Improvements in Ink-stands.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1895
Improvements in Ink-stands.
I, JOSEPH MORTON, of 53, East 83rd Street, New York City, United States of
America, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The invention relates to ink-stands made of transparent material, and its object
is to permit of the convenient cleaning of the ink receptacle and to prevent the
ink from marring the beauty of the crystal effect in the appearance of the ink-
stand.
The invention consists of an ink-stand body made of glass or other similar
material and formed with a recess, and an opaque ink-cup to receive the ink, the
said cup having a light-reflecting exterior surface. The recess extends to within
a short distance of the under surface of the body and into this recess fits loosely
and removably a cup-shaped receptacle made of an opaque material, such as metal,
the cup preferably terminating at its upper end below the top surface of the body
of the ink-stand. The exterior surface of this receptacle or cup is preferably
polished to reflect the light penetrating the crystal-like body so that the appearance
of the entire ink-stand is greatly heightened, it being understood that the bodo
of the ink-stand is not marred in any shape or form by the ink nor does any
variation in the height of the ink in the cup diminish or otherwise affect the
ornamental appearance of the crystal body, as the ink is invisible through the sides
of the ink-stand on account of being confined within the receptacle or cup having
opaque sides.
By this construction it is obvious that to the utilitarian purpose of an ink-stand
I add the ornamental one of a crystal ornament or paper-weight whose beauty of
appearance is not diminished by its feature of utility, but is rather heightened and
increased by the light reflecting properties of the opaque exteriorly polished cup
fitted removably in the recess of the transparent crystal body. By terminating
the top of the cup below the top of the body, I practically entirely enclose the
sides of the cup in the crystal body so that every portion of such sides is subject
to the light poured through the crystal body and a uniform reflection from said
polished sides is secured.
Dated this 26th day of March 1895.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ink-stands.
I, JOSEPH MORTON, of 53, East 83rd Street, New York City, United States of
America, Merchant, 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 inkstands made of glass, crystal, and other transparent
material, and it has for its object to permit of the convenient cleaning of the ink
receptacle and to prevent the ink from marring the beauty of the crystal effect in
the appearance of the inkstand.

page_text: The invention consists of an inkstand body made of glass or other similar
material and formed with a cavity or recess and an opaque ink-cup fitted loosely
and removably in the said cavity and adapted to receive the ink, the said cup
having a light-reflecting exterior surface.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming. part of this
Specification, in which
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement and Figure 2 is a sectional
side elevation of the same.
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Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.
The improved inkstand. is provided with a body A made of a transparent
material such as, glass, crystal, and the like, the said body being formed in its top
with a recess B extending to within a short distance of the under surface of the
body, as plainly indicated in Figure 2. Into this recess fits loosely and removably
cup-sliaped receptacle C made of an opaque material such as metal, the cup
preferably terminating at its upper end below the top surface of the body of the
inkstand, as shewn. The exterior surface of this receptacle or cup C is prefer-
ably polished to reflect the light penetrating the crystal-like body A. so that the
appearance of the entire inkstand is greatly heightened, while the body of the
inkstand is not marred in any shape or form by the ink nor does any variation in the
height of the ink in the cup diminish or otherwise affect the ornamental appearance
of the crystal body, as the ink is invisible through the sides of the inkstand,
owing to its being contained within a receptacle or cup C having opaque sides.
By this construction it is obvious that to the utilitarian purpose of an inkstand,
I add the ornamental one of a crystal ornament or paper weight whose beauty of
appearance is not diminished by its feature of utility, but is rather heightened and
increased by the light-reflecting properties of the opaque exteriorly-polished cup
fitted removably in the recess of the transparent crystal body. By making the top
of the cup to terminate below the top of the body, I practically entirely enclose
the sides of the cup in the crystal body so that every portion of such sides is
subject to the light poured through the crystal body and a uniform reflection from
said polished sides is secured. It will also be seen that by making the cup of
opaque material, the ink is completely obscured and thus the original beauty,
colour, and brilliancy of the glass body is maintained intact. The reflecting effect
of the cup can be greatly increased by studding the exterior surface of the cup
with precious stones. By having the receptacle or cup C removable in the
recess B it can be readily taken out for cleaning or other purposes..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
As an improved article of manufacture, the inkstand berein described, composed
of the transparent block having a comparatively small cup recess its walls being
comparatively thick, heightening the block appearance with its transparency
unobstructed from its surface to the interior of, or the space within such cup
recess, whereby the vision may penetrate the walls of such block into the cup
recess and may perceive objects fitted removably in such recess, and the imperforate
ink cup formed in correspondence with and fitted in such recess made opaque
whereby to exclude the ink from view and having a polished light-reflecting
surface whereby when fitted in the cup recess of the transparent block the polished
surface of the ink cup will be visible through the walls of the transparent block
but will not interfere with, but will rather heighten, the effect of the pure empty.
crystal inkstand, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Datel this 4th day of Naramban 180
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.