An Improved Support and Hanger for Mirrors, Pictures, and other Articles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 1st Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Apr., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support and Hanger for Mirrors, Pictures, and other
Articles.
We, WILLIAM DYKE WILKINSON, and FREDERICK FOWLER of Stanley Works
No. 216 Bradford Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our improved support and hanger for pictures mirrors and other articles consists
of a continuous piece of wire bent into such a shape and attached to the back of the
mirror picture or other article in such a manner as to be capable of supporting it in
an upright or inclined position upon a flat surface such as that of a table, or of
suspending the said picture or mirror to a nail or hook against a wall or other
vertical surface. For the purposes of our invention we take a piece of iron, brass, or
other wire and bend it so as to form three serrations or curves of which the two outer
ones form the feet of the support and the central one is for the purpose of hanging up
the picture or mirror as before mentioned. The ends of the piece of wire so bent are
then brought close together and bent outwardly from each other at right angles so as
to make the form of the letter T. To the spindle or spindles thus obtained we attach a
plate after the manner of a hinge, whereby the wire support may be attached to the
back of the picture, mirror or other article which it is proposed to support or to hang
up.
This plate may be attached to the back of the said picture or mirror by ordinary
pins or screws, but we prefer to attach it by means of shanks forming part of the
plate, which shanks pass through the material of which the back of the picture or
picture-frame is made and may be clenched or otherwise secured therein.
Dated this 10th day of February 1887.
W. DYKE WILKINSON.
FREDERICK FOWLER.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support and Hanger for Mirrors, Pictures, and other
Articles.
We WILLIAM DYKE WILKINSON and FREDERICK FOWLER of Stanley Works
No. 216 Bradford Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick, manufacturers of
stamped brass foundry do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particulartly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
Our improved support and hanger for mirrors pictures and other articles consists
of a continuous piece of wire bent into such a shape and attached to the mirror
picture or other article in such a manner as to be capable of supporting it in an
upright or inclined position upon a flat surface such as that of a table or counter, or
of suspending the said mirror or picture to a nail or hook against a wall or other
vertical surface. For the purposes of our invention we take a piece of iron, brass, or
other wire and bend it by machinery or other appliances into the shape shown in
drawing or other suitable shape so as to form two outward curves or bends having
between them a smaller bend of semicircular or oblong shape capable of being passed
over a nail or hook. The ends of the piece of wire before mentioned are then
brought close together as shown at h h and bent outwardly from each other at right
angles. To the spindles or pivots thus obtained we attach a plate after the manner of
of a hinge in such a way that the wire support may radiate from it up or down at
will. This plate may be attached to the back of the mirror or picture by means of
pins or screws or it may be attached by means of shanks forming parts of the said
plate and bent in such a manner as to pass through the back of the picture or mirror
and so be bent over or clenched on the other side.
The said support may also be made out of a continuous piece of metal or it may be
cast in the shape indicated in the drawing and ornamented as desired.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
C. C represents the support described A the hinged plate to which it is attached.
This plate is affixed to the back of the mirror D. D. D. D by means of shanks
at b. b which pass through the wood and are turned over or bent on the other side.
EE in the side elevation is the glass of the mirror supposed. The arrows a. a show
the direction in which the support would open if not confined by the hinged plate A.
F is the central bend upon which the mirror may be hung up when the support is
turned up as shown by the dotted lines G G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
(1.) The application of a support attached to a hinged plate as shown at b b in
drawing, in such a manner that the necessary degree of friction in working is

page_text: produced by the tendency of the wire of which the support is made, to fly apart in the
direction shown by the arrows a. a.
(2.) The application of a hinged plate of the configuration shown to mirrors and
pictures with wood backs.
(3.) The configuration of the support particularly with regard to the central bend
at the base thereof as shown at F so that between the curves or bends which rest
upon a table or other flat surface (when used as a support) there is a third bend or
loop which may be used for the purpose of hanging up the mirror or picture and
keeping it upright when so hung up.
Dated this 26th day of February 1887
W. DYKE WILKINSON.
FREDERICK FOWLER.