Improvements in Stands for Globes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Globes.
We GEORGE WASHINGTON BACON of 127 Strand, in the County of Middlesex,
Map Publisher and THOMAS BEST of 33 Hercules Road, Lambeth, in the
County of Surrey, Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention consists in improvements in stands for mounting globes.
In carrying out our invention we construct a small auxiliary sphere of wood or
other suitable material either as part of, or mounted to rotate upon the axis of the
stem or pedestal supporting the globe.
Upon the surface of the said auxiliary sphere we describe the imaginary circles
or other features of the globe mounted on the said stand as may be desired-such,
for instance as the equator, the zones &c.
The different zones or other features or lines may be shown by various colours,
or we construct the said auxiliary sphere of differently coloured woods or other
suitable material to accomplish the sanie purpose.
When the said auxiliary sphere is constructed separately from the stem or
pedestal it may be so fitted to it as to rotate upon an axis (representing the
natural axis of the earth) coinciding with the axial line of the said stem; or,
instead of rotating upon the said axis the auxiliary sphere may rotate upon an
axis passing through its centre and inclined to the said natural axis at an angle
of 23 degrees.
Dated this 20th day of July 1893.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BACON.
THOMAS BEST.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Globes.
We GEORGE WASHINGTON BACON of 127 Strand, in the County of Middlesex
Map Publisher and THOMAS BEST of 33 Hercules Road, Lambeth in the County
of Surrey, Clerk 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawing
forming a part of this Specification :-
Our invention has reference to stands for mounting globes, and cousists in
providing the said stands with a small auxiliary sphere or globe upon the surface
of which may be shown such features as cannot be conveniently shown upon the
globe mounted upon the said stand, or such other features as may be desired.

page_text: axis or stem C passing through the pedestal A and through the auxiliary sphere B
from pole to pole, thus representing the natural axis of the earth.
Upon the surface of the auxiliary sphere B we describe or show such features of
the globe as may be desired. For instance, upon the auxiliary sphere shown in the
drawing, a represents the arctic circle, b, the tropic of cancer, c, the equator, d, the
tropic of capricorn, and e the antarctic circle. These lines, or the zones bounded
by them, may be shown by various colors, or the said sphere may be constructed
of differently colored woods, or other suitable material to accomplish the same
purpose.
When the auxiliary sphere or globe B is constructed separately from the stem or
pedestal A, it may be mounted in the said pedestal, so that the axis C passes
through the centre of the said auxiliary sphere at an angle of 23 degrees to the
poles or natural axis of the earth, as illustrated in Figure 2, or at any other
desired angle.
Our invention is applicable to stands for both terrestrial and celestial globes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A globe-stand having an auxiliary sphere or globe formed or mounted in the stem
or pedestal of the said stand, and illustrating any desired features of globes
substantially as herein described.
G. W. BACON.
THOMAS BEST.