Year: 1886

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of 67, Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention, a communication to me
from abroad by Armand Labre, Engineer, of 11, Rue de Crussol, Paris, France, to
be as follows:-
This improved chalk holder for billiards has the shape of a hollow cube and
may be made of caoutchouc, gutta-percha, celluloid or any other elastic material.
Two of the surfaces of this cube or dice are provided with circular holes.
A third longitudinal opening is made in another surface. This opening extends
to two opposite surfaces and forms semicircular recesses in the same.
After pressing apart the two parallel sides of the longitudinal opening, the piece
of chalk is introduced into the interior of the cube.
By this arrangement one of the circular openings, into which previously a piece
of glass paper has been placed, serves to scrape the extremity of the cue; the other
circular opening, which contains the chalk, serves to provide the end of the cue
with chalk, while the longitudinal opening, in which the chalk is seen in its entire
length, serves to provide the smooth part of the cue with chalk.
Dated thin 5th dow of Lahm 1000
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents, 67, Strand,

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN of 67 Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communication to
me from abroad by Armand Labre, Engineer, of 11 Rue de Crussol, Paris, France,
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention comprises an improved holder for chalk used for chalking
billiard cues.
The holder consists essentially of a hollow cube of suitable material
such as caoutchouc, rubber, celluloid or any other elastic material, of a convenient
size to hold and retain the block of chalk introduced therein.
In the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1 and
are perspective views of the holder in different positions.
Fig. 3 is a section through xx Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a section through y y Fig. 3.
The hollow cube is provided with three or more perforations a b c―a is a circular
perforation in one of the sides through which access is obtained to a piece of glass
paper for dressing the tip of the cue--b is a similar circular opening in another of
the sides through which the tip of the cue may be chalked-c is a longitudinal
opening in one of the sides which extends into the two adjacent sides so as to form
more or less semicircular bays d therein. After a square of glass paper has been
first placed in the holder and arranged to cover the opening a, the block of chalk e
is next introduced by extending the opening c until the block can enter-after
which the sides of the opening will resume their position owing to the elasticity
of the material of which the holder is made. The opening cd will now serve the
purpose of chalking the side of the cue.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
A chalk-holder for billiard cues, consisting of a hollow cube of elastic material
having circular perforations a b6 and longitudinal perforation c d substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.