Improvements in Bracelets and other Articles of Jewellery.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bracelets and other Articles of Jewellery.
I, FREDERICK STEITZ of 49 Alfred Street, City Road, in the County of
London, Diamond Mounter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the construction, arrangement and combination of parts
of bracelets, brooches, and other articles of jewellery, so that they may be adapted
to be used in combination with other articles of jewellery, such as earrings; such
earrings, or added jewellery being capable of ordinary use separately-the invention
being designed to facilitate their utilisation as ornaments in another form but
preserving their separability and their characteristics in each case.
Describing the combination as applied to a bracelet to which a pair of earrings
is to be added, temporarily, as an adornment to the bracelet. The bracelet is
formed to open with usual snap to lock the closed parts onto the wearer, when of
the rigid hinged two halved pattern, but the form of bracelet may be varied without
affecting the invention. Mounted upon the upper part of the bracelet is a double
bar, or double bars, the horns of which project in opposite directions, with a central
support or supports. Onto this bar, or bars, is slidden one earring at each side and
I may utilise the openings in the ordinary coronet, or other setting for the bars to
enter, or I make openings on purpose. When the earring is slidden on the bar a
swing arm hinged to the bracelet is brought down and snapped over the end of the
bar, or ends of the bars and against a stop or stops securing the added eardrop or
like separate piece of jewellery into the combination article of ornament.
swing arm may be double and claw shaped, adapted to lie within the parts of the
frame of the bracelet. The corresponding parts on the opposite half of the upper
side serve to secure the other of the pair of eardrops or earrings.
may
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For a brooch the bar, more or less straight, of the brooch would take the place
of the upper side of the bracelet, and when jewel-studs, buttons or the like replace
the earrings, the base plates or settings serve to hold them in position by means of
the horns of the bars affixed to the brooch.
Dated the 26th day of November 1892.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bracelets and other Articles of Jewellery.
I, FREDERICK STEITZ, of 49 Alfred Street, City Road, in the County of
London, Diamond Mounter 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 relates to the construction, arrangement and combination of parts
of bracelets, brooches, and other articles of jewellery, so that they may be adapted
to be used in combination with other articles of jewellery, such as earrings; such
earrings or added jewellery being capable of ordinary use separately, the invention
being designed to facilitate their utilisation as ornaments in another form but
preserving their separability and their characteristics in each case.

page_text: Fig. 1 shews in side view one form of. the invention adapted to facilitate say the
addition of each member (1) of one pair of earrings (one only being here shewn) to
a bracelet (2,) one member of the pair being fixed on each side of a fixed central
ornament (3) of the bracelet by sliding the horns or pins (4) through the setting (5)
of the earring (1):
Fig. 2 is plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shews a similar view to Fig. 1 and
Fig. 4 a like view to Fig. 2 the only difference being that the pins or horns (4)
are here shewn longer to adapt them to hold a number of studs or colletts (6) or
other jewelled ornaments or set stones or the like removeable ornaments.
The half horns towards the left hand side of the centre in these views are shewn
filled and the right hand half empty.
In like manner the swing arm (8) which is used to keep the earrings (1) or the
jewels (6) in place on the horns and prevent their slipping off is shewn in closed
position, against the stop (9) in the left hand half of the figure, and open in the
other halves.
In Figs. 5 and 6 respectively are shewn front view and plan view of a slight
change of form of holding parts respectively of bases (5) of the removeable jewels
and of the bars or parts (4) which grip them sidewise whilst they can freely slide
on the bars (4). The small flanges on the bars marked (10) entering corresponding
slots (11) in the bases of the attached jewels.
Although I have described the combination as applied to a bracelet to which a
pair of earrings is to be added, temporarily, as an adornment to the bracelet,
the combination may be varied to suit other forms of jewellery to which it is
applicable.
The bracelet, as shewn, is formed to open with usual snap to lock the closed parts
on to the wearer, when of the rigid hinged two halved pattern, but the form of
bracelet may be varied without affecting the invention.
As shewn in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 there is mounted upon the upper part of the
bracelet a double bar, or 'double bars, the horns of which project in oppoite
directions, with a central support or supports. On to this bar, or bars, is slidden
one earring at each side, and I may utilise the openings in the ordinary coronet, or
other setting for the bars to enter, or I may make openings on purpose. When the
jewels (6) (or it may be an earring (1) as in Fig. 1) are slidden on the bar, as
shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a swing arm hinged to the bracelet is brought down and
snapped over the end of the bar, or ends of the bars and against a stop or stops
securing the added ear-drops or like separate pieces of jewellery into the com-
bination article of ornament. The swing arm may be double and claw shaped,
adapted to lie within the parts of the frame of the bracelet. The corresponding
parts on the opposite half of the upper side serve to secure the other of the pair of
eardrops or earrings.
For a brooch, the bar, more or less straight, of the brooch would take the place
of the upper side of the bracelet, and when jewel-studs, buttons or the like replace
the earrings, the base plates or settings serve to hold them in position by means of
the horns of the bars affixed to the brooch.
I am aware that separable set jewels such as studs, pin heads, have been
⚫temporarily affixed to bracelets and other articles of jewellery but I make no claim
to such means of combination.
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 construction or arrangement and use of means of temporarily combining or

page_text: attaching to bracelets or other articles of jewellery other articles of jewellery
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated the 25th day of August 1893.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.