Improvements in Apparatus for Holding and Automatically Exhibiting Photographs, Pictures, and other like Views.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 30th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Holding and Automatically
Exhibiting Photographs, Pictures, and other like Views.
I, RICHARD TIMPERLEY, of 29 Bridge Street, Darwen, in the County of
Lancaster, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved construction of apparatus for exhibiting and
automatically moving and changing photographic and other like views and pictures,
being rotated or set in motion by a water wheel or other motor and exhibited
through the weight or gravitation of a coin!
The lens or lenses through which the spectator looks at the views or photographs
being covered by a screen until a coin is placed in the slot, when the screen is
removed for a pre-determined length of time, when it again covers the lens or lenses
until another coin is inserted into the apparatus.
The apparatus comprises a many sided wood or iron frame, preferably octagonal,
in the centre of which may be a fountain or ornamental figure, the water from the
fountain or from a convenient supply pipe or tank is connected with a supply
cistern having a ball tap above a water wheel, preferably overshot, there is a pinion
on the axle of the water wheel which gears with, and drives a wheel on a horizontal
shaft, the other end of the latter carries a disc and pin, or crank; a connecting rod
from the disc operates an L-lever, giving a rocking motion thereto, and the upper
arm of the lever operates a pusher bar on end of which is a catch, which at each
forward movement of the L-lever acts upon a pusher piece, and thereby revolves
a circular dish in a carrying basin or tank of water in which it floats. The circular
dish serves to support a number of radial arms, these if say sixteen in number,
carry sixteen stereoscope slides, or views so there there is one view central with
each section or face of the 8 or other sided figure, and one between each angle so
as to require a minimum amount of motion of the disc to bring the next view into
position, and also to carry the greatest number of views. In lieu of carrying dish,
the radial arms or picture holder may be mounted and carried on a central spindle
or on ball or roller bearings. Over each face of the 8-sided or other figure can be
placed a tinting drum or kaleidoscope revolved by a cord from a grooved pulley or
drum on the vertical shaft or by gear wheels from the same shaft. Within the
framing of each face of the figure is the slot and appliances for receipt of the
penny or other coin, which lowers the shutter or screw and uncovers the lens or
lenses as stated.
On the centre shaft of the apparatus, which is rotated by means of the watér
wheel or other motive power is a crown wheel gearing with and driving (in an
octagonal figure) eight wheels carried on shafts or rods the other end of which
extend to the internal side of each face of the figure and carry pinion wheels.
Mounted on a fulcrum stud fixed to the frame is a lever or arm, at one end of which
s a bucket, the other end having a counterbalance weight and a cord attached to
ts end, which cord is connected to a second lever, and to the other end of this lever
s attached by cord or wire a screen or shutter, also carried on the first mentioned
arm or lever is a gear wheel mounted eccentrically on its axis, and at its narrow
ide, or the point of the periphery nearest to the axis is a small weight which keeps
he gear wheel in one position by gravitation of the weight.
When a coin is placed in the slot it falls into the bucket and its weight tilts the
ever or arm on its fulcrum stud whereon the other end of the lever lifts, and by
he cords and the second mentioned lever lowers the screen clear of the lenses of the
iews which are then open to inspection, the coin meanwhile being trapped, or held

page_text: in suspension in the bucket and the weighted gear wheel is raised on its carrying
lever until it comes in contact and gear with the pinion on the long rod or shaft
which latter being driven from the main vertical shaft imparts a rotary motion to
the weighted wheel turning the latter until the narrowest part of its radius comes
in contact with the pinion, and consequently the end of the lever is allowed to rise
more and its opposite end to fall more so that the bucket passes below a stop plate
and allows the coin to fall out, and the lever then resumes its normal position as
does the weighted and eccentrically mounted wheel, at the same time the screen or
shutter is raised covering, and closing the lenses, by the time the weighted wheel
has made a part revolution and its narrow radius come opposite the pinion the
circuit of the views will have been made as the gear wheel rotates a given distance
in proper time for exhibiting all the views.
A diverting plate or guide tube receives the coin when dropped out of the bucket
and carries same to a receptacle or safe.
Deted the 14th day of July 1890.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Holding and Automatically
Exhibiting Photographs, Pictures, and other like Views.
I, RICHARD TIMPERLEY, of 29 Bridge Street, Darwen, in the County of
Lancaster, Printer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improved construction of apparatus for exhibiting and
automatically moving and changing photographic and other like views and pictures
being rotated or set in motion by a water wheel or other motor and exhibited
through the weight or gravitation of a coin.
The lens or lenses through which the spectator looks at the views or photographs
being covered by a screen until a coin is placed in the slot, when the screen is
removed for a pre-determined length of time, when it again covers the lens or lenses
until another coin is inserted into the apparatus.
The apparatus comprises a many sided wood or iron frame, preferably octagonal
in the centre of which may be a fountain or ornamental figure, the water from the
fountain or from a convenient supply pipe or tank is connected with a supply cistern
having a ball tap above a water wheel, preferably overshot. There is a pinion on
the axle of the water wheel which gears with and drives a wheel on a horizontal
shaft and the other end of the latter carries a disc and pin, or crank. A connecting
rod from the disc operates a L-lever, giving a rocking motion thereto, and the upper
arm of the lever operates a pusher bar on end of which is a catch, which at each
forward movement of the L-lever acts upon a pusher piece and thereby revolves a
circular dish in a carrying basin or tank of water in which it floats.
The circular dish serves to support a number of radial arms, these if say sixteen
in number, carry sixteen stereoscope slides, or views, so there is one view central
with each section or face of the 8 or other sided figure, and one between each angle
so as to require a minimum amount of motion of the disc to bring the next view
into position, and also to carry the greatest number of views. Over each face of the
8 sided or other figure can be placed a tinting drum or kaleidoscope revolved by a
cord from a grooved pulley or drum on the vertical shaft or by gear wheels from
the same shaft.
Within the framing of each face of the figure is the slot and appliances for receipt
of the penny or other coin, which lowers the shutter or screen and uncovers the lens
or lenses as stated.
On the centre shaft of the apparatus, which is rotated by means of the water

page_text: wheel or other motive power is a crown wheel gearing with and uriving
octagonal figure) eight wheels carried on shafts or rods the other end of which
extend to the internal side of each face of the figure and carry pinion wheels.
Mounted on a fulcrum stud fixed to the frame is a lever or arm, at one end of
which is a bucket, the other end having a counterbalance weight and a cord
attached to its end, which cord passes over guide pullies and to the other end of
same is attached a screen or shutter. Carried on the said arm or lever is a gear
wheel mounted eccentrically on its axis, and at its narrow side, or the point of the
periphery nearest to the axis is a small weight which keeps the gear wheel in one
position by gravitation of the weight.
When a coin is placed in the slot it falls into the bucket, and its weight tilts the
lever or arm on its fulcrum stud whereon the other end of the lever lifts, and by the
cords lowers the screen clear of the lenses of the views which are then open to
inspection, the coin meanwhile being trapped, or held in suspension in the bucket,
and the weighted gear wheel is raised on its carrying lever, until it comes in
contact and gear with the pinion on the long rod or shaft which latter being driven
from the main vertical shaft imparts a rotary motion to the weighted wheel turning
the latter until the narrowest part of its radius comes in contact with the pinion,
and consequently the end of the lever is allowed to rise more and its opposite end
to fall more so that the bucket passes below a stop plate and allows the coin to fall
out, and the lever then resumes its normal position, as does the weighted and
eccentrically mounted wheel, at the same time the screen or shutter is raised
covering and closing the lenses, by the time the weighted wheel has made a part
revolution and its narrow radius, come opposite the pinion the circuit of the views
will have been made as the gear wheel rotates a given distance in proper time for
exhibiting all the views.
A diverting plate or guide tube receives the coin when dropped out of the bucket
and carries same to a receptacle or safe.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of my improved apparatus aforesaid.
Fig. 2 is also a view in elevation of the improved apparatus having the frame
removed in order to clearly shew the internal structure.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the floating dish and means of operating same.
Fig. 4 is a view, in elevation, and looking from the interior of the machine
shewing manner of raising and lowering the screen for covering the lenses, a coin
just being inserted through the slot.
Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 3 but shewing the coin in the receiving bucket
and the screen lowered and the lenses uncovered.
According to this my invention the apparatus comprises a many sided wood or
iron frame I preferably octagonal in the centre of which may be a fountain or
ornamental figure 2, the water from the fountain or from a convenient supply
pipe, 3 or tank is connected with a supply cistern 4 having a ball tap 5 above a
water wheel 6 preferably overshot, there is a pinion 7 on the axle 8 of the water
wheel 6 which gears with, and drives a wheel 9 on a horizontal shaft 10, the other
end of the latter carries a disc and pin, or crank 11, a connecting rod 12 from the
disc or crank 11 operates a Llever 13 giving a rocking motion thereto, and the
upper arm of the lever 13 operates a pusher bar 14 the end of which forms a catch.
which at each forward movement of the lever 13 acts upon a pusher piece 15
(see Fig. 3) and thereby revolves a circular dish 16 in a carrying basin or tank 17
of water in which it floats. The circular dish 16 serves to support a number of
radial arms 18, 18 these if say sixteen in number carry sixteen stereoscope slides,
or views 19, 19 that there is one view 19 central with each section or face 20 of
the 8 or other sided figure, and one between each angle so as to require a minimum
amount of motion of the dish 16 to bring the next view into position, and also to
carry the greatest number of views 19. Over each face 20 of the 8 sided or other

page_text: figure can be placed a uniting drum or kaleidoscope 21 revolved by a cord 22-from
a grooved pulley or drum, 23 on the vertical shaft 24, or by gear wheels from the
same shaft. Within the framing. 1 of each face 20 of the figure is the slot 25 and
appliances for receipt of the penny or other coin, which lowers the shutter or
screen 26 and uncovers the lens or lenses 27 as stated.
On the vertical centre shaft 24 of the apparatus which shaft 24 is rotated by
means of a worm 28 on the axle 8 of the water wheel 6 gearing with a worm
wheel 29 on the said shaft 24 is a crown wheel 30, gearing with and driving (in an
octagonal figure) eight wheels 31 (one of which is shewn in the drawings) carried
on shafts or rods 32 the other ends of which extend to the internal side 33 of each
face 20 of the figure and carry pinion wheels 34. Mounted on a fulcrum stud 35
fixed to the frame 1 is a lever or arm 36, at one end of which is a bucket 37, the
other end having a counterbalance weight 38 and a cord 39 attached to this end
of the lever 36 passes over a guide pulley 40, and to the other end of said
cord 39 is attached a screen or shutter 26. Carried on the arm or lever 36 is a gear
wheel 41 mounted eccentrically on its axis 42, and at its narrow side, or the point
of the periphery nearest to the axis 42 is a small weight 43 which keeps the gear
wheel 41 in one position by gravitation of the weight 43.
The action is as follows: When a coin is placed in the slot 25 it falls down the
guide rails 45 into the bucket 37 and its weight tilts the lever or arm 36 on its
fulcrum stud 35 into the position shewn by Fig. 5 whereon the other end of the
lever 36 lifts, and by the cord 39 lowers the screen 26 clear of the lenses 27 of the
views 19 which are then open to inspection. The coin meanwhile is trapped, or held
in suspension in the bucket 37 by the plate 46 and the weighted gear wheel 41 is
raised on its carrying lever 36 until it comes in contact and gear with the pinion 34
on the long rod or shaft 32 which latter being driven from the main vertical
shaft 24 imparts a rotary motion to the weighted wheel 41 turning the latter until
the narrowest part of its radius comes in contact with the pinion 34 and con-
sequently the end of the lever 36 is allowed to rise more and its opposite end 37 to
fall more so that the bucket 37 passes below the stop plate 46 and allows the coin
to fall out, and the lever 36 by reason of the weight 38 then resumes its normal
position (see Fig. 4) as does the weighted and eccentrically mounted wheel 41 at
the same time the screen or shutter 26 is raised covering and closing the lenses 27.
By the time the weighted wheel 41 has made a part revolution and its narrow
radius come opposite the pinion 34 the circuit of the views will have been made as
the gear wheel 41 rotates a given distance in proper time for exhibiting all the
views 19, 19.
It will be seen that as one of the appliances illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6 is applied
to each face 20 of the octagonal figure (that is in an octagonal figure) eight
individuals may place a coin in one of the slots 25 at one time and also see all the
views 19, as the latter and their carrying frame are always revolving but the
screens 26 are only lowered when and for a short time after a coin has been placed
in the machine.
A diverting plate or guide tube 47 receives the coin when dropped out of the
bucket 37 and carries same to a receptacle or safe provided for same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare
that what I claim is :-
:-
1. The general construction, arrangement and combination of parts constituting
the improved apparatus for purpose, and operating as herein fully described and
substantially as illustrated by the drawings annexed.
2. The weighted lever 36 and shutter 26 eccentrically mounted, and weighted
wheel such as 41 and pinion 32 all in combination and operated, and operating as
and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5
of the accompanying drawings.
3. The lever 13 catch or finger 14 stop pieces 15 floating dish or basin 16

page_text: tank 17 carrying the frame 18 and view 19 all in combination, operated and
operating in the manner, and for the purpose herein fully described and substantially
as illustrated by annexed drawings.
Dated this 14th day of Anril 1801
RICHARD TIMPERLEY.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Central Chambers, Halifax.