An Improved Game Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Game Apparatus.
I, GEORGE HAMLET WEBB of The Grammar School, Highworth Wilts,
Schoolmaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved game apparatus and in carrying out such
invention I provide a table or board of oblong shape, and which may or may not be
formed in two parts and hinged together so as to be capable of folding, such table
preferably being rounded at one end aud provided around its upper surface with
raised sides or rim. At suitable points in the said table or board are provided
pockets or cups, while at the square or rear end of such table or board are arranged
two concentric slots (although one slot only may be employed if found desirable),
in which slots work standards or supports upon which is mounted a toy cannon,
brass tube or the like capable of projecting small wooden or other balls placed
immediately in front of same, the. end of such cannon or the like being capable of
working upon a pivot or swivel if desirable.
The said cannon or the like is provided with an interiorally arranged coil or
other spring and a metal or other rod located longitudinally within such cannon or
the like, the rear end of such rod projecting through an opening in the rear of the
cannon or the like to form a handle or trigger.
The forward extremity of the trigger rod is provided with an enlargement or
hammer projecting sufficiently from the mouth of the cannon or the like for the
purpose of projecting a ball or other missile placed immediately in front of the
cannon or the like when the trigger after being pulled is released, the action of
the spring causing the enlargement or hammer at the said forward end of the
trigger-rod, to shoot forward and strike the ball or other missile in front of the
mouth of the said cannon or the like, and project same a distance determined by
the force of the contact and the power of the spring aforesaid.
The rear end of the cannon or the like may have a slot into which the trigger or
handle may be inserted when pulled back to hold the spring in a compressed
position, the said trigger or handle being in this case, suitably bent. Skittles, toy
soldiers or other objects are placed at the rounded end of the table or board and
are fired at by means of the cannon or the like before described, and wooden balls
or other missiles, the details of the game and the manner of playing same being
varied as found desirable or found convenient. The table or board is provided
with a cover to fit upon same, grooves being provided in the raised sides or rim
aforesaid, into which the edges of the said cover slide, thereby leaving space
between such cover and the table or board proper for the purpose of containing the
articles necessary for the playing of the games.
Dated this 15th day of September 1894.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
12, Basinghall Street, London, E.C., Agent.

page_text: I GEORGE HAMLET WEBB, of The Grammar School, Highworth, Wiltshire,
Schoolmaster, 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 an improved game apparatus and in carrying out such
invention I provide a table or board preferably of oblong shape and which may or
may not be formed in two parts and hinged so as to be capable of folding such
table being preferably rounded at one end and provided around its upper surface
with raised sides or rim.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is plan of table or board fitted according to my invention.
Figure 2. is section on line a. b. Figure 1.
Figure 3. detail view.
At suitable points in the table or board are provided pockets or cups C. C. and
at opposite end is mounted a toy cannon tube or the like D capable of projecting
a ball.
The said cannon or the like is provided with spring d or equivalent device and
trigger E by means of which the ball is projected. A bayonet slot F (Figure 3)
enables trigger E to be held back when it is desired to keep spring d in a com-
pressed position. Skittles, toy soldiers or other objects are placed at the rounded
end of the table or board and are fired at by means of the cannon D or the like,
the details of the game being varied as desired.
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
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The improved game apparatus substantially
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
as
hereinbefore described.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.