Improvements in or relating to Slate, Crayon or Composition Pencils and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Slate, Crayon or Composition Pencils
and the like.
We, Tom SUTCLIFFE, of 58, Copley Street, Little Horton, Bradford, in the
County of York, Engineer, and JAMES EDWARD SHACKLETON, of Carrol Street,
Bradford aforesaid, Tube Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to manufacture a combination pencil, composed
in the first place of a tube made of paper or other suitable material. In one or
both ends of this tube we insert a pointed pencil composed either of slate, crayon
or composition. The thick ends of these pointed pencils are inserted into the tube
some short distance, and they may be driven in tight or they may be secured
by cement or other means. By combining one or two pointed pencils with a
tube in the manner described, the pencils can be used up to the end of the paper
or nearly so without being sharpened, by which means nearly the whole of the
pencil is utilized, consequently there is no waste notwithstanding the short
length of pencil projecting from one or both ends of the tube, but on the other
hand a great saving in pencil is effected. The tube itself is sufficiently long as
to be freely and easily taken hold of after the manner of a penholder.
In combination with these tubes and pointed pencils the tube may have printed
or embossed thereon, names and addresses or other matter for advertising purposes.
Dated this 21st day of July 1898.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Slate, Crayon or Composition Pencils
and the like.
We, TOM SUTCLIFFE, of 58, Copley Street, Little Horton, Bradford, in the
County of York, Engineer, and JAMES EDWARD SHACKLETON, of Carrol Street,
Bradford aforesaid, Tube Manufacturer, 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:-
1
The object of our invention is to manufacture a combination, pencil, composed
in the first place, of a tube made of paper or other suitable material. Into one

page_text: or both ends of this tube, we insert a pointed pencil composed either of crayon,
or a suitable composition, such pointed pencils being made in a die" which
compresses the composition and enables them to be made rapidly and cheaply.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings where Fig. 1, is
elevation, and Fig. 2, longitudinal section of our combined pencil. A represents
the tube and B the crayon. The thick ends of these "die" pointed pencils are
inserted into the tube some short distance, and they are secured by being pushed
in tight or by cement or other means. By combining one or two pointed pencils
with a tube in the manner herein shewn and described, the pencil or crayon can
be used up to the end of the paper tube or nearly so, without being sharpened.
by which means nearly the whole of the pencil is utilized, consequently there is
a minimum of waste.
The tube itself is sufficiently long as to be freely and easily taken hold of after
the manner of a pen-holder.
In combination with these tubes and pointed pencils, the tubes may have
printed or embossed thereon names and addresses or other matter for advertising
purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
wo claim is:-
The combination with a tube A of die-made crayon or composition points B
substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 20th day of April 1899
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicants.