A New and Improved Musical Toy.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, -9th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1899
I, WILLIAM RICHARD WYNNE, of 42, Palace Mansions, Addison Bridge, in the
County of London, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
It consists in providing a wind musical instrument with figures which move
automatically as the apparent producers of the music. The musical instrument
consists of a circular plate of metal or other material having holes provided with
reeds which as the plate revolves pass over an opening in bellows which are
worked by a small lever through an elastic connection. On the revolving plate
or on a second plate on the same spindle are cams which move parts (for instance
the arms or the head) of a figure such as a bugle player so that before a reed covered
opening is over the opening in the bellows the arm of the figure carries the
bugle to his mouth and when all the reed covered openings have passed the bugle
may be lowered and a salute given by the other hand.
A New and Improved Musical Toy.
I, WILLIAM RICHARD WYNNE, of 42, Palace Mansions, Addison Bridge, in the
County of London, Electrical Engineer, 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:-
It consists in providing a wind musical instrument with figures that move
automatically as the apparent. producers of the music. The musical instrument
consists of a circular plate of inetal or other material having holes provided with
reeds which as the plate revolves pass over an opening in bellows which are worked
by a small lever through an elastic connection. On the revolving plate or on
a second plate on the same spindle are cams which move parts (for instance
the arms or the head) of a figure such as a bugle player so that before a reed
covered opening is over the opening in the bellows the arm of the figure carries
the bugle to his mouth and when all the reed covered openings have passed the
bugle may be lowered and a salute given by the other hand.

page_text: The method of construction and working of my said invention will be more clearly
seen by reference to the accompanying drawings in which the automatic figures are
those of a bugle blower and a dog.
Figure 1 shews a side elevation of the bugle blower on the base and the handle A.
by which the toy is set into operation.
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Figure 2 shews a side view of the bugler with movable arms and head.
Figure 3 shews an elevation of the bugler with the back portion removed. The rod B
is connected with two cords C and D which are respectively wrapped round the
shafts E and F in opposite directions. Shafts E and F are of different diameters
and are attached respectively to the saluting arm and the arm carrying the bugle.
When the rod B is depressed the saluting arm moves through about 180 degrees and
the other arm through about 45 degrees. The head pivotted upon a shaft G is
actuated by a projection J upon the shaft F working between the prongs of a forked
lever H on the shaft G so that the head turns towards whichever arm is being
raised. A spring K attached to another cord is also wrapped round shaft F and
tends to keep the bugle arm raised.
In Figure 4 the handle A (pivotted at M upon the cam or bell-crank lever N
pivotted at O) can be raised or depressed. When raised it moves the levers P
and P and thereby depresses the rod B and moves the arms of the bugler. The
end of the lever P1 also engages a projection X on the shaft Q to which a pulley R
is attached causing it to partially rotate and wind up the cord S.
The cord S is attached to the plate T travelling in a slot. Upon T the figure of
a dog is pivotted at U and when drawn forward by the cord S the dog's tail engages
with a bar V inside the kennel and so raises the dog into the position shewn by the
dotted lines in Figure 4.
Another projection Y upon the shaft Q closes the bellows Zagainst the resistance
of the spring 1 until the revolution of the shaft Q carries Y clear of the bellows, the
spring 1 then suddenly opens the bellows and a musical note is produced by a reed
upon the case of the bellows.
When the handle A is depressed the pin 2 attached to A causes the bell-crank
lever N to rock upon O and through the connecting rod 3 moves the lever 4 on its
pivot 5 and pulls down the diaphragm 6 in the bellows 7 overcoming the resistance
of the spring 17 and causing a partial vacuum to be formed in the upper part of the
bellows.
A plate 8 revolving on the pivot carries a series of musical reeds over the
opening 10 in the top of the bellows and air rushing in to fill the vacuum causes
the reeds to sound.
When the bell crank lever N is rocked, the connecting rod 11 and levers 12
and 13 move the connecting rod 14 attached to the lever 15 which moves upon the
pivot 9 as shown in Figure 5.
The lever 15 carries a paw! 16 which engages in the teeth formed upon the edge
of the disc 8.
By depressing the handle A the spring 17 is compressed and by the action of the
levers above described the pawl 16 moves backwards over the teeth on the disc 8.
When the handle A is released the resilience of the spring 17 reverses the motion
of the levers and the pawl engages in the teeth on the disc bringing the reeds
successively into the correct position over the opening 10 for sounding any
prearranged series of musical notes.
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. An automatic mechanical toy for producing a succession of musical notes by
means of a partial vacuum from single acting bellows actuated and controlled by
levers and mechanism substantially as herein described in combination with
movable figures apparently producing the musical notes.

page_text: 2. In musical toys the use of a disc with suitable reeds arranged upon its top
surface for playing notes in succession and having teeth formned upon its edge by
which the reeds are successively brought into action.
Dated this 9th day of November 1808