A New Advertising Puzzle.
Year: 1889

page_text: Tate of Application, 30th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Advertising Puzzle.
I, EDWARD WILLIAM PARISH, of No. 1 Elm Street Belgrave in the county of
Leicester Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new advertising puzzle, that is to say a puzzle that can
be used for the purpose of advertising and amusement that by its construction and
arrangement the advertisement is permanently kept before the public in its constant
change of ownership, or passage from one person's hands to another and can be
applied to all trades and callings.
The idea is to make a small case to be held in the hand, which may be circular,
oval, oblong or any other suitable shape the interior of the bottom of which having a
number of ridges or projections running in various directions in the form of letters
comprising the names and address of the advertiser, these are so arranged in con-
junction with ornamental stops, and a well or raised outline or representation of the
article and having a hole therein, or gap just sufficient for a small ball, shot or marble
to get in, the puzzle being "to get the ball, shot or marble (for example if the trade of
a latter is represented) into the hat" by it being passed through certain grooves
between the raised letters made to admit the ball passing through, a cover of glass is
provided so that the manipulater can see how the ball or balls can be got through the
raised bars to enter the hole, or inside of the "hat" or other representation, at intervals
stops are made, or the corners of the letters protrude that the ball or shot cannot pass,
or that it strikes against a corner and stops the ball from entering the right groove, or
I may have a well the ridges of which is an outline of the article to be represented
with a gap just wide enough to admit the ball, the puzzle being how to get the ball or
balls into the well or pocket. If the case is round, or oval the well or pocket will be
in the centre, if oblong, at one corner-the letters and stops are made in the bottom of
the case by dies having the letters and characters cut out therein and fixed in a press,
and when pressed the letters and characters appear raised on the inside of the bottom
of the case. They are made of sheet brass or other metal or may be pressed or cast in
vulcanite, pulp paper or other suitable material, the transparent cover fitting close
down that the balls move freely about without getting out of the grooves between the
letters, only by manipulating the puzzle that the ball, or balls pass through the right
grooves to get into the centre, or bottom, as the case may be.
Dated this 29th day of July 1889.
WILLIAM BESTWICK MA
IELD,
Registered Patent Agent, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Advertising Puzzle.
I, EDWARD WILLIAM PARISH of No. 1 Elm Street Belgrave in the county of
Leicester Traveller 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 :-
This invention relates to a new advertising puzzle, that is to say; a puzzle that can
be used for the purpose of advertising and amusement, that by its construction and
arrangement the advertisement is permanently kept before the public in its constant
change of ownership, or passage from one person's hands to another, and can be
applied to all trades or callings.

page_text: That my invention may be properly understood drawings accompany this specification
in which for example Figure 1 is an upper flat view of a circular shaped case A, having
the glass cover B, and small shots therein C, which can all be got into the well D, by
working through the right letters E, and stops e¹.
Figure 2 is another flat view representing by advertisement the trade of a hat and
cap dealer, or manufacturer.
Figure 3. is a sectional view of the preceding figures.
Figure 4. is another view in circular form representing the trade of a soap
manufacturer or dealer.
Figure 5. is another flat view for advertising the play's in a Theatre, or other places
of amusement.
Figure 6. is a sectional view of Figures 4 and 5 the difference between these and
Figures 1 to 3 is that the case A, is made in one piece and a plate or disc F, is
inserted therein having the letters or characters E, embossed therein, the indents a¹, in
the bottom of the cover are to represent letters or characters stamped therein.
Figure 7. is another form of case A, the embossed or raised letters, or characters
representing the trade of a Wine and Ale Merchant and the like.
Figure 8. is another form nearly oval representing the trade or calling of a Clothier,
or Tailor with the letters of the alphabet the shots passing round and are manipulated
to be got down through the letters into the letter Z, or the trousers at the bottom.
The small letters e2, shown in several of the views are not raised to the same height
as those through which the shots or marbles pass.
The same letters to represent like parts are used in all the views.
The idea is to make a small case A, to be held in the hand which may be circular
as shown in Figures 1 to 6, or oval as shown in Figure 8, or oblong, as shown
in Figure 7, or of any suitable shape, the interior of the bottom of which has a
number of ridges or projections running in various directions in the form of letters E,
and e, comprising the names and address of the advertiser, these are so arranged in
conjunction with ornamental stops e¹, and a well D, or raised outline or representation
of the article and having a hole therein, d', or gap just sufficient for the small ball,
shot or marble C to get in, the puzzle being how to get them into the hat D, as shown
in Figure 3, by their being passed through certain grooves between the raised letters,
or those letters which will admit the ball, shot or marble C, passing through, a cover of
glass B is provided so that the manipulater can see how the ball or balls C, can be got
through the raised bars to enter the hole, or inside of the Hat or other representation D,
at intervals the stops e¹ are made, or the corners of the letters protrude e³, that the
ball or shot cannot pass, or that it strikes against a corner and stops the ball, shot or
marble from entering the right groove. Or I may have a well the ridges of which is an
outline of the article to be represented with a gap just wide enough to admit the ball,
the puzzle being how to get the shots into the well or pocket as illustrated in Figures 7
and 8.
If the case A is round, or oval the well or pocket will be in the centre, or not as
may be most convenient, if oblong it may be placed in one of the corners or in the
centre of a raised device as shown in Figure 7, the well D, representing the label on
the bottle.
The letters and characters E, are made as before stated in the bottom of the case by
ordinary dies having the letters and characters cut out therein and fixed in a press,
and when the metal such as sheet brass or tin plated, or other similar material is put
between the dies, and the male die brought down the letters and characters are pressed
and they appear raised on the inside of the bottom of the case, or upon a dise or plate
fitting in the case as herein before described, after the case is formed the rim a², 19
put over the glass cover as shown in Figures 3 and 6.
In casting them in vulcanite or pulp paper and the like the male and female dies
differ a little inasmuch that a box mould such as are used in producing shapes in india
rubber is made so that the shapes shown in Figures 3 and 6, are produced, and a
groove left in the rim a² into which is fitted the glass in a similar way to a watch
glass.

page_text: It will be well understood the the transparent cover fits close on to the projecting
ridges so that the balls, shots, or marbles inove freely therein without getting out of
the grooves between the letters or characters, and only by manipulating the advertising
puzzle so that the shots pass through certain grooves to get into the centre, or bottom,
as the case may be.
The examples shown in the drawings will convey to a great extent the purposes of
this invention which can represent any trade sign, or business, and letters and
characters of the nature illustrated produced therein, for the purpose referred to.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
In an advertising puzzle of the character described the manipulation of a series of
balls, shots, or marbles through raised letters and characters, or raised designs
representing articles sold in the various Trades or Professions to form the advertising
media, in the manner substantially as described and set forth.
Datad this 5th love of Outcha- 1000
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent, "The Central " Patent Office, Leicester,
Agent for the Applicant.