An Improved Toy, also suitable for Tuning Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy, also suitable for Tuning Purposes.
I, CHARLES RICHARDS % Mr. Thomas Baker of Freehold Land near
Pontypool, Baker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention consists in mounting upon a string of elastic cord, two small discs
of metal near the centre of the saine in such a manner that they will clang one
against the other when the elastic is stretched and allowed to rebound, they are
kept in position by means of three knots, one between the two metal discs and one
respectively at the outside of each disc.
A suitable termination is fixed to cach end of the elastic band. When the
elastic is stretched and allowed to rebound the two metal discs, or cymbals, in the
centre clang one against the other and give off a musical note, which can be
arranged according to the size and thickness of the disc or cymbal. The whole
makes a toy suitable for children or a useful instrument for giving off an exact
musical note.
Dated this 25th day of May 1891.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy, also suitable for Tuning Purposes.
near
I, CHARLES, RICHARDS % Mr. Thomas Baker of Freehold Land
Pontypool, Baker, 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 consists in mounting upon a string of clastic cord two small
cymbals of metal near the centre of the same in such a manner that they will clang
one against the other when the elastic is stretched and allowed to rebound, they are
kept in position by means of three knots, one between the two cymbals and one
respectively at the outside of each cymbal.
A disc or other suitable termination is fixed to each end of the elastic band
whereby the elastic is stretched and allowed to rebound, the two cymbals in the
centre clanging one against the other and producing a musical note, the tone of
which will depend upon the size and thickness of the said cymbals. The whole
device forms a toy suitable for children or may act as a tuning fork.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a general sectional view of my improved toy and
Fig. 2 the inside view of a cymbal.
s is the elastic cord or string and c c are the two centrally perforated cymbals
mounted on the strings and between which is formed a knot a another knot b b¹
being made at the back of cach cymbal as shown, d d are two discs provided with
central perforations for the through passage of the string s which is furnished with
a knot at each end to prevent the discs coming off the string.
These two discs are held in the hand and alternately separated and released,
causing the two cymbals to clang one against the other and produce a musical
note.

page_text: 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 improved toy or tuning device arranged'and' operating substantially as and.
for the purpose described and shown.
Dated this 25th day of August, 1891.,
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.