Improved Appliance for Holding Palettes or Colour Boxes and Sketch Blooks or other Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 16th Oct.,
1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for Holding Palettes or Colour Boxes and Sketch
Blooks or other Articles.
I FREDERIC GRIMSDALE of Sandycroft, Hoylake, in the County of Chester, Artist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide an appliance whereby a sketch block
or board upon which a sketch is being made, and a palette or colour box can be
conveniently held by one hand whilst the other hand is used for making the
sketch.
For this purpose I make use of a supporting piece provided with clips or
equivalent devices for securing the sketch block thereto, and with a projection
by which the said supporting piece may be grasped. The supporting piece
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also provided with a slot or clip or other suitable device for holding the edge
of the palette, the slot, clip, or other device being so disposed that the palette
is hold at the most convenient angle. Other articles may, if desired, be secured
to the said supporting piece.
In some cases I arrange the said supporting piece so that it can be supported
or partly supported by a stick or stand resting on the ground.
Dated this onto winth amat thanh 1907
Improved Appliance for Holding Palettes or Colour Boxes and Sketch
Blocks or other Articles.
I FREDERIC GRIMSDALE of Sandycroft Hoylake, in the County of Chester, Artist,
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 drawings:-
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The object of this invention is to provide an appliance whereby a sketch block
or board upon which a sketch is being made and a palette or colour box can be
conveniently held by one hand whilst the other hand is used for making the
sketch.
For this purpose I make use of a supporting piece provided with clips or
equivalent devices for securing the sketch block thereto, and with a projection
by which the said supporting piece may be grasped. The supporting piece is
also provided with a slot or clip or other suitable device for holding the edge

page_text: of the palette, the slot, clip, or other device being so disposed that the palette
is held at a convenient angle. Other articles may, if desired, be secured to the
said supporting piece.
In some cases I arrange the said supporting piece so that it can be supported
or partly supported by a stick or stand resting on the ground.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 is a side view of an appliance constructed
according to my invention. a is a supporting piece for supporting the sketch
block or board, b. A notch c, is provided for holding the lower edge of the
sketch block, and a clip, d, for holding the top edge. The clip, d, is preferably
formed with an inclined face, d', so that when pressed down against the edge
of the sketch block it becomes wedged and holds the said sketch block securely.
e, is a projection or handle on the supporting piece, a, by means of which the
appliance may be grasped. f, is a slot in the supporting piece, a, disposed at a
convenient angle into which the edge of a palette or colour box, g, may be inserted,
such palette being retained in position by the thumb being passed through the
hole in the palette whilst the fingers of the hand grasp the projection c as shown
in Fig. 3. The palette or colour box may be retained in the slot, f, by means
of a set screw or like device, if desired, instead of by the thumb as above described.
Instead of a slot, f, a movable clip or other suitable device attached to the
piece, a, may be used.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the appliance with the sketch block and palette
in position the whole being securely held by one hand.
Fig. 4 is a front view, and Fig. 5 a side view of another modification under
my invention. Like letters indicate equivalent parts to those in Figs. 1 and 2,
a, is the supporting piece with projection or handle e. h, is a movable clip
secured to the piece, a, by a set screw or other device, i, and provided with a
notch, c, for holding the edge of the sketch block and with a slot, f, for receiving
the edge of the palette. d, is a clip for holding the top edge of the sketch block.
d set screw for securing the clip, d, in position on the supporting piece. j, is
a projection on the piece, a, provided with a recess for receiving the end
of a stick or stand whereby additional support is provided when desired.
I do not confine myself to the particular arrangements described as it will be
obvious many modifications may be made without departing from the nature
of my invention.
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 appliance for holding a palette and sketch block or like articles consisting
of a supporting piece provided with a projection or handle and with clips and
slots or equivalent devices substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Dixth tiny of October 10.
W. B. JOHNSON,
4 Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.