A New or Improved Device for Facilitating the Teaching of Drawing, Sketching, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Facilitating the Teaching of Drawing,
Sketching, and the like.
I, DANIEL FORREST, of 1, Stanley Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, Gentle-
man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved device for facilitating the teaching
of drawing, sketching and the like, the object being to provide simple and
efficient means to this end, and to dispense with the aid of pens, pencils and
brushes, thereby avoiding the dirt and danger attending the use of these articles.
This improved device, which is more particularly intended to be used by
children, comprises a board of sufficient size preferably blackened upon its upper
surface which is studded with short metal pins arranged convenient distances
apart.
I further provide a string of white or coloured beads of sufficient length, the
object being to arrange this string of beads upon the surface of the board between
and about the pins in such a manner as to form the outline of a flower, figure,
map, or the like.
For convenience in use one end of the string of beads is preferably secured to
the board, the other end being connected to a reel upon the which the space
length is wound, while it is fed through a hollow tube as required for use, a
similar hollow tube, through which the string of beads passes being preferably
employed for arranging it over the pins.
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.), 22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.
Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Device for Facilitating the Teaching of Drawing,
Sketching, and the like.
I, DANIEL FORREST, of 1, Stanley Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, Gentle-
man, 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 a new or improved device for facilitating the teaching
of drawing, sketching and the like, the object being to provide simple and
efficient means to this end, and to dispense with the aid of pens, pencils and
brushes, thereby avoiding the dirt and danger attending the use of these articles.

page_text: This improved device, which is more particularly intended to be used by
children, comprises a board of sufficient size preferably blackened upon its upper
surface, Fig. 1, which is studded with small metal pins arranged convenient
distances apart.
I further provide a string of white or coloured beads, Fig. 2, of sufficient
length, the object being to arrange the string of beads upon the surface of the
board between and about the pins in such a manner as to form the outline of a
flower, figure, map or the like.
For convenience in use one end of the string of beads is preferably secured
to the board, the other end being connected to a reel upon which the spare length
is wound, while it is fed through a hollow tube, Fig 4, as required for use, a
similar hollow tube Fig. 3 through which the string of beads passes, being
preferably employed for arranging it over the pins.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1st. An original, simple yet interesting method of teaching children the art
of drawing.
2nd. Dispensing with pens, pencils & brushes thereby avoiding dirt & danger.
3rd. The same board & string of beads can be used over & over again for any
number of designs.
Dated this 25th day of Sontember 1800