A New or Improved Marker for the Game of "Bridge."
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 31st Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Marker for the Game of "Bridge."
I. CAROLINE AUGUSTA GORE, of 15, Queen's Road, Jersey, Channel Islands,
Gentlewoman (Spinster), do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to provide a simple and efficient marker for the
game of "bridge."
The marker, which is made of wood, metal, ivory or other suitable material
is divided into two portions-the one division intended for scoring the tricks
and game-the other for scoring the honours and game points etc.
The tricks or points are indicated or registered by means of flaps, slides,
rotating pointers or by other suitable devices.
In the portion of the marker intended for denoting the tricks, one group of
slides (for example) marks the tricks 2, 4, 6, 8, and another group marks the
decimals 10, 20, 30. and higher if required, whilst another slide is provided
to indicate the game.
In the other division of the marker, intended for registering the points, similar
slides are provided indicating the even numbers from 2 to 8, the decimals
from 10 to 40, 50, 100 to 400, 500, so that any even number can be indicated
from 2 to 500 and higher if necessary.
In the case where rotating hands or similar devices are employed, suitably
numbered dials would be provided.
I prefer to make the markers in distinctive pairs or different coloured woods,
of ivory and ebony or the like, so that the players can readily distinguish their
markers.
Dated this Twenty fifth dor of Var 1900
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.
A New or Improved Marker for the Game of “Bridge.”
I. CAROLINE AUGUSTA GORE, of 15, Queen's Road, Jersey, Channel Islands,
Gentlewoman (Spinster), do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention is designed to provide a simple and efficient marker for the
game of “bridge."

page_text: The marker which is made of wood, ivory or other suitable material is divided
into two portions-the one division intended for scoring the tricks and game-
and the other for scoring the honours, game points etc.
The tricks or points are indicated or registered by means of flaps, slides,
rotating pointers or by other suitable devices.
In the portions of the marker intended for denoting the tricks, one group of
slides (for example) marks the tricks 2, 4, 6, 8, and another group marks the
decimals 10, 20, 30, and higher if required, whilst another slide is provided
to indicate the game.
In the other division of the marker, intended for registering the points, similar
slides are provided indicating the even numbers from 2 to 8, the decimals
from 10 to 40, 50, 100 to 400, 500, so that any even number can be indicated
from 2 to 500 and higher if necessary.
In cases where rotating hands or similar devices are employed, suitably
numbered dials would be provided.
I prefer to make the markers in distinctive pairs or different colours of wood
ivory ebony or the like, so that the players can readily distinguish their markers.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now
proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying this
specification in which Fig. 1 shews a plan of the marker, Fig. 2 shews a
sectional view.
The same letters are employed to denote the same parts in both the views.
The marker is divided into two portions a and b: a for scoring the tricks and
game, 6 for scoring the honours, game points etc.
cshews flaps or indicators for registering the points. One group d of these
indicators (in the portion a) marks the tricks 2, 4, 6, 8, and another group e marks
the decimals 10, 20, 30. Another flap is provided to indicate the game.
In the division bare a group f for indicating even numbers from 2 to 8,
another, g, for decimals, and other flaps for registering up to 500.
The sectional view at Fig. 2, shews the flaps pivotted at h and so fitted as to
be acted upon by springs i.
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
1. The new or improved marker for the game of "bridge" substantially as
set forth.
2. The marker for the game of "bridge," having two divisions for the purposes
set forth.
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1000
BROWNE & Co..
Agents for the Applicant,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.