Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1889-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
1 GEORGE COLE of the firm of George Cole and Co. of 13 and 15 Finsbury Street
London in the County of Middlesex Merchant and Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention relates to improvements in toy and the like musical instruments
either of the form of a trumpet or other musical instrument and consists in so
constructing such toy trumpets or other instruments that they may be arranged to
play a tune or tunes as hereinafter explained.
For this purpose in adapting my present invention to a toy trumpet I arrange and
mount a disc or diaphragm having a small aperture therein in the passage or at the
outlet of the trumpet, and close up against this disc I arrange and mount a second disc
or diaphragm in which a series of musical notes are suitably arranged to play a tune
or tunes.
Either one of these discs (as most suitable) is fixed and the other made to revolve
by mechanical or hand rotation and on anyone blowing into the trumpet the air can
only escape through the aforesaid aperture in the disc-which being revolved or having
the musical disc revolved in front of it--causes the various musical notes in the latter
to be sounded and so plays a tune or tunes.
It will be obvious that the herein before described arrangement of the two discs may
be adapted and applied in a number of ways to a variety of instruments. (It may
also be applied to a spinning top to produce tunes), and if desired a bellows or
other suitable apparatus may be used to blow the air and a bladder or other elastic
air reservoir may be introduced.
Dated this 16th dow of June 1800
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southamptom Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Toy and the like Musical Instruments.
I GEORGE COLE of the firm of George Cole and Company of 13 and 15 Finsbury
Street in the City of London Merchants and Manufacturers 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in toy and the like musical instruments
either of the form of a trumpet or other like musical instrument and consists in so
constructing such toy trumpets or other instrument that they may be arranged to play
a tune or tunes as hereinafter described.
For this purpose in adapting my present invention to a toy trumpet I arrange and
mount a disc or diaphragm having a small aperture therein in the passage or at the
outlet of the trumpet and close up against this disc I arrange and mount a second
disc or diaphragm in which a series of musical notes are suitably arranged to play a
tune or tunes.
Either one of these dises (as most suitable) is fixed and the other made to revolve
by mechanical or hand rotation and on anyone blowing into the trumpet the air can
only escape through the aforesaid aperture in the disc-which being revolved or
having the musical disc revolved in the front of it or behind it causes the various
musical notes in the latter to be sounded and so plays a tune or tunes.
It will be obvious that the herein described arrangement of the two discs may be
adapted and applied in a number of ways to a variety of forms of instruments.
And in order that my present invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to further describe the same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed which serve to illustrate two methods of carrying out my said
invention.
Figure 1 is an exterior view in elevation of a toy trumpet having my improvements
applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of same the disc with a hole in it being fixed and the
note plate or reed plate being made to revolve.
Figures 3 and 4 show details of construction Figure 3 showing the underside view
of the disc and Figure 4 plan of the note plate.
Figure 5 shows a modification of the arrangement of the musical parts.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.
a is the trumpet mouthpiece leading to the chamber 6 which is closed by the fixed
disc c as shown having the single air outlet at d and a central hole e to receive the end
of the spindle f and allow same to freely rotate therein. is the note plate or
reed plate having the notes or reeds h (constructed in any suitable manner as is well
understood) arranged radially around the centre and mounted upon the spindle
or axle shaped at its upper end to fit the central hole i. in this plate 9 and so
revolve same when this spindle is revolved by the player as hereinafter explained.

page_text: In the construction shown in Figure 2 a piece of thin card board or other suitable
substance is mounted on the top side of the reed plate 9 with radial holes to
correspond with the radially arranged notes to make a fairly air-tight packing
between the fixed disc c and the revolvable note plate g so as to prevent the escape
of the air blown in, the plate g being kept pressed up against the disc c by the
spring m and washer n and on the note plate 9 being slowly revolved by means
of the head or knob o on the spindle f while the player is blowing into the
mouthpiece a the tune (or tunes) as arranged on the note plate is played as the
notes are successively brought opposite the air outlet d.
It will be obvious that the plate 9 may be made to fit the inside circumference of
the case and fixed air tight therein and the disc c made to revolve by the spindle for
the positions of the parts c and g may be reversed.
In Figure 5 these parts c and 9 are mounted vertically instead of horizontally and
the revolving of the note plate inside (not shown) is effected by the crank axle and
bevel gearing as shown to revolve the spindle f which revolves the note plate inside as
before.
The casing or hody st is made in two parts and soldered or otherwise secured
together at or about the point p as shown.
If desired two or more apertures may be formed in the disc so as to allow the
passage of two or more currents of air to play a chord or set of chords in place of
single notes.
A further modification may be made in the arrangement and combination of the parts
by arranging the vibrating reeds around the periphery of a drum mounted and revolved
in the trumpet-the air blown into the latter being conducted by a pipe or passage
direct to the reed or reeds (such pipe or passage outlet being equivalent to the
aperture d in the previously described arrangement) and playing the notes of the tune
or tunes as the drum is revolved by a knob or other suitable contrivance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I would remark that I
am fully aware that the slotted disc c and the note plate G-the one revolved against
the other are not in themselves new as they have previously been applied to toy
trumpets and other toy musical instruments and to which parts therefore I make no
separate claim whatever and my invention consists not in the said parts themselves but
in particular manners of arranging mounting combining and actuating such parts,
therefore I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A toy musical instrument arranged in the form of a trumpet in which a disc
or plate furnished with a set of vibrating reeds radially arranged is made to revolve
against another disc containing an aperture allowing the passage of air through
one note or chord at a time on said reed plate substantially in the manner and for
the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
2. A toy musical instrument arranged in the form of a trumpet in which a disc
or plate containing an aperture is made to revolve against a fixed disc or plate
furnished with a set of vibrating reeds radially arranged so as to allow the passage
of air through one note or chord at a time on said reed plate substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
3. The arrangement and combination of a reed or note plate with a toy trumpet,
or the like form of musical instrument so as to play a tune or tunes substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 18th day of March 1880
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.

page_text: Improvements in Toy and the like Musical Instruments.
I GEORGE COLE of the firm of George Cole and Co. of 13 and 15 Finsbury Street
London in the County of Middlesex Merchant and Manufacturer do hereby declaro the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
-
This invention relates to improvements in toy and the like musical instruments
either of the form of a trumpet or other musical instrument and consists in so
constructing such toy trumpets or other instruments that they may be arranged to
play a tune or tunes as hereinafter explained.
For this purpose in adapting my present invention to a toy trumpet I arrange and
mount a disc or diaphragm having a small aperture therein in the passage or at the
outlet of the trumpet, and close up against this disc I arrange and mount a second disc
or diaphragm in which a series of musical notes are suitable arranged to play a tune
or tunes.
Either one of these discs (as most suitable) is fixed and the other made to revolve
by mechanical or hand rotation and on anyone blowing into the trumpet the air can
only escape through the aforesaid aperture in the disc-which being revolved or having
the musical disc revolved in front of it-causes the various musical notes in the latter
to be sounded and so plays a tune or tunes.
It will be obvious that the herein before described arrangement of the two discs may
be adapted and applied in a number of ways to a variety of instruments. (It may
also be applied to a spinning top to produce tunes), and if desired a bellows or
other suitable apparatus may be used to blow the air and a bladder or other clastic
air reservoir may be introduced.
Til
1000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Toy and the like Musical Instruments.
I GEORGE COLE of the firm of George Cole and Company of 13 and 15 Finsbury
Street in the City of London Merchants and Manufacturers 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in toy and the like musical instruments
either of the form of a trumpet or other like musical instrument and consists in so
constructing such toy trumpets or other instrument that they may be arranged to play
a tune or tunes as hereinafter described.
For this purpose in adapting my present invention to a toy trumpet I arrange and
mount a disc or diaphragm having a small aperture therein in the passage or at the
outlet of the trumpet and close up against this disc I arrange and mount a second
disc or diaphragm in which a series of musical notes are suitably arranged to play a
tune or tunes.
Either one of these discs (as most suitable) is fixed and the other made to revolve
by mechanical or hand rotation and on anyone blowing into the trumpet the air can
only escape through the aforesaid aperture in the disc-which being revolved or
having the musical disc revolved in the front of it or behind it causes the various
musical notes in the latter to be sounded and so plays a tune or tunes.
It will be obvious that the herein described arrangement of the two discs may be
adapted and applied in a number of ways to a variety of forms of instruments.
And in order that my prosent invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to further describe the same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed which serve to illustrate two methods of carrying out my said
invention.
Figure 1 is an exterior view in elevation of a toy trumpet having my improvements
applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of same the disc with a hole in it being fixed and the
note plate or reed plate being made to revolve.
Figures 3 and 4 show details of construction Figure 3 showing the underside view
of the disc and Figure 4 plan of the note plate.
Figure 5 shows a modification of the arrangement of the musical parts.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.
a is the trumpet mouthpiece leading to the chamber 6 which is closed by the fixed
disc c as shown having the single air outlet at d and a central hole e to receive the end
of the spindle and allow same to freely rotate therein. g is the note plate or
reed plate having the notes or reeds (constructed in any suitable manner as is well
understood) arranged radially around the centre and mounted upon the spindle
or axle shaped at its upper end to fit. the central hole i. in this plate y and so
revolve same when this spindle is revolved by the player as hereinafter explained.

page_text: In the construction shown in Figure 2 a piece of thin card board or other suitable
substance ; is mounted on the top side of the reed plate g with radial holes to
correspond with the radially arranged notes to make a fairly air-tight packing
between the fixed disc c and the revolvable note plate g so as to prevent the escape
of the air blown in, the plate g being kept pressed up against the disc c by the
spring m and washer n and on the note plate g being slowly revolved by means
of the head or knob o on the spindle while the player is blowing into the
mouthpiece a the tune (or tunes) as arranged on the note plate is played as the
notes are successively brought opposite the air outlet d.
It will be obvious that the plate g may be made to fit the inside circumference of
the case and fixed air tight therein and the disc c made to revolve by the spindle for
the positions of the parts c and g may be reversed.
In Figure 5 these parts c and g are mounted vertically instead of horizontally and
the revolving of the note plate inside (not shown) is effected by the crank axle and
bevel gearing as shown to revolve the spindle f which revolves the note plate inside as
before.
The casing or body s t is made in two parts and soldered or otherwise secured
together at or about the point p as shown.
If desired two or more apertures may be formed in the disc so as to allow the
passage of two or more currents of air to play a chord or set of chords in place of
single notes.
A further modification may be made in the arrangement and combination of the parts
by arranging the vibrating reeds around the periphery of a drum mounted and revolved
in the trumpet-the air blown into the latter being conducted by a pipe or passage
direct to the reed or reeds (such pipe or passage outlet being equivalent to the
aperture d in the previously described arrangement) and playing the notes of the tune
or tunes as the drum is revolved by a knob or other suitable contrivance.
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 :-
1. A toy musical instrument arranged in the form of a trumpet in which a disc
or plate furnished with a set of vibrating reeds radially arranged is made to revolve
against another disc containing an aperture allowing the passage of air through
one note or chord at a time on said reed plate substantially in the manner and for
the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
2. A toy musical instrument arranged in the form of a trumpet in which a disc
or plate containing an aperture is made to revolve against a fixed disc or plate
furnished with a set of vibrating reeds radially arranged so as to allow the passage
of air through one note or chord at a time on said reed plate substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
3. The arangement and combination of a reed or note plate with a toy trumpet,
or the like form of musical instrument so as to play a tune or tunes substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 18th day of March 1889.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.