Improvements in Suspending and Attaching to the Person, or any Convenient Place, a Ball of Wool or any other Material Used in Knitting or any other kind of Work.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Suspending and Attaching to the Person, or any
Convenient Place, a Ball of Wool or any other Material Used
in Knitting or any other kind of Work.
ELISA MARY TILGHMAN HUSKISSON Widow, of independent means of
40 Green Street Park Lane London W. 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 little article which may be constructed in many and varied materials,
consists of a chain (or cord) (a) of a D shaped ring (the straight side flattened and
a hole through it, holding by a pin (or screw) through the hole any kind of hook
or other means of attachment, in such a manner as to revolve (b) of a bodkin (c) of
a sliding cap (d) of an upper hook (e) of a small round plate with opening (f) and
of an anchor shaped double hook (g).
Figure 1 represents the apparatus with ball of wool attached & suspended.
The chain or cord (a) has at the upper end a hook (e) intended to suspend the
whole-fastened to the chain by a small ring on the same ring are attached
2 small chains finished at the other end with a ball or ornament of any suitable
shape. At the lower end of the chain (a) is the D shaped ring the straight side
underneath & flattened with a hole through it, holding attached by a pin or screw
thro' the hole any kind of hook (or other means of attachment) in such a manner
as to leave the pin plenty of room to turn in the opening. At the back of the hook
is a straight strip of metal, this extends at the lower end beneath the hook & is
shaped to 2 small feet to which are attached horizontally a larger ring (6). The
bodkin (c) has an eye to suit the book at one end, and at the other extremity an
ornament of a ball or any other shape (to match those on the little chains looks
best). The convex cap (d) slides upon the principal chain (a) and when the
apparatus is suspended rests upon the top of the ball of wool, which it ornaments
and protects from dust. It is round, or of any suitable form, it has an opening in
the centre large enough to allow the D shaped ring & the hook to pass through it,
but does not allow the ring at the base to pass, as this ring supports the cap when
the ball of wool is not there & also prevents the wool approaching too near the
book & catching on it. The cap can be worked and adorned in various ways.
Figure 2 shows the different parts of the invention separately. A front & side
view of revolving hook, with the eye of bodkin (c) hooked on to the hook &
without it. The anchor shaped hook (g) fastened into the D shaped book by a pin
through the hole instead of the other book apparatus, the bodkin (c) & the round
plate f
To use my little invention pass the bodkin (c) through a small ball of wool until
the eye comes out the other side. Finish making the ball to size required on the
bodkin then slide the cap (d) up the chain (a) so as to get at the hook (b) & passing
the eye through the large ring hook it into the hook. Now suspend the whole by
the upper hook (e) to the bodice of dress or any convenient place. When that is
done the cap (d) will fall into position resting on the top of the ball & when the
wool is pulled in working, the ball will spin round & allow the wool to unwind with
ease & without hitch.
As the hook mentioned above would not be available for balls made with the
thread to draw from the inside, the anchor shaped double hook (y) is provided.
It can be lastened into the D shaped ring (b) by a pin through the hole so as to

page_text: revolve; instead of the apparatus of hook & bodkin it (g) can also be used for balls
wound in the ordinary way.
A small round plate (f) with an opening in the centre is used for machine made
balls. For these the bodkin (c) should be passed through the opening in the round
plate the plate should then rest on the ornament at the extremity of the bodkin and
support the machine made ball.
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
Improvements in suspending and attaching to the person or any convenient place
a balf of wool or any other material used in knitting or any other kind of work.
Consisting of a chain or cord (a) of a D shaped ring (the straight side flattened
with a hole through it) holding by a pin or screw through the hole any kind of
book (or other means of attachment) in such a manner as to revolve (b) of a
bodkin (c) of a sliding cap (d) of an upper hook (e) of a small round plate with
opening (f) & of an anchor shaped double hook (9).
March 23rd 1896.
ELISA MARY TILGHMAN HUSKISSON.