Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 24th June, 1887
CURT FRIEDRICH ARTHUR FRÄNZEL, Manufacturer, of Charlottenburg, near Berlin,
in the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire.
This invention relates to improvements in photograph albums and other similar
albums and frames and has for its object the introduction of labels or inscription-cards
above under or near each photograph picture or view and the arrangement of suitable
slits or places for such cards, so that these descriptions can be regularly placed with
the photographs or pictures to which they relate either attached to the photograph or
picture itself or independent thereof, and also to a tongue or guiding piece to facilitato
the insertion and withdrawal of the photograph, drawing, print or picture. And in
order that this invention may be easily understood and readily carried into practice
I will proceed to describe the saine with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 of which shews front view of a page or leaf of a photograph album having
these improvements applied. Figure 2 same view with photograph and inscription
card inserted. Figures 3 and 4 are vertical side sections. Figure 5 is a view of the
extra slit or opening applied in another form and Figure 6 shews another arrange-
ment two extra slits or openings being arranged for double cards of inscription. "A
second slit or opening b is cut or arranged under the place a for the photograph. In
this second slit or place b a small card or tablet is inserted provided with an inscrip-
tion (dedication, explanation, name or other particulars referring to the photograph)
so that the inscription is visible through the slit or opening b.
b
When the photograph is removed the inscription card is also removed thus leaving
the space or opening 6 ready for a new description relating to the next photograph
(as in Figures 1 and 5).
In the manufacture of the pages or leaves for photograph Albums a suitable part
must be cut out for the photograph, and in doing this leaves a sharp edge or margin c
and the removal of the photograph is rendered difficult and often tears the cover e, to
obviate this a wedge shaped tongue d is arranged near and towards the edge c from
which the photograph is taken out and so lessens the probability of tearing or injuring
the cover. The small inscription card for the slit & can be drawn in and out through
the slit between the cover é and the substance or body of the page or leaf or it may
be drawn through the slit or opening g (see Figure 4). The slit or opening b can be

page_text: adapted to many forms of photograph and picture frames of any suitable materials
as will be readily understood, and may also be made in any suitable size or form-
either plain or ornamental and at any convenient distance from the photograph or
picture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
b
1. In a photographic album or similar albums and frames the use and application
of a second slit or opening over, under or near the place for the photograph or
other picture as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and represented in the
drawings hereto annexed..
2. The arrangement and application of the tongue piece d for facilitating the the
removal or withdrawal of the photograph or picture substantially in the manner and
for the purposes hereinbefore set forth and represented in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The improved arrangement and construction of photograph albums and other
similar albums and frames substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in
the drawings annexed.