A NEW TOY GAME OF SKILL AND APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1884

page_text: JAMES POMFRET, the younger, Grocer, 54 Church Street, Preston, and WILLIAM
THOMAS FOX, Book-keeper, 42 Upper Kent Street Preston both in the County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our Invention for "A NEW TOY GAME
OF SKILL AND APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH
" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of our said Invention, is to provide and arrange a skilful and
interesting toy game, to which game we give the name of "A skilled toy game of
football."
Two persons can only play at this game as in chess or draughts, and is played
with twenty two toy men, and one toy ball, each player having eleven toy men,
consisting of 5. forwards, 3. half backs, 2 backs, and 1 goal keeper.
In carrying out our said Invention we employ a new design to represent our
foot ball field, which can be marked or drawn upon a sheet of paper, cardboard,
wood, or upon any other level surface that will carry the impression of the said
design.
In order that our Invention may be fully understood, and readily carried into
operation, we will proceed to describe the accompanying Drawing, which represents
our football field. This field is divided into 208 equal squares, 16 squares in length
and 13 squares in width; the line and flags marked A represents the boundry line
and centre line, the small circles at the ends of the boundry line marked C are the
goal posts, whilst the shaded squares between the said posts indicates the goal.
The ball is marked H, whilst the toy men are represented by the circles, the
letters within the circles, denote the names of the men, thus:-G. goal keeper.
B. backs. B. half backs, and F. forwards; and at the commencement of the
game, the ball and men, stand in position as indicated in the accompanying
Drawing.
The toy men and ball, can be made of paper, cardboard, wood, ivory, or metal,
and must be made to stand within the said squares, and are coloured to represent
different teams. Letter I, denotes the corner squares..
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page_text: square within the alloted number of moves, but must return to his goal posts
at once.
10. No toy men allowed between the goal posts, except the goal keeper.
11. No longer than three minutes allowed to each player to decide on his next
move, if this time be exceeded, his opponent can claim a " free kick."
12. Duration of the game. Thirty minutes play at each end, but this can be
shortened or lengthened to suit the convenience of the players, when half time is
called, no matter in what position the men are, ends must be changed, and kick off
from the centre, same as the commencement of the game, and the team which
obtains most goals, in the given time is the winner of the game.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The use or employment of a "field" or flat surface divided into squares in
conjunction with movable "men" and a movable ball arranged substantially
as described and shewn in the Drawings for the purpose specified.
Dated this Nineteenth day of May 1884.
JAMES POMFRET, the younger.
WILLIAM THOMAS FOX.
JAMES POMFRET, the younger.
WILLIAM THOMAS FOX.