Improvements in Doll's Houses.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 9th June 1000.
CITICATION.
Improvements in Doll's Houses.
I, SUSAN DIANA ROSA, of 10, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, no occupation, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in doll's houses and consists in forming
the sides of the house so that they can be opened whilst the front of the house
may be a fixture, so that a child can play with the dolls in the rooms and at
the same time have the use of the street or front door for the dolls to pass in
and out, and also have the front of the house with its windows intact.
In order that the sides when open may not be in the way, they may be
made in sections hinged together so that they can be folded into a small space
and be secured at the back of the house by a releasing band or chain. When
closed, the various sections may be held rigid by a cross bar hinged or pivoted
at one end and engaging with a spring or other catch at the other.
The various apartments may be arranged and fitted in any usual manner.
Dated this 8th day of September 1899.
JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
Houses.
I, SUSAN DIANA ROSA, of 10, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, no occupation, 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 follow-
ing statement:
This invention relates to doll's.houses, and consists in so constructing the sides
of the house that they can be opened, whilst the front of the house remains
intact and a fixture, enabling a child to play with the dolls in the various rooms
and at the same time have the use of the street or front door, by which the
doll may be passed in and out; this latter being the essential object of my
invention; I have found that this feature is a great attraction to children.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shews the one side of the house opened out.
Fig. 2 shews the same side closed.
Fig. 3 shews the side folded up compact and out of the way. against the
of the house

page_text: As shewn in the said drawings, the sides are made in sections A hinged together
either by linen strips a, or other hinges, so that they can be folded compact and
tied together by a band or chain B which embraces them, the free end of which
can be attached to the hook b; the folded side being thus entirely out of the
way. When the side is closed, as in Fig. 2, the various sections of the side
may be held rigid by a cross bar Chinged or pivoted at G and provided at the
other end with a notch or recess D), engaging with a pin d as shewn in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Constructing a doll's house with a fixed front but with the sides made
capable of being opened and closed so that the child can have the use of the
street or front door by which the dolls may be passed in and out, substantially
in the manner as hercinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In constructing a doll's house with a fixed front, the means by which the
sides can be opened and closed, consisting in the construction of the sides in
sections hinged together, so that the sides can be folded compact and be out
of the way whilst the child is playing with the dolls, substantially in the manner
as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of June 1900.
JOHNSONS,
Applicant's Agents,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.