An Instrument for Facilitating 'the Insertion of Photographs and the like in Albums.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Instrument for Facilitating 'the Insertion of Photographs
and the like in Albums.
I, DAVID ABRAHAM LOWTHIME, of 17, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, in the
County of Middlesex, 'Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to an instrument for facilitating the insertion of photographs
and the like particularly those unmounted-in albums, the object being to overcome
the difficulty of getting the bottom edge of the photograph or the like to enter the
groove at the bottom of the opening.
According to this invention I take a plate of metal, celluloid, cardboard or other
suitable material of a width approximate to the width of the photograph to be inserted
and of such a length that when it is inserted in the recess in the leaf of the album it
stands proud of the top thereof so that it can be conveniently withdrawn. In this
plate is cut, firstly a vertical slot preferably at or about the centre of the plate, and
secondly two or more small holes adapted to show one or more of the edges of the
opening in the leaf when the plate is in position in the recess therein,
In use this plate is first passed into the recess in the leaf of the album and the
photograph is then passed in behind the said plate which acts as a guide for it past
the bottom edge of the opening and allows it to 'be easily drawn into position
by the finger, through the vertical slot in the plate, the other holes therein allowing
the manipulator to see that the edges of the photograph are covered by the edges of
the opening before withdrawing the plate.
As a modification the plate may be made with two or more strips on the back so
that the photograph can first be inserted on the back of the plate and then inserted
into the recess in the leaf of the album through the medium of the plate.
Dated this 11th day of November 1805
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
An Instrument for Facilitating the Insertion of Photographs
and the like in Albums.
1, DAVID ABRAHAM LOWTHIME, of 17 Jamb's Conduit Street, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, 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 an instrument or device for facilitating the insertion of
photographs and the like-particularly those unmounted-in albums of the slip-in
type, the object being to overcome the difficulty of getting the bottom edge of the
photograph or the like to pass the edge of the bottom of the opening.

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In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention :-
Figure 1' is a view in front elevation, and
Figure 2 is a view in side elevation.
In both views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The instrument or device consists of a plato A of metal, celluloid, cardboard or
other suitable material.of a width approximate to the width of the photograph to be
inserted and of such a length that when it is inserted in the recess in the leaf of the
albumi it stands proud of the top thereof so that it can be conveniently withdrawn.
In this plate is cut, firstly a vertical slot a preferably at or about the centre of the
plate and secondly two or more small holes a¹ àª¹ etc. adapted to show one or more of
the edges of the opening in the leaf when.the plate is in position in the recess therein.
In use the plate A is first passed into the recess in the leaf of the album and the
photograph is then passed in behind the said plate which acts as a guide for it past
the bottom edge of the opening and allows.it to bo easily drawn into position by the
finger through the vertical sot a in the plate, the other holes
etc. therein
allowing the manipulator to see that the edge of the photograph is covered by the
edges of the opening in the leaf of the album before withdrawing the plate.
As a modification the plate may be made with one or more strips on the back or a
piece such as a may be cut in the plate"and" bent back as shown so that the
photograph can be placed and held against the back of the plate before the said plate
is inserted into the recess in the leaf of the album.
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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,
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An instrument or device for facilitating the insertion of photographs or the like
in slip-in albums, consisting of a plate having a vertical slot such as a and two or
more holes or openings such as a' either with or without a set back piece such as a
or equivalent strips on the back of the plate, as set forth.
Dated this 98th day of July 1896