An Improved Puzzle Money Box.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Puzzle Money Box.
I, HENRY SAUNDERS, Langham Hotel London Middlesex Waiter, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention consists of a money box fashioned in the form of a puzzle but
preferably representing a book. For this purpose I form a box of any suitable
shape, size, and material the lid of which I arrange as follows. A movable slide is
inserted in either the side top or bottom in which is cut a slot for inserting the coin
this is concealed when shut by another slide working on an hinge or pivot Outside
this again is a block of wood or other material formed in sections of any shape and
number by turning which to right or left closes or uncloses the box. The sides may
be ornamented with photos drawings or other device.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1889.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Puzzle Money Box.
HENRY SAUNDERS, Langham Hotel Regent Street, London W. Waiter, 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 consists of a box which when closed preferably represents in outside
configuration the form of a book.
For the purpose of carrying my Invention into practice I form a box of any
suitable material, shape and size. At either of its sides or ends I insert a cover or
lid having a slot cut therein, above this cover I place a slide which is made so as to
be capable of turning on a pin or pivot, the said slide also having a slot cut therein,
which said slot when the slide is in its closed position is directly above and slightly
wider than the one in the cover beneath it, above this slide is an outer cover formed
in one or more sections, the said sections when in a closed position represent the
outside form of some part of a book, the outside may be decorated with pictures,
photographs, or in any other approved style.
In order that my Invention may be more readily understood and explained in
detail I have hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings, on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.

page_text: Fig. 8 is a part side elevation, of, the.. box shewing the sliding lid and cover in
the positions shewn by full lines at Fig. 7.
In these Figs. the body of the box made of any, suitable material with sides or
covers a may be decorated or embellished in a variety of ways, bis paper, or other
suitable material gilded and marked so as to represent the leaves of a book which
is glued or fastened on in any suitable way to the framework forming the box on
the front edge, top and bottom ends, c is the movable cover in which a slot c²
is made through which coin is passed to the interior of the box, d is the dovetail
formed on or fixed to the box in any suitable way, e is the slide made to swivel,
having a raised portion e² at its upper end, a slot e is cut or formed in the said
slide e, which slot will be seen to be longer than the slot c² and directly above same
when in the position shewn at Fig. 6. f is the swivelling cover the outside shape.
of which is in the form of the back of a book.
When it is required to pass coin to the interior of the box it is only necessary to
turn the outer cover fon a pin or pivot g to the position shewn at Fig. 6. but when
it is required to take any coins from the interior of the box the slide e e is next
drawn or pushed down to the position shewn at Figs. 7 and 8, the cover f and
slide e on which it rests or bears are then rotated on the pin g to the positions shewn
by dotted lines at Fig. 7, then the movable cover or lide can be removed from its
seat and the coin or coins taken from the box. To close the box the movable lid c
is first placed on its seat then the slide e e² is rotated on the pin g from the position
shewn in dotted lines to the position shewn in full lines at Fig. 7, it is then pushed
or forced forward into the position shewn at Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 6, the cover f is then
rotated on the aforementioned pin g from the position shewn in dotted lines at Fig. 7
to the position shewn at Figs. 1 and 3, the box being then closed.
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 ;-
The principle of constructing a puzzle money box, the outside configuration of
which may be made to represent various articles, but preferably that of a book, and
decorated on its outside surface in any suitable manner, and made so as to open, or
be closed in the manner as herein substantially described, set forth, and fully
illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 25th day of November 1889.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for the Applicant.