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1. The combination with a window having a deep reveal of a prism-plate consisting of a series of prism-lights provided with prisms systematically arranged to produce an increased illuminating effect, said prism-plate suspended near the outer face of the wall surrounding the reveal and being smaller in dimensions than said reveal, so that when in position there is an intervening space between its outer boundary and the edges of the reveal, whereby the artistic effect due to the reveal remains substantially unchanged.

2. A prism-plate for windows, comprising a bar secured in the window-opening somewhat below the upper edge of such opening, two other bars secured to and suspended from the first-mentioned bar, a prism-plate attached to such bars and lower supports or attachments at the corners of the prism-plate, substantially as shown and described. JOHN MEIGGS EWEN. Witnesses:     DONALD M. CARTER,     HOMER L. KRAFT.