Improved Book-marker.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application. 18th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Book-marker.
I MARY JANE BLAIR 5 Camberwell Terrace Antrim Road Belfast County
Antrim Ireland Teacher do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a convenient apparatus, whereby a
reader may, without injury to a book, mark any place or places for future reference.
It consists of a strip of metal or other springy substance, about half an inch wide
in the centre, but considerably narrower at each end.
These ends are brought together, and the springy nature of the material used,
constitutes this a clip.
Instead of being bent sharp in the middle, that part is kept in a tubular form.
In one side of this tube holes are pierced in which narrow ribbons are fastened.
This clip, when in use, is slipped down on the back part of the binding; the
ribbons being available to insert between the leaves of the book, at whatever part
or parts the reader may desire.
A modification of the above is, that one of the tongues of the clip, instead of
lying flat against the other, may be turned at right angles to it, so that the marker
may, in one or other of these forms, be usable on any kind of binding. The tongues
may be either plain or ornamental.
Dated this 15th day of April 1890.
MARY JANE BLAIR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Book-marker.
I MARY JANE BLAIR of 5 Camberwell Terrace Antrim Road Belfast County
Antrim Ireland Teacher 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient book marker,
whereby a reader may (without injury to a book) indicate the place or places to
which he may wish at a future time to refer.
It consists of a narrow strip of metal or other springy substance, cut in such a
manner that the ends will be narrower than the centre part, A. Fig. 1. The centre
part is bent in a tubular form, and the tongues coming together forms a
clip, D. Fig. 1. and D. Fig. 2. In the tubular part are a number of holes, B. Fig. 1.
and B. Fig. 2. in which narrow ribbons (or other suitable materials) are
placed, F. Fig. 1. and F. Fig. 2.
One form of the marker, B. Fig. 1. has the tongues lying flat against each other.
The other form, B. Fig. 2. has one tongue twisted so as to be at right angles to the
other tongue. This modification is required, to make it usable on such books as
have the cover at the back part, fixed close to the back of the leaves, G. Fig. 2.
When this form of the marker, B. Fig. 2. is to be used, it is slipped down on the
back part of the book, the twisted tongue being inserted between the leaves, G. Fig. 2.
and the flat tongue pressed against the back part of cover, E. Fig. 2.
While the
other form, B. Fig. 1. is merely slipped down on the back part of cover, G. Fig. 1.
and E. Fig. 1. being usable on such books, as have the cover at the back part,
detached, instead of fixed; the ribbons (or other materials) being then available,
to insert between the leaves, at whatever part or parts the reader may desire, G. Fig. 1.
and G. Fig. 2.

page_text: 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 :-
A detachable book-marker, on the principle of a clip, in two forms, D. Fig. 1.
and D. Fig. 2. the tubular part having a number of holes, from which issue ribbons
(or anything suitable) for inserting between the leaves, F. Fig. 1. and F. Fig. 2.
substantially as described in the above Specification, and illustrated by the drawings
annexed.
Dated this 15th day of January 1891.
MARY JANE BLAIR,
5, Camberwell Terrace.