Improvements relating to Watch, Card, Cigarette, Match, and the like Cases.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Watch, Card, Cigarette, Match, and the
like Cases.
I, JAMES BRAY, of 39 and 40, Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus,.
London, E.C., Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide means whereby miniature photographs,.
postage stamps, or the like, may be held in watch, card, cigarette, match and the
like cases.
Now in accordance with my invention and taking for instance a watch case,
I make the inner case or dome of same "hollow" for the reception of miniature-
photographs, postage stamps or the like, which are inserted therein, through a
small slot formed at the edge of the said dome. A hole of any suitable con-
figuration is formed at or about the centre of the topmost cover of the dome so
that the photograph or the like can be seen on the opening of the outer cover of
the watch case.
Instead however, of the dome being made in one piece I may in some instances
make the top cover separate and secure same to the dome by any suitable means,
this last arrangement would chiefly apply when my invention is adapted to card,.
cigarette, match and the like cases.
Dated this 24th day of February 1896
V. LAZARUS,
1 Furnival Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Watch, Card, Cigarette, Match, and the
like Cases.
1, JAMES BRAY, of 39 and 40 Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus,
London, E.C., Merchant 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 provide means whereby miniature photographs,
postage stamps or the like, may be held in watch, card, cigarette, match and the
fike cases.
In order that my invention may the better be understood I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 represent plau and.
side views respectively of a watch with my improvements adapted thereto; and
Figure 3 is a detached sectional view of the dome or inner case of same.
Now in accordance with my invention and taking for instance a watch case,
I make the inner case or dome a of same "hollow" for the reception of miniature
photographs, postage stamps, or the like, which are inserted therein through a.
small slot 6 formed at the edge of said dome a. A hole c of any suitable con-
figuration is formed at or about the centre of the topmost cover d of the dome a

page_text: so that the photograph or the like can be seen on the opening of the outer cover e
of the watch case.
Instead however, of the dome a being made in one piece I may in some instances
make the top cover a separate and secure same to the dome by any suitable means.
This last arrangement would chiefly apply when my invention is adapted to card,
cigarette, match and like cases.
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 :-
In watch, card, cigarette, match and like cases the means employed for holding
miniature photographs, postage stamps, or the like therein, substantially as herein
described and shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1896.
V. LAZARUS,
1, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.