An Improved Doll.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895
I, FRANCIS GRAHAM LLOYD, of the Firm of B. S. Lloyd & Co., of 78 Queen
Victoria Street, in the City of London, Merchants, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved doll and has for its object to construct a
doll which will stand upright on its feet and will when drawn along by a leading
string move its legs in imitation of a person walking.
According to my invention I construct a doll the head, body and legs of which
are made very light and the feet relatively heavy. The legs are made of an
elastic material such as steel wire for example.
In one form of my invention I construct the body of the doll of sheet tin, and
the arms,
and legs of steel or other suitable wire. I provide large lead or other
heavy feet to enable the doll to stand upright and to overcome the tendency to fall
over when being pulled along. I preferably furnish the soles of the feet with
felt or cloth to ensure sufficient friction being obtained between the feet and the
floor or surface on which the doll is intended to walk.
The head may be made of celluloid or other light and strong material.
The arms which are pivotted to the body and to which the leading string is
usually attached, are so arranged that they cannot be raised beyond a certain angle
which angle is that at which it is found the doll is best worked.
The legs may be made of strips of metal if desired in lieu of wire as above
described; they are rigidly fixed to the body.
A suitable dress is provided which does not interfere with the action of the legs
and arms.
My improved doll may be caused to walk backwards and sideways as well as
forward by suitably manipulating the leading string.
Dated this 14th day of December 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Doll.
I, FRANCIS GRAHAM LLOYD, of the Firm of B. S. Lloyd & Co., 78 Queen
Victoria Street, in the City of London, Merchants, 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 has for its object to so construct a doll that it will stand upright

page_text: on its feet and be very stable, and will when drawn along by a leading string move
its legs in imitation of a person walking.
According to my invention I make the body, arms and legs of the doll very
light, and the feet relatively heavy and large to ensure great stability whilst the
doll is on its feet and I make the legs of an elastic or springy material such as
steel wire secured to a rigid body.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate this invention
Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the skeleton or framework of the doll.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.
Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the framework in a walking attitude.
Figure 4 is a side view of the complete doll furnished with an appropriate
garment, and in a walking attitude.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures.
A is the rigid body of the frame-work; it is in the example illustrated made of
wood and is furnished with a stem a to which the head B of the doll can be fixed.
The head may be made of celluloid or other light and strong material. C, C are
the legs made of steel wire and firmly secured to the body A by staples c, c or
other suitable fastenings. The legs are conveniently made from one piece of bent
wire as clearly shown in Figure 1. D, D are the feet made large as shown and
preferably of lead so as to be very heavy relatively to the weight of the rest of the
doll. By these means the tendency of the doll to fall over when pulled along by
the leading string as hereinafter described is overcome. The soles of the feet are
covered with felt or cloth d, d to make the tread noiseless and to ensure sufficient
friction between the feet and the floor to prevent their sliding and to secure the
desired walking action.
The arms E, E of the doll are also made of wire and are so constructed and
pivoted to the body that they can rise and fall through a suitable angle. They
are conveniently made from one piece of wire as shown in Figure 1, and are
pivoted in metal eyes E¹, E' secured to the body. The centre part e of the cross
wire connecting the two arms proper is bent in the manner shown so as to form a
stop to limit the angle through which the arms can be turned as will be clearly
understood by a comparison of Figures 1 to 3.
The arms are furnished with properly shaped hands F', F to which the leading
string G is attached.
H Figure 4 is a suitable garment so arranged as not to interfere with the
movements of the arms and legs when the doll is walking.
To cause the doll to walk, it is placed in an upright position on the floor and the
leading string is then pulled so as to raise the arms as high as they can be raised
and to apply a forward and upward pull on the doll which causes first one foot and
then the other to move forward under the influence of the spring legs in a manner
that resembles the action of walking. The height to which the arms can be raised
is arranged to be that at which it is found the doll is best worked. By properly
manipulating the leading string the doll can be caused to walk backwards and
sideways as well as forward.
The construction of the doll may be modified in detail without departing from
the nature of this invention, for instance the legs may be made of strips of metal in
lieu of wire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A walking doll having a framework or skeleton comprising legs made of
steel wire or like clastic or springy material secured to a rigid body and
furnished with relatively heavy feet, and arms pivoted to the body and provided
with a stop to limit their upward movement, substantially as, and for the purpose,
specified.

page_text: 2. A doll constructed substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings and operating as, and for the purpose, specified.
Dated this 14th day of September 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.