Improvements in Leaves for Photographic Albums, Screens, and other like Articles containing Photographs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leaves for Photographic Albums, Screens, and
other like Articles containing Photographs.
I, SIDNEY POSEN, of Offenbach-on-the-Main, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to leaves for photographic albums, screens and other like
articles containing photographic leaves.
With the leaves heretofore employed for photographic albums and other like
articles the photographs are inserted through a slit formed in the leaf into the
cavity designed for the reception of the photograph. As is well known this
insertion gives rise to inconveniences, for instance the edges of the slit are liable to
be torn, the photograph which has to be slid to its place by pressing with the
fingers upon its front side is liable to become dim or to be otherwise injured, and
the removal of the photograph from the said cavity mostly causes great difficulties
and again renders the edges of the slit liable to be torn and the leaf to be damaged.
Almost every album which has for some time been in use will be found to have its
leaves considerably injured.
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By my said invention all these inconveniences are obviated. It consists in
substituting for the slit heretofore used a flap connected above by joints or by a
strip of linen with the leaf, and kept closed below by a small bar, slide or turn
buckle. This flap is placed in a corresponding depression in the leaf and is
vided with the ordinary opening, the rear side of the leaf having a similar opening.
When the leaf is to be provided with photographs the said flap is opened, the two
photographs designed for the leaf are placed back to back in the cavity, and the
flap is closed again.
It will be seen that with this device the photographs may be put in and removed
with the greatest facility and rapidity, whilst injuries to the leaf or to the
photograph are obviated.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leaves for Photographic Albums, Screens, and
other like Articles containing Photographs.
I, SIDNEY POSEN, of Offenbach-on-the-Main, in the Empire of Germany,
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 :-
My invention relates to photographic albums, screens and other like articles for
containing photographs.
In the photographic albums and other like articles heretofore employed, the
photographs are inserted through a slit formed in the leaf, mount, screen or the
like into the cavity designed for the reception of the same.
As is well known the insertion and removal of the said photographs gives rise
to many inconveniences, for instance, the edges of the slit are liable to be torn, the
photograph which has to be slid into its place by pressing with the fingers upon its
front face is liable to become dim or to be otherwise injured.

page_text: Almost every album which has been in use for some time will be found to have
its leaves considerably injured. By my said invention however all these
inconveniences are obviated.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a leaf of an album showing the flap turned out
for the insertion of a photograph and
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the said leaf with the flap closed.
The said invention consists in substituting for the slit heretofore used a flap a
connected with the leaf, at one edge by a joint or by a strip of linen and kept
closed by a small catch, slide or button b arranged at the opposite edge. This flap
is placed in a corresponding depression in the leaf and is provided with the ordinary
opening e, the rear side of the leaf having a similar opening d. When the leaf is
to be provided with photographs the said flap is opened, the two photographs
designed for the leaf are placed back to back in the depression and the flap is
closed again.
It will be seen that with this device the photographs may be put in and removed
with the greatest facility. and rapidity, whilst injuries to the leaf or to the photo-
graph are obviated.
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
claim is :-
In a leaf or mount for albums, screens and other like articles for containing photo-
graphs, the arrangement of a flap a adapted to turn on hinges secured to the said
leaf or mount, in combination with a catch 6 for holding the said flap. in its closed
position.
Batca this 15th day of August 1695.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.