicable
to reading desks and, the like and the plug may be inserted into any suitable
socket.
The Wichtonth day of September 1897
WILLIAM JOHN COLLISON.
A. H. Reed,
Agent for Applicant.
A New or Improved Music Rest Attachment for Sconces and the like.
I, WILLIAM JOHN COLLISON, of 67, Charteris Road, Kilburn, N.W., London,
Pianoforte Maker, 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 object is to provide means for easily attaching light portable music rests to
the sconces of pianos in order that vocalists or musicians other than the pianist
may use them for carrying extra copies of the music and so avoid the inconvenience
of everlooking one and the same piece of music or the use of cumberous telescopic
metal music stands.
Referring now to the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention, the
music rest is represented by the letter A to which I attach by means of a hinge the
arm B, a spring clip C being provided for holding it extended when in use, and

page_text: which may be folded back against the rest A when not in use and so avoid any
inconvenient projection. A hole at D near the end of B is provided in which an
adjustable bar E is fitted and secured by the thumb-screw F, the end of E being
provided with a taper plug G, which may be adjusted upon E by the thumb-
screw H.
The plug G is tapered and may be encased in a leather furrule or taper cylinder
of any thickness to fit the various sized sconces of pianos.
Thus the rest may be attached to the sconces of any piano and secured in any
position required by means of the thumb screws F and H.
I do not confine my invention to music rests and piano sconces as it is applicable
to reading desks and the like, the plug being inserted into any suitable socket.
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:-
1. The taper plug G substantially as described shaped for fitting the sconces of
pianos and the like to which a music rest may be attached in any convenient
manner.
2. The attachment including the plug G the bar E and the arm B for music rests
and the like substantially as described and shown.
Datad this Twonter final dor of T1000
WILLIAM JOHN COLLISON.
A. H. Reed,
Agent for Applicant, 64, Mark Lane, E.C.