A COMBINED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AND SHOW-CASE
Year: 1885

page_text: I, THOMAS ARTHUR MORYSON of Elliceville, Dumfries in the County of Dumfries,
North Britain, Photographer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for A COMBINED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AND SHOW-CASE to be as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to a combined photograph album and show-case
is especially designed for the use of photographers and others desirous of exposing
to public view photographs, prints or other analogous pictures, and has for its
object to enable a greater number of Photographs to be shewn than has hitherto
been attainable in a corresponding amount of space.
The Invention consists in enclosing a photograph album within a show-case
and providing means wherewith to turn over the leaves of the said album from
the outside of the said show-case.
The photograph album is mounted upon a metal pin or rod which is secured in
two of the sides of the show-case and which pin passes through that hollow part of
the binding which is formed at the hinge of the album.-The show-case which
may be of any desired form is partly constructed of wood or iron and is glazed
with glass at any part from which it is required that the photos may be viewed.-
One of the sides, preferably the underside of the said show-case is formed with a
semicircular slot, and a metal pin or its equivalent secured to each of the leaves of
the photograph album projects into and through the said slot, and thereby enables
each of the said leaves to be turned over from the outside of the show-case.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of December 1885.

page_text: I, THOMAS ARTHUR MORYSON of Elliceville, Dumfries, in the County of Dumfries,
North Britain, Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"A COMBINED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AND SHOW-CASE" and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following, statement :-
My invention which relates to a combined photograph album and show-case is
especially designed for the use of photographers and others desirous of exposing to
public view photographs, prints or other analogous pictures,, and has for its object
to enable a greater number of photographs to be shewn than has hitherto been
attainable in a corresponding amount of space.
The Invention consists in enclosing a photograph album within a show-case and
providing means wherewith to turn over the leaves of the said album from the
outside of the said show-case.
The photograph album is mounted upon a metal pin or rod which is secured in
the upper and lower sides of the show-case and which pin passes through that
hollow part of the binding which is formed at the hinge of the album.
The show-
case which may be of any desired form, is partly constructed of wood or iron or
other metal or material and is glazed with glass at any part from which it is
required that the photographs may be viewed. One of the sides, preferably the
underside of the said show-case is formed with a semicircular slot, and a metal pin
or its equivalent secured to each of the leaves of the photograph album projects
into and through the said slot, and thereby enables each of the said leaves to be
turned over from the outside of the show-case.
In order that my said Invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect, I will now, proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, is a perspective front view of a combined photograph album and show-
case constructed according to my present Invention.
Figure 2, is a horizontal section of the same taken on the line A B Figure 1.
Figure 3, is a view of the underside of the show-case.
Figure 4, is a side elevation, drawn' to an enlarged scale, of a metal clip employed
under my present Invention and Figure 5 is an end elevation of the same.
My present Invention, as shewn upon the annexed drawings, consists in enclosing
the photograph album C, within the show-case D in such manner that the leaves a,
thereof are capable of being turned over from right to left and vice versa, from the
outside of such show-case.
To effect this, I support the album C, vertically within glass d, of the case D, by
means of the pin or rod b, which passes through the upper side of the show-case,
down through the hollow part c, of the binding of the album C, and into the lower
part of the said show-case D, whereinto it is secured by a screwed nut or by two
screwed nuts or by other equivalent means. The lower edge of each of the leaves a,
is held in a,clip c, of a construction preferably that shewn at Figures 4 and 5, of
the annexed drawings. The clip there represented is preferably formed of sheet
metal, such as brass and is provided with the rollers d, which are free to rotate

page_text: and thereby admit of the leaves a, which rest thereon, moving longitudinally
between the two vertical sides of the clip c, without impediment. Into the lower
or doubled edge of each of the clips c, the pin e, is riveted or otherwise suitably
secured, and this pin e, passes down through the semicircular slot f, which is formed
in the lower side of the show-case, so that the end of the said pin extends down-
wards below the under surface of such lower side of the show-case and thereby
affords means for moving the clips c, and consequently the leaves a, by the finger
of the hand, from beneath the case.
I desire it to be understood that I do not bind myself to the precise details
hereinbefore described for enabling the album C, to be supported vertically within
a show-case D, and for enabling the leaves a, of such album to be turned over from
the outside of the said show-case as the same may be varied' in many ways, without
departing from the essential features of my present Invention, for example in
place of locating the beforementioned clips c, at the under side they may be
arranged at the upper side of the show-case; or, in place of the pin or rod e, other
means may be employed for retaining the album A, in a vertical position or as
is obvious; the said album may be supported in a horizontal position within the
show-case.
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:-
The combination of photograph album A. and show-case B, in which the leaves a
of the album are turned over from the outside of the show-case by means of the
clips c, and pins or projections e all substantially as hereinbefore described and
shewn with reference to the accompanying drawings.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Applicant's Agents.