A Machine or Apparatus for Mounting Photographs and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
A Machine or Apparatus for Mounting Photographs and the like.
I, CHARLES HODDLE, of 164, Camberwell New Road, in the County of
London, Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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This invention relates to a machine or apparatus for mounting photographs,
prints and the like.
According to my invention I provide a drum or cylinder mounted in any suitable
manner and adapted to be rotated either continuously or intermittently and to
receive the wet photographic or other prints which are placed face downwards
thereon preferably by hand, a roller being provided for partially drying the prints
and pressing them on the drum or cylinder.
In any suitable position in the path of the drum or cylinder I provide a receptacle
to contain paste or other adhesive material, the said receptacle having an opening
through which the paste escapes onto the back of the photographic or other print
as the latter passes under the opening. The opening of the receptacle is provided
with an india-rubber or other suitable squeegee or scraper for spreading the paste
evenly over the back of the print. I further provide a case or receptacle for the
mounts and means for feeding the same one at a time down through an opening or
slit in the bottom of the receptacle onto the periphery of the drum. An india-
rubber or other roller is placed underneath the said slit or opening so that the
mount is held firmly against the periphery of the drum and the movement of the
mount is so regulated that it arrives opposite the said roller at the same time as
the corresponding print whereby the latter is firmly pressed onto the mount and is
caused by the paste to adhere thereto. A second pair of rollers is preferably
provided through which the mounted photographic or other print passes.
For feeding the mounts through the opening in the box or case containing the
same I advantageously mount a face cam on the drum or cylinder spindle, or I form the
same on the end of the drum, the said cam actuating a lever which reciprocates a
slide, the said slide forcing the mounts one at a time through the slit or opening in
the box containing the same.
Dated this 5th dev of June 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Machine or Apparatus for Mounting Photographs and the like.
I, CHARLES HODDLE, of 164, Camberwell New Road, in the County of
London, Photographer, 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 a machine or apparatus for mounting photographs,
prints and the like.
According to my invention I provide a drum or cylinder mounted in any suitable
Price 8d.1

page_text: manner and adapted to be rotated either continuously or intermittently and to
receive the wet photographic or other prints which are placed face downwards
thereon preferably by hand, a roller being provided for partially drying the prints
and pressing them on the drum or cylinder."
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In any suitable position in the path of the drum or cylinder I provide a
receptacle to contain paste or other adhesive material, the said receptacle having
an opening through which the paste escapes onto the back of the photographic or
other print as the latter passes under the opening. The opening of the receptacle
is provided with an india-rubber or other suitable squeegee or scraper for spreading
the paste evenly over the back of the print. I further provide a case
receptacle for the mounts and means for feeding the same one at a time down
through an opening or slit in the bottom of the receptacle onto the periphery
of the drum. An india-rubber or other roller is placed underneath the said
slit or opening so that the mount is held firmly against the periphery of the drum,
and the movement of the mount is so regulated that it arrives opposite the said
roller at the same time as the corresponding print whereby the latter is firmly
pressed onto the mount and is caused by the paste to adhere thereto. A second
pair of rollers is preferably provided through which the mounted photographic or
other print passes.
For feeding the mounts through the opening in the box or case containing the
same, I advantageously mount a face cam on the drum or cylinder spindle, or I
form the same on the end of the drum, the said cam actuating a lever which
reciprocates a slide, the said slide forcing the mounts one at a time through the slit
or opening in the box containing the same.
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To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is an end elevation of a machine for mounting photographs constructed
according to my invention:
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1:
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the paste receptacle:
Figure 4 is a vertical section of the case or receptacle containing the mounts;
and,
Figure 5 is a plan of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate similar or corresponding parts throughout
the drawings.
a is the drum or cylinder mounted on the shaft a" supported in bearings in
the side frames or standards b, b. c is a spur wheel also keyed to the shaft
at one end of the drum, the said spur wheel gearing with a pinion d on the
shaft e adapted to be rotated by any suitable means such as by a hand wheel e¹,
Figure 1.
f is the roller for partially drying and pressing the prints after they have
been placed in a wet condition face downwards on the drum a. This roller is
mounted on a spindle fo supported in spring bearings on the side frames b, b.
g is the receptacle for containing the paste or other adhesive material, the said
receptacle consisting of the paste receptacle, properly so-called, which tapers
towards the bottom and leaves a narrow opening for the passage of the paste and
of a frame / provided in the front with hooks i and with a cross-bar for attaching
it to the side frames b, b of the machine, as shewn in Figure 2. j is the squeegee
or scraper which is preferably made of india-rubber and is adapted to spread the
paste evenly over the back of the print after it has passed underneath the opening
in the bottom of the paste receptacle g.
The receptacle for containing the mounts, which is shewn in detail in Figures 4
and 5, consists of the case k in which the mounts are superposed and kept in
position by a weight m as shewn in Figure 4. The said case is open at the top
and in front and is provided at the bottom with a slit n through which the nounts
are fed one by one by means of the slide o which is reciprocated in the manner
hereinafter described.

page_text: p is a plate moving in guides g, the said plate having for object to regulate the
size of the slit n. This is effected by causing it to more or less obscure the
opening of the slit by means of the thumb nut r.
The slide o is fixed to a cross-bars by means of bolts t, t, as shewn clearly in
Figures 4 and 5, slots u being provided in the slide through which the bolts t pass
so that the slide can be clamped to the cross-bars in different positions. The
cross-bar s slides in guides v, v fixed to the case k of the mount receptacle as shewn
and is provided at its end with pins w, w which work in slots, in the ends of
levers y, y pivoted at z to the side frames b, b, one of these levers y being actuated
by the face cam on the spur-wheel c through the medium of a roller a¹ mounted
on a bracket & attached to the said lever. The cam 2' is so designed that the slide
is caused to reciprocate so as to feed the mount on to each print as it passes under
the mount receptacle, the said prints being placed in regular succession on the
drum a.
c is a roller placed directly beyond the mount receptacle k, the said roller being
adapted to press the mount on to the pasted print and cause it to adhere thereto.
d' is a roller similar to c¹, and e2 is a roller arranged opposite d' and actuated by a
cbain driven from a chain wheel g¹ on the main shaft a°. The rollers c' and d'
are mounted on spindles h¹, supported in spring bearings on the side frames b, b
similarly to the roller f above described. The rollers d' and e² are adapted to
receive the mounted photographs from the drum a and to carry them forward, a
plate or other device being preferably interposed between the periphery of the
drum and the said rollers to cause the mounted photographs after passing from
under the roller c¹ to proceed to the rollers d³, e².
To ensure that the prints are placed on the rotating drum evenly and at the
required distances apart, I advantageously mark the peripheral face of the drum
with transverse lines with which one edge of the print is to coincide when placed
on the drum.
The operation of the machine is as follows.-The drum is caused to revolve in
the manner above described and the wet prints are then placed one at a time face
downwards on the drum which is rotated so that each print is carried forward
under the roller which partly dries it and then under the paste receptacle g
whereby it becomes covered with paste which is spread evenly over the surface by
means of the scraper j. The print then passes under the mount receptacle k and
at the same time a mount is fed on to the back of the print by means of the slide o
which is reciprocated by the lever y as herein before described; the mount and
print then pass under the roller c¹ which presses them together and the mounted
photograph is finally fed between the rollers d' and e' into any suitable receptacle.
In practice I find it advantageous to provide two face cams, one being adapted
to reciprocate the slide for feeding mounts for photographs of cabinet size and the
other to feed mounts for photographs of carte de visite size so that by putting
either one of the levers y in connection with the corresponding cam-surface the
slide can be reciprocated at the required intervals for either cabinet or carte de visite
photographs. In this case the second cam is advantageously formed on the face of
the chain wheel g³.
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 :-
1. A machine for mounting photographs and the like having a drum or
cylinder for receiving the photographs, a paste receptacle, a receptacle for the
mounts and means such as a reciprocating slide for feeding the mounts on to
the pasted photographs substantially as, and for the purpose, herein before
described.
2. In a machine for mounting photographs and the like having a rotating
drum, a paste receptacle, a receptacle for the mounts, and a reciprocating slide,

page_text: causing the said slide to reciprocate by means of a pivoted lever actuated by
a cam, substantially as described.
3. The improved machine for mounting photographs and the like herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 5th day of March 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.