Improvements in the Mounting of Photographic and other Pictures or Configurations.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification L-ft, 29th July, 1891-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mounting of Photographic and other Pictures
or Configurations.
I, RICHARD HENRY LEE TALCOTT, residing at 216 Northampton Street, in
the City of Boston, County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, United
States of America, Jeweler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to Improvements in the Mounting of Photographic and
other Pictures and Configurations. The object of the invention is principally to
provide appliances whereby pictures mounted on or behind plates of glass may be
enclosed at their backs and edges. Under certain features of the invention the
mounts are adapted to ensure the withdrawal and substitution at will, of pictures,
without impairing the durability or appearance either of the picture or the mounting
appliance therefor.
In carrying out the invention 1 provide a plate of glass which is usually quite
thick, which forms the foundation on which the mounting appliance is fabricated
against the back of which the face of the picture is to rest and be held, and through
which glass the picture is visible.
I combine with said glass a back piece and also edge strips or clips, or devices of
other description which serve to unite the said back by its edges to the edge
portions of the glass plate. The mounting appliance is to be so constructed that
when the picture is enclosed the same will be practically hermetically sealed.
prefer to have the mount so constructed as to its one end or edge portion that
the picture or configuration, when carried on a card, may be entered or removed
at will.
It is often desirable to directly cement the picture by its face to the back side of
the glass, and to bind, at the edges of the combined glass and picture, with an
impervious material, and the parts so combined may be understood to constitute
sufficient mounting for many purposes, although the bound glass and picture
may readily be placed in engagement with other edge and back enclosing
devices.
Dated this Seventeenth day of June 1890.
RICHARD HENRY LEE TALCOTT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mounting of Photographic and other Pictures
or Configurations.
I, RICHARD HENRY LEE TALCOTT, residing at 216 Northampton Street, in
the City of Boston, County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, United
States of America, Jeweler, 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 Improvements in Appliances for the Mounting of
Photographic and other Pictures and Configurations. The object of the invention
is principally to provide appliances whereby pictures mounted on or behind plates
of glass may be enclosed at their backs and edges. Under certain features of the
invention the mounts are adapted to ensure the withdrawal and substitution at will,
of pictures, without impairing the durability or appearance either of the picture or
the mounting appliance therefor.

page_text: Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.
Figures 1, 2 and 3, are views in perspective of the parts of the enclosing casing
for the picture-glass, separated, and also of the picture-glass. The part illustrated
in Figure 2, shows the rear side foremost.
Figure 4, is a cross-section of the mounted picture.
Figure
together.
is a
rear view of the mounting appliances placed and confined
Figure 6, is a central longitudinal section of the mounted picture.
Figure 7, is a front perspective view of the mounted picture, illustrating merely
the general appearance thereof, and
Figure 8, is a sectional view similar to Figure 6, but of a construction wherein,
however, a somewhat more efficient mounting of the picture is ensured at little
greater labor.
The mounting appliance here particularly illustrated and in accordance with this
invention, consists in part of a back piece A, of size and shape corresponding to
that of the glass B, on which the picture a, is mounted, or to the picture itself, if
comprised in a sheet or tablet of sufficiently thick and stiff material, and not
mounted on glass, said back being provided at three of its sides or edges with over-
turned edge pieces b, secured at such sides. The back piece may be formed of sheet
metal and the turned over edge thereof may be integrally formed, but it is preferred
to form the back of a semi-rigid material such as firm card, or pasteboard and to
form the edge pieces of a bowed or U form, (the cross sectional contour of which
is varying, according as to whether glass with its edge beveled or otherwise formed,
is employed) and to secure them by their one side section to the said back-piece
by gluing, riveting, or by both, or otherwise.
The mounting appliance according to this invention also consists in a removable
cap C, of sheet metal, or other suitable material comprising the portion d, see
Figure 2, of the bowed or U shape in cross section to overlie the end portion of
the back piece, and to also overlie the edge of the picture-glass when in place, and
said cap also comprises at its ends, turned over lips,, to overlie the turned over
lips affixed to the sides of the main holder part.
A suitable catch device is to be applied between the back of the main holder
part, and the removable cap-section, whereby, when the picture has been inserted,
the cap will be effectually held in its place, and at, Figures 5, 6 and 8, one form
of catch device is shown, which consists of forming on, or affixing to, the cap
section, an eye g, and providing on the back A, near the open edge thereof, a
pivoted hooked arm h, to swing into and out of engagement with said eye, or
instead of this very common forin of catch device, other well known or approved
securing devices may be employed, and in large mounts, more than one should
be used.
A leg E, is to be affixed to the back and holder portion by which the mounted
picture may be maintained in an upright position.
On desiring to remove the glass plate having a picture thereon and visible at the
front, from the mount such as described, the catch device for the cap section is
released and on removing said cap section, the picture glass may be withdrawn, and
a new one substituted therefor.
In Figure 8, is represented the picture sheet secured to the glass, bound all
around the edges with strips m, of suitable impervious material as cloth, leather,
&c., (for by the provision of the said strips the picture is more effectually guarded
against air and moisture,) and the whole is placed in the improved holder, above
particularly described; but a very efficient mount, and one which photographers,
who have the facilities for the production of same, will appreciate, consists in a
plate of glass B, a picture by its face adhered to the back of the glass, a covering
back: for the whole, and edge strips or clips of impervious material which overlie
the edge portions of the glass and the picture and ensure the hermetical sealing up
of the picture; but for the supply of the trade, at large, it will be usually found

page_text: most expedient to provide the mounting appliances involving the glass and picture-
holding and enclosing devices such as described in Figures 1 and 2.
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;
1. A picture mounting appliance consisting of a main holder portion comprising
a back plate of an area corresponding to that of the picture to be mounted having
overturned lip portions rigidly affixed thereto on three of its edges, and a removable
cap portion consisting of a U shaped strip, also having at its ends angularly
extended shaped lip continuations adapted to overlie the open extremity of said
holder portion, and means substantially as described for confining the removable cap
in place, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. A picture mounting appliance consisting of a plate of glass and a back of
suitable rigid, or semi-rigid, material which by its borders, as to three of its edges,
is engaged with the edges of the glass through the medium of suitable strips,
clips, or other form of extension or tie devices, and a section for the fourth edge
of the appliance which is applied and adapted for the insertion and withdrawal
of pictures at such edge, and for the closing of the mount at such edge.
3. A picture mounting appliance consisting of a main holder portion comprising
a back plate of semi-rigid material provided with the metallic strips of U shape
in cross section securely affixed to three of the edges of said back plate forming a
bounding groove for said edges, and also provided with a hinged leg and a removable
cap portion adapted to overlie the open extremity of said holder portion, and means
substantially as described for confining the removable cap in place, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
4. A mounted picture consisting of a plate of glass, a picture placed against its
back, edge enclosing strips or clips, and a suitable covering back, for the purpose
set forth.
5. The combination with the holder portion comprising a back having overturned
metallic lip portions on three of its sides, of a plate of glass having a picture
cemented to its back and bound at its edges with impervious material, the removable
cap portion as described, and a catch device applied on and between said main
holder and said removable cap portion, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated th: Tonth day of Iuno A D 1891
RICHARD HENRY LEE TALCOTT.