Year: 1898

page_text: I, GEORGE FREDERICK ADOLPHUS BROWN, of 11, Templeton Place, Earl's Court,
London, S.W., Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This puzzle consists of 25 numbered cards, numbering from 0 to 24 inclusive.
These cards must be placed in four crossing lines, each one containing seven cards,
and they must be so arranged that the total of each line must count 78. One line
must be horizontal, one perpendicular, and the remaining two must act as
diagonals; so causing the centre card of one line to form the centre card of all
the lines. When placed in this position it will be seen that there is a square of
nine cards where the lines cross, and the horizontal, perpendicular, and diagonal
lines of this square must count the same. But the total of each line must be
determined by the player. It may be mentioned that the lines of this puzzle,
when placed as above, will form the crosses as seen on our national flag, the Union
Jack.
Dated th: 92-1 ov of March 1898
I, GEORGE FREDERICK ADOLPHUS BROWN, of 11, Templeton Place, Earl's Court,
London, Gentleman, 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 an improved puzzle, and has for its object to provide
an interesting and perplexing article of this class in which the result to be arrived
at consists in so placing numbered discs, counters or cards in spaces allotted to
receive them upon a board arranged in the form of a Union Jack," whereby
the total of each of the four lines of numerals will correspond.
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Reference is to be made to the accompanying drawing forming part of this
specification, in which is illustrated a plan view of the board with the discs or
their equivalent arranged in the solved position.
In the drawing, a is a board preferably having raised sides a¹, upon which
board is printed or otherwise displayed a representation of the national flag. Upon
the four intersecting lines or stripes b which go to form the design of the Union
Jack, I provide twenty-five circular or other spaces c, which may be merely indi-

page_text: cated by lines, or if desirable, be sunk or recessed somewhat, the better to receive
the numbered discs, counters or cards. In the example shewn, the spaces care
so arranged upon the lines or stripes b, that each line contains seven such spaces,
the central space c¹ being common to all the four lines or stripes.
In solving the puzzle, the numbered discs, counters or cards, have to be arranged
in the spaces c c so that the total amount of the numerals in any line or stripe b
shall coincide with the total number of numerals in each of the other lines or
stripes, the central space c' being common to all the lines of numerals. The
central square formed by nine numbered discs, counters or cards must also be
arranged by the player to count a smaller sum in each of their horizontal, vertical
and perpendicular lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:-
CLAIMS.
The improved puzzle, consisting in a board having displayed upon its surface
a representation of the Union Jack, indented or plain spaces being provided along
each of the lines or stripes composing such design, to receive numbered discs or
their equivalent which have to be so arranged that the total number of the numerals
along any line or stripe will correspond with the total number of the numerals, along
each of the other lines or stripes, the central disc or its equivalent being common
to all said lines or stripes, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 4th day of Juno 1898
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for Applicant.