USRE9878E - August herzog - Google Patents

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TOY CAMERA.

Reissued Sept. 20,1881.

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AUGUST'HERZOG, F GUTTEN'BURG, NEW JERSEY,

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srncrrrcarronrommg part a Beilllwd Letters Patent 170.9,878, dated September-20,1881. Original No. 1821 17, dated September 12, 1876. Application for reissue filed July 14. 1881.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, Answer HEBZOG, of Guttenburg, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Toy Camera, of which thefollowing is a s ciflcation.

his invention relates to an improved toy or amateur photographic apparatus, of simple, compact, and cheap construction, which to is designed for theinstruction and'amusement of children and grown people; and the invention consists, essentially of an upright support or frame provided with an aperture and with a rigid stationary camera and adjustable 1 5 lens-holding tube in front of and concentrically to the aperture, and with means for support i'ngthe ground glass and plate-holder back of the stand.

In theaccompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 T P-I 2o resents a rear elevation Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section on line mm, Fig. 1; andFigs. 3 and 4 are, respectively, a front elevation and a horizontal section on line 3 y, Fig. 3, of my improved plate-holder.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.-

In the drawings, A, represents an upright frame'or stand, which is securely applied to a horizontal base, B, that may be placed von a light table, tripod, stafi',-or any other suitable means of snpport','asfound most convenient.

The upright frame A is provided with an aperture, a, and at the front side with a conically or pyramidally tapering camera, B, which is rigidly attached to the stand A.

The camera B is preferably made of suitable sheet metal and pr'ovidedwith a front frame,

D, within which is guideda horizontally-adjustable lens-holding tube, 0, that has at its inner end an encircling-flange, b, sons to :pre-

vent the passage of any rays of light which may enter between the lens-tube 0 and faceplate D of the camera to the sensitized plate, sothata more perfect camera isobtained. The

aperture a, camera B, and lens-holding tube 0 are arranged eoncen rically with each other.

The rear side of the frame or support Ais provided with a grooved horizontal guide-strip,

6, below the aperture a, and with a correspondingly-grooved and recessed top-holder, c, for supporting the plate-holderE, which is for many practical and useful purposes.

inserted in front of the ground glass that slides in separate grooves of the strips 41 e. The plate-holder E is provided with a hinged door, through which the sensitized plate is inserted, and with a lateral slide, E, of abouttwicethe length of the plate-holder, the slidehaving a recess at one end to be drawn to one side and expose the sensitized plate to the action of the light when the cap is taken oil the lens.

The operation of the apparatusis analogous tothat of a large-sized apparatus, with this difference, that in the latter a rigid or flexible camera of considerable size is em ployed, which is arranged bet-ween the lens-holding tube or tubes and the means which form the support for the ground glass and plate-holder, whilein my apparatus the conically or pyramidally tapering rigid frame B forms the camera proper, and serves at the same-timeas the support for the lens-holding tube. Consequently the whole apparatus becomes smaller and can can be carried and packed without removing the lens-holding tube, as heretofore." It combines, therefore, in a neater and more compact manner, the different parts required for a complete photographic apparatus, so as to form an instructive and entertaining toy-for children, while it may also be used by amateurs 8o Havingthusdescribed myinventioii, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A toy photographic apparatus consisting of a supporting frame or stand havingan aperture, ofa rigid camera carrying'an'adjustable lens-ho ding tube secured to the front of the stand, and of grooved strips for supporting the plate-holder and ground glass, arranged at the back of the stand, all substantially as'and for. the purpose set forth.

2. A'toyphotographic apparatus consisting of the support A B, having an aperture, a, a rigid camera, B, secured around the aperture at one sideof the stand, and provided with an adjustable lens-holding tube, 0, arranged 0011- 9 5" centrically with the aperture and camera, and of grooved strips respectively above and below 7 theapertnre, at the opposite side of th'e-staud, for the supportof theplate-holder and,gr ound glass, substantially as set forth,

3. In atoy photographic apparatur',:the eombination of a supporting-stand, A B, ,having an aperture, a, and grooved strips e and d 113- support, with grooved supporting-strips d e spectively above and below the ape rtnre,with and a plate-holder, E, at the back of the supa stationary camera, B, having a front frame, port, substantially as specified. .D, and with an adjustable lens-holding tube, In testimony thatlclaim the foregoing as my 5 0, having an interior flange, b, substantially invention I have signed my name, in presence 15 as shown and described. of two witnesses, this 7th day of July, 1881.

4. Inatoy photographic apparatus, the com- AUGUST HERZOG. biuation of a support, A B, having a rigid Witnesses: I camera, B, front -frame,'D, and horizontal ad- PAUL GOEPEL,

1o justable lens-holding tube 0 at one side of the CARL KAR

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