Improvements in Kindergarten Appliances..
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kindergarten Appliances..
I WILLIAM BALL PALMER Junior of Beatrice Villa Waverley Road Redland
Bristol Accountant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The invention consists of several boards or design sheets of different patterns and
also a number of colored shapes or counters of various geometrical forms, that may be
laid on the boards to form colored designs for instruction or amusement.
Instruction, as lessons may be given on arrangement of colors; and amusement or
pastime, as many different games may be played upon the boards and innumerable
designs formed.
Dated this 15th day of May 1890.
W. B. PALMER, JUNR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kindergarten Appliances.
I WILLIAM BALL PALMER Junior of Beatrice Villa Waverley Road Redland
Bristol Accountant 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 relates to appliances under kindergarten system for instruction and
amusement.
For this purpose I use several boards, diagrams or sheets of different patterns and
also a number of colored shapes or counters of various geometrical forms by which
innumerable designs may be produced.
In order that my invention and the means by which the same is to be carried into
practical effect may be thoroughly understood I will now proceed to describe it in
detail referring in so doing to the accompanying drawings and in which like parts are
marked throughout the diagrams in which they occur with the same reference letters
and it should be continuously borne in mind that the forms represented by the letters A
to S are colored whilst the diagrams are generally plain.
The geometrical forms which I use are shown in the accompanying drawings
marked A B C to S are made of cardboard, wood, ivory bone or other suitable
material colored on both sides and when used for instruction their different
geometrical appelations are explained to the pupil.
Figure 1 represents diagram or board with squares only and upon the board or
sheet the forms A, B, C, D, E, H, may be placed to form designs in different colors
as Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10. Ón diagram or board 2 represented by Figure 2
other combinations can be produced with squares circles & triangles A, H, B, C, D.
On board or diagram 3 Figure 3 the forms J, K, L, M, N are used to form colored
designs. On boards or diagrams represented by Figures 4 or 10 various other
designs may be produced or games played. The forms O, P, Q, R, S are also used
for designing for windows, screens and like objects or purposes of instruction in
harmony of color.
Lessons in harmony of color may also be given by allowing the pupil to place the
forms on the board in proper position, but indiscriminately as to color and correcting
same with other colored forms to produce harmonious effect.
As with every board or diagram I purpose, supplying a large number of the forms
or tablets A to S the arrangement of them on the may form pastime or amusement

page_text: and upon the boards many games 'inay be played such as Draughts, Solitaire, German
Tactics and other like games.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invențion
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
--
That the geometrical forms, discs or tablets having different colors on either side
and fitting on to produce almost innumerable designs capable of being marked out
and colored by the pupil and also the general arrangement of these forms not to have
been hitherto used in the manner and form that I propose to utilize them for instruc-
tion and amusement.
DL1 L
ր T 1
1000
W. B. PALMER, JUNR.