IMPROVED APPARATUS TO BE USED IN TO BE USED IN PLAYING A NEW GAME WITH BALLS AND MALLETS
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Sanford Lee, of Worcester, Massachusetts,
United States of America, now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings,
London, for the Invention of "IMPROVED APPARATUS TO BE USED IN
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Sealed the 2nd April 1874, and dated the 11th November 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Sanford Lee at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 11th November 1873.
I, GEORGE SANFORD LEE, of Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
of America, now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, London, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS TO
BE USED IN PLAYING A NEW GAME WITH BALLS AND MALLETS," to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to apparatus to be used in playing a new and
interesting game called "Chivalrie." This game is played with balls and

page_text: mallets; and is more especially designed for the field, lawn, or garden,
although the said apparatus may be adapted for a parlour game.
"
The said improved apparatus includes a "throne," three "castles,"
a "sortie," a "porte," and "garde," and two " bastiles," constructed as
follows: The "sortie" is designed simply to mark the point where the
balls are to be placed for the first stroke, and is preferably made in the
form of an heraldic shield. The "garde" is an arch, constructed of
iron, wood, or other suitable material, and of the proper size and form to
permit the passage of the balls; its place is immediately in front of the
** sortie
or point from which the game is commenced, and in a line with
the centres of the said sortie and "throne." The latter is constructed
of metal, wood, or other suitable material, and has numbered compart-
ments (preferably eight) around its base for the reception of the balls ;
the place of this "throne" is the centre of the field or ground, and it
must be so arranged that one of its compartments is exactly opposite
and in line with the "sortie" and " garde." The castles are also con-
structed of metal, wood, or other suitable material. Each castle has
three or more numbered compartments. In the game one of these
castles is placed at the right side and another at the left side of the
"throne," while the third is placed beyond the throne exactly opposite
to the "sortie"; this third or upper castle and the "sortie occupying
the extreme ends of the space over which the game is played. The
central compartment of each castle must be exactly opposite and in
line with a compartment of the "throne." The two "bastiles are
constructed of the above described materials, or of any suitable material;
their place in the game is at the sides and slightly to the rear of the
throne. Each "bastile" has one compartment for the reception of the
balls, and which must be arranged to face a compartment of the " throne."
The "porte" is an arch similar in construction to the "garde," and its
place in the game is centrally between the upper "castle" and the
" throne." Each compartment of the "throne," and of the "castles,"
and “bastiles" is provided with a lever or trigger, which is operated by
a rod extending upward to eject the ball from the compartment.
"
The whole of the above parts of the apparatus may, if desired, be
made of galvanized iron wire, and must be provided with pegs or pins to
secure them firmly in the ground.
The throne is usually surrounded with a spire bearing a crown or
The
throne 18 usually surrounded with a
spire bearing
a crown or

page_text: other device; if tastefully designed and decorated it gives a very
handsome appearance to the apparatus. The other parts of the said
apparatus may be also designed and decorated to correspond with the
"throne."
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said George Sanford Lee in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 11th May 1874.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
SANFORD LEE, of Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America,
now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Eleventh day of November, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-seventh
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto me, the said George Sanford Lee, Her special licence that I,
the said George Sanford Lee, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said George Sanford Lee, my executors, admini-
strators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, excrcise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS TO BE USED IN
PLAYING A NEW Game with Balls AND MALLETS," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said George Sanford Lee, my executors or admini-
strators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their
hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be per-
formed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the
said Letters Patent.

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be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
Drawing forming a part of this Specification:-
My Invention relates to apparatus to be used in playing a new and
interesting game called "Chivalrie." This game is played with balls
and mallets, and is more especially designed for the field, lawn, or
garden, although the said apparatus may be adapted for a parlour game.
I have illustrated my said Invention in the accompanying Drawing,
which shews in perspective the various parts of my apparatus arranged
as they would be for playing the game of "Chivalrie in a field or
lawn.
"
The said improved apparatus includes a " throne a; "three castles "
b, c, d; a" sortie " e; a porte "f; and "garde" g; and two “bastiles"
"
"
h, i, constructed as follows:-The "sortie" is designed simply to mark
the point where the balls are to be placed for the first stroke, and may
be a post surmounted by a shield or other device. The "garde" is an
arch, constructed of iron, wood, or other suitable material, and of the
proper size and form to permit the passage of the balls. Its place is
immediately in advance of the "sortie or point from which the game
is commenced, and in a line with the centres of the said "sortie" and
" throne." The latter is constructed of metal, wood, or other suitable
material, and has numbered compartments (preferably eight) around its
base for the reception of the balls; the place of this "throne" is in the
centre of the field or ground, and it must be so arranged that one of its
compartments is exactly opposite and in line with the "sortie" and
garde." The " castles are also constructed of metal, wood, or other
suitable material. Each "castle" has three or more numbered compart-
ments. The numbering of the compartments of the "throne" and "castles"
is rendered necessary by the rules of the game of "Chivalrie," that is to
say, the said compartments must be numbered, or have other marks or
peculiarities whereby they may be distinguished. In the game one of
these "castles" is placed at the right side and another at the left side of
the "throne," while the third is placed beyond the "throne" exactly
opposite to the "sortie; " this third or upper "castle" and the "sortie "
occupying the extreme ends of the space over which the game is played.
The central compartment of each "castle" must be exactly opposite and
in line with a compartment of the "throne." The two "bastiles" are
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page_text: constructed of the above or any other suitable materials. Their place in
Each
the game is at the sides and slightly to the rear of the "throne."
"bastile" has one compartment for the reception of the balls, and which
must be arranged to face a compartment of the "throne.”
The apparatus shewn in the Drawing is constructed of brass or iron
nickel plated, and handsomely ornamented and finished; and each com-
partment of the "throne" and "castles" has a lever or trigger 1 operated
by a rod 2, whereby the players eject the balls from the compart-
ments. But I may make an apparatus without those triggers and rods,
and which though embodying the essential features of Invention
will be far less elaborate or ornamental than that shewn in the Drawing;
for instance, I make and construct the whole of the said apparatus of
galvanized iron; or I may use any suitable kind of wood for the con-
struction of the "throne," "castles," and " bastiles," the same being
provided with suitable pegs or pins for securing them.
my
And I wish it distinctly understood that I do not limit myself to any
particular designs, shapes, styles, or materials in the construction of the
said apparatus so long as the peculiar and essential features thereof as
herein set forth are retained.
The position of the various parts of the apparatus in the game may be
ascertained by referring to the Drawing.
I have shewn in addition to the parts of the apparatus above enumer-
ated a counting stand; which is provided with counters j¹, with cups j³
for holding the balls, and with rests js for the mallets. But this
counting stand is not a part of my Invention, and is not provided
except with the more elaborate and expensive sets of the said apparatus.
In adapting this Invention to a parlour or indoor game the apparatus
is constructed substantially as above described but on a smaller scale,
and may be placed on the floor of a room, or upon a table, or a plain
or folding board.
Having thus fully described my said Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I wish it understood that I claim,―.
First. The herein described apparatus, consisting of the "throne" and
" castles," with compartments numbered or otherwise distinguished, to be
used in combination with the other parts of the said apparatus for
playing a game with balls and mallets, as herein set forth.

page_text: Second. Providing the compartments of the said "throne" and
"castles" with a lever or trigger, operated by a vertical rod, for ejecting
the balls from the said compartments, as herein set forth.
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In witness whereof, I, the said George Sanford Lee, have hereunto
hand and seal, this Ninth day of May, in the year of i
set
my
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
GEORGE S. LEE. (L.s.)
Witness,
W. ROB. LAKE.