A New Puzzle
Year: 1895

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Date of Application, 13th Feb. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1895 Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIF
ATION.
A New Puzzle......
WILLIAM HENRY SIMPER 3 Bonchurch Villas Windmill Road: Brentford
Middlesex, Assurance Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this, invention to
be as follows:-
A new puzzle consisting of a shallow box, any size or depth with or without
fixed or sliding lid made of glass or any other transparency to be manufactured
of wood, tin, plaster, cardboard paper machie or any other material and to
consist of a representation of one half or an entire football field. divided into
zig zag grooves or passages of any width or length through which a ball (made
of any material) must pass to reach the goal, each groove or passage will be guarded
by a pin or pins (made of any material) representing the players which will
consist of eleven (11) or more, the ball can be manipulated past certain players
(pins) & on reaching the goal it will pass through a slot on either side of the
goal & return by a groove or passage outside the actual field to the starting point.
This puzzle will also be produced as a maze to be manufactured as heretofore
described.
13th of February 1895.
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WILLIAM HENRY SIMPER of 3 Bonchurch Villas, Windmill Road, Brentford,.
Middlesex, Assurance Agent, 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:-
A shallow cardboard metal or wooden box a with fixed or sliding lid which
fits close down on top of interior, and is manufactured of glass, or any transparent
material. The interior 6 to be manufactured of any suitable metals materials or
composition, and to consist of a model representation of one half (or an entire)
football field divided into zig zag and under and over grooves or passages C of
any width, length, or shape, through which a ball made of any material must pass
to reach the goal D. certain of these grooves to be of sufficient width to allow of
the ball passing over or under as the case may be, whilst others (although apparently
of sufficient width) will not allow the ball to pass that way, certain of these grooves
will also be guarded by a sharp pointed pin (or pins) E made to stand up &
representing the players eleven or more, the ball can be manipulated or dribbled
past certain players, and under and over certain grooves, and on reaching the goal
will pass through a slot F on either side, and return by a groove or passage outside
the actual field G to kick off H. By changing the positions of pins by placing-
them ucarer to grooves that allow the ball to pass thus blocking those grooves, or
by removing a particular pin from a particular groove thus allowing the ball to
pass over or under where previously it could not several entirely different courses.
the ball must take to get a goal can be produced.

page_text: The technical.terms such as touch line, twelve yard's line, centre line, goal line,
six yard's ring's, twenty yard's ring, corner's; referee name's and position's of player's
so simply arranged & described that it gives all interested in this great national
game the opportunity to learn the game of football and is equally exciting to
professional as well as other football player's...
The distinct feature's of novelty claimed are.
Firstly. The perfect educational model representation of one half or an entire
football field, with technical terms of game..
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Secondly. The entire system of zig zag over and under grooves and passage's.
Thirdly. The-gymplicity of system of working or playing the puzzle by
manipulating or dribbling a ball past certain pin's and- under or over certain
grooves until a goal is reached and ball return to kick off.
:- Dated this 27th day of September 1895:-
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