A New or Improved Indoor Game.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 29th Dec., 1894
A New or Improved Indoor Game.
I GEORGE PATTISON BLAGDON of 2 Pelaw Terrace Durham Leather Currier
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 :-
My invention has for its object a new or improved indoor game which I have
entitled "Blowkins " and which is very amusing and interesting and cannot become
tedious.
The game is upon the principle of football and indeed the Association rules are
used but can be played by any number of people but the number of players is
decided by the size of the table upon which the game is to be played.
In order that my invention may be more easily understood and carried into effect
I have appended hereunto one sheet of drawings upon which
Figure 1, is a view of a table showing the ball and goal posts in position ready
to start the game.
Figure 2, is a plan of same showing by means of crosses and circles the players
in position ready for playing.
Figure 3, is a view of a "blower."
In carrying my invention into effect I provide "blowers" A Figure 3 which is
made of india rubber with a trumpet shaped mouth-piece a' for the purpose of
allowing the air to spread when the blowers are being used. Any ordinary table
can be used such as B Figures 1 and 2. Upon this table at both ends I place
goal posts and b, a small light india rubber ball C is also provided also two
little dummy goal keepers, which may be used if desired.
In the plan Figure 2 I have shown five players upon each side the one side
denoted by crosses and the other by circles & each of these players are provided
with a blower. The game is as follows:-
The goals and 62 having been placed in position upon the table B and the
players for each side chosen the sides arrange themselves, the one at one end of
the table and the other at the other end.
The ball C is placed midway between the goals 61 and 63 and is "blown off" or
what is termed in football proper "kicked off." The object is then, as will be
obvious for each opposing party to score a goal by blowing the ball through the
goal posts. No player must stop the ball other than by blowing it with his blower
this being facilitated by the trumpet shaped mouth a¹ of the blower A which causes
the air to spread over the surface of the ball. Should a player touch the ball C
with his hand or blower the opposing side will be allowed a "free blow," all the
other side must allow the ball to pass excepting the player behind the goal, he only
being allowed to save the goal if he can.
The dummy goal keepers are for the purpose of preventing a goal being easily
obtained and may be placed anywhere in goal but not in front of the goal line.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A new or improved indoor game substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2nd. A new or improved indoor game the ball C and portable goals b¹ and 6* in
combination with blower A substantially such as and for the purpose herein set
forth and shewn upon the drawings.
Dated 23rd November 1894.
GEORGE PATTISON BLAGDON.