Corner Book-markers and Line Pointers for Registering. Keeping, and Immediately Finding the Page and even the Line Wanted in any Book, and for Indicating the Various Places that may be Required for Instant Reference in One and the Same Volume.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 28th Ápr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Corner Book-markers and Line Pointers for Registering. Keeping,
and Immediately Finding the Page and even the Line Wanted
in any Book, and for Indicating the Various Places that may
be Required for Instant Reference in One and the Same Volume.
I THOMAS COLLEY, Archdeacon of Pietermaritzburg. Diocese of Natal, now
residing while in England at Minton Lodge, Campion Terrace, Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The corner book-markers and line-pointers for registering, keeping and
immediately finding the page and even the line in any book and for indicating the
various places that may be required for instant reference in one and the same
volume are made of various substances such as horn, ivory, metal and other
material. They vary as to size and shape, pattern and quality. For souvenirs
and remembrancers and to accompany prize-books and presentation volumes, they
are made of gold and silver, chased, cut, fashioned and quaintly wrought artistically
in numberless devices. Their contour is, therefore, endlessly diverse, and great
scope is given for the play of fancy in their manufacture and to meet the
requirements demanded for mottos and monograms, names and crests. They are
also made quite plain for commercial and ordinary purposes and are suitable for
books of every description. The corner book-markers and line-pointers for general
page finding clip the corners of the leaves of the book, and are readily drawn down
to the sides from the corners for special line-pointing. They hold the leaves in
such a manner also that page after page may be turned over with the utmost
facility while yet until every leaf they clip has been turned they still maintain their
place. They are morcover, made flush with the book covers so that there is
no projection to hinder its restoration to the book case or library shelf, so left in
the closed volume, which is not increased in bulk by them and needs no more space
than before, the corner book-markers and line-pointers register the page last
perused or line last read.
Dated this 21st day of October 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Corner Book-markers and Line Pointers for Registering, Keeping,
and Immediately Finding the Page and even the Line Wanted
in any Book, and for Indicating the Various Places that may
be Required for Instant Reference in One and the Same Volume.
I THOMAS COLLEY, Archdeacon of Pietermaritzburg, Diocese of Natal, now
residing while in England, at Minton Lodge, Campion Terrace, Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire, 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 :-
The corner bock-markers and line-pointers for registering, keeping and

page_text: immediately finding the page and even the line in any book and for indicating the
various places that may be required for instant reference in one and the same
volume, are made of various substances such as horn, ivory, metal and other
material. They vary as to size and shape, pattern and quality. For souvenirs and
remembrancers and to accompany prize-books and presentation volumes, they are
made of gold and silver, chased, cut, fashioned and quaintly wrought artistically in
numberless devices. A large portion of their contour is, therefore, endlessly
diverse, and great scope is given for the play of fancy in their manufacture and to
meet the requirements demanded for mottos and monograms, names and crests.
They are also made quite plain for commercial and ordinary purposes and are
suitable for most if not all kinds of books. The corner book-markers and
line-pointers for general page finding clip the corners of the leaves of the book, and
are readily drawn down to the sides from the corners for special line-pointing.
They hold the leaves in such a manner also that page after page may be turned
over with the utmost facility while yet until every leaf they clip has been turned
they still maintain their place. They are moreover, made flush with the book
covers so that there is no projection to hinder its restoration to the book case or
library shelf, so left in the closed volume, which is not increased in bulk by them
and needs no more space than before, the corner book-markers and line-pointers
may register the page last perused or line last read.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I have appended hereunto an illustrative sheet of drawings
showing its construction and application.
Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, show my invention as constructed in four different shapes, each
one however embracing the same improved features of usefulness. I have thus
shown them in different shapes to illustrate how they may be varied in contour and
pattern without departing from their essential features.
Fig. 5, represents a portion of a book, and supposes the book to be open at
a given page say for instance at page 393.
Fig. 6, is a front view of a portion of the book with the markers in place.
Fig. 7, is a plan view of a portion of the book, showing the markers in place.
Upon referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, it will be seen that the metal is slit or cut
away at 8, so that the middle part 9, may be raised from the part 10 to enable a
leaf or leaves to be passed between them as seen in Fig. 5, the springy tendency of
the said two parts being sufficient to firmly hold the marker in any placed position.
It will be now seen that those parts marked 11, 11", are so shaped as to permit of
its being placed at the corner of a book, see Figs. 5 & 6, leaving its portion 11, to
mark its position at the top of the volume, and its portion 11" at the front to mark
its position thereat, so that whichever the reader finds most convenient in handling,
he may avail himself of such.
Again it will be seen that these parts 11, 11", are also made, as not to exceed the
level or boundary of the book cover 12, and therefore form no impediment for
shelves &c. While the marker is thus applicable to corner use it may also be slid
along the leaf, top, bottom, or side to any position without exceeding the boundary
of the cover, and by reason of the point 13, or point 14, any line may be singled out
for reference, whilst its edge 15, is still clear of the cover of the book. As will of
course be readily seen one, two, or more of these markers may be used if desired
upon the same page.
Further, if desired, upon the parts 11, 11" & 15, of the marker, I may place
letters or numerals, as seen in Fig. 5, so that when using a number of markers,
reference can be readily made to any particular one.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The improvements in book-marks and line-registers as herein described and

page_text: illustrated, that is to say: The combination of a top and front exposed part 11, 11",
and the edge 15, with the slitted parts 9, & 10, having the points 13 and 14,
substantially as set forth.
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CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.