Improvements in Brooches, Buttons, Millinery Pins, Scarf Pins, Hair Pins, Stage Ornaments, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct.. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
Improvements in Brooches, Buttons, Millinery Pins, Scarf Pins,
Hair Pins, Stage Ornaments, and the like.
I JANE TUCKER MACKNIGHT CLAY of 58 Finborough Road, South Kensington
London S.W. Married Lady do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in brooches, buttons, millinery pins, scarf
pins, hair pins and the like, and has for object to provide such articles of a novel
and attractive design and to simplify the construction of the means of attachment of
the same to the dress, scarf or hair.
In carrying out my invention I have two circular bands or wires of any desired
size and material having ribs or spokes connecting said bands or wires to a central
hub. Between the two circular bands or wire aforesaid I have representations of cars
or carriages and at desired intervals upon the front of the circular bands or wires I
set diamonds or other gems (or in a cheaper form, paste or other representations of
same) the whole design being a facsimile or nearly so in minature of the Great
The wheel mount
Wheel built at the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court.
loosely, so as to be capable of revolving thereon, upon a pivot or pin connected to a
safety pin fastening attachment, and dependent from one of the branches of the
safety pin, I have representations of the supports of or means of ascent to the wheel.
Upon these dependent portions of the brooch or pin 1 preferably engrave or set in
jewels the figures 1895, to, or in a measure commemorate the year during which the
Earls Court Wheel was opened to the public. In the ordinary safety pin, in which
the desired amount of spring is obtained by forming a coil in the wire, frequent
inconvenience is caused more especially in ladies' wear by said coil protruding as it
necessarily must, catching in the lace or ruffles of the dress. This inconvenience, in
accordance with this invention I entirely obviate, by dispensing with the coil, and I
form the safety pin of a wire properly tempered to give a sufficiency of spring by
simply bending same over, thereby permitting of the pin fastening to lie flat against
the material to which it may be affixed. A very pretty effect is obtained by at times
revolving the wheel set as above described and the jewels or representations of same
of which in addition to those mentioned as being placed at intervals upon the rings or
circular bands, there may be two of a larger size mounted against the hub of the
wheel, will in effect resemble the lights arranged around the Great Wheel itself.
This invention is also applicable for gas or electric light illuminations, toys, stage
ornaments and the like.
Dated this 31st day of Ontaha 1905
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Brooches, Buttons, Millinery Pins, Scarf Pins,
Hair Pins, Stage Ornaments, and the like.
I JANE TUCKER MACKNIGHT CLAY of 58 Finborough Road, South Kensington
London S.W. Married Lady 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 improvements in brooches, buttons, millinery-pins, scarf-
pins, hair-pins, and the like and has for object to provide such articles of a novel
and attractive design and to simplify the construction of the means of attachment.
of the same to the dress, scarf, hair or for other purpose of adornment or
decoration.
In carrying out my invention, I have two circular bands or wires of any desired
size and material having ribs or supporting spokes connecting said bands or wires to
a central hub. Between the two circular bands or wire supports or carriers afore-
said I have representations indicative of cars or carriages and at desired intervals
upon the front of the circular bands or wire supports there are set diamonds, or other
gems (or in a cheaper form "paste," crystals or other representations of gems or
ornamentation) the whole design being a representation, or facsimile or nearly so in
minature of the "Great Wheel" at the "Empire of India Exhibition at Earls
Court, London.
"
The "wheel" or circular device will be affixed to a supporting backing. The
attachment of the wheel will in some cases be such as to allow of its turning loosely
or revolving upon a pivot or pin on the supporting backing. In the case of a brooch,
rosette stud or like adaptation of the device such central pivot or pin of bar with a
safety-pin or brooch-pin fastening attachment, and dependent from one of the
branches of the safety-pin (that is the supporting backing) there are downwardly
projecting extensions thereof in representation of the supports of or means of ascent
to the "wheel." Upon these dependent portions of the backing I may or may not
engrave or set in jewels or enamel or otherwise, the figures "1895" to, in a measure
indicate or commemorate the year in which the "Earls Court Wheel" was opened to
the public.
In the ordinary safety-pin in which the desired amount of spring is obtained by
forming a coil or turn of the wire, frequent inconvenience is caused more especially in
ladies wear, by the said coil protruding, as it necessarily must, and catching in the
lace or ruffles of the dress. This inconvenience is, in accordance with this inven-
tion entirely obviated by forming the attaching pin of a wire properly tempered to
afford sufficiency of spring by simply bending same down and engaging same with
the securing catch so providing for the fastening pin lying flat against the material
to which it may be attached.
A very pretty effect is obtained by, at times, revolving the "wheel" set as above
described and the jewels will in effect resemble the lights arranged around the
"Great Wheel" itself.
Jewels of a larger size may be mounted against the centre or hub of the wheel
serving to like effect.
For a scarf-pin, shirt-stud, or head-dress ornament the like device may be used, or
the ornament may be fixed, instead of being mounted turnable upon its backing-
support.
In like manner the device may be fitted for purposes of stage and other decorations
and ornaments.
In the drawings accompanying this specification there is shown a device according
to this invention as applied to a brooch.

page_text: Fig. I is a front view.
Fig. 2 a back view of the wheel or rotary portion of the device, detached.
Fig. 3 is front view of the supporting-backing carrying the stud for attachment of
the decorative wheel-device and Fig. 34 is an isometric back view of the said
supporting-backing showing the spring-pin for attachment when the device is used
as an article of jewellery or adornment.
Fig. 4 is a top view of Fig. 3.
In Figs. 3, 3 and 4, the wheel portion is indicated by dotted lines and like letters
upon the drawings refer to similar parts.
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a, a', are circular bands having ribs or spokes & connecting a, a¹, to central
hub c.
The central hub is shown extended at c¹ to carry or "back the centrally
positioned jewel ornamentation indicated in Fig. 1. The hub c is provided with
an axis-stud or a central piercing upon which the wheel portion is mounted and
attached to the supporting backing e. At e Figs. 3 and 34 the supporting backing e,
is pierced to receive the axis stud of the wheel the end of which said central
pin will be rivetted over at the back or a screw attachment may be employed.
At c Fig. 4, the central pin is shown attached to the supporting backing e.
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el are extension portions of the backing indicative of steps leading to the
wheel."
f is a spring-tempered-pin attached at its base by plate fl to the backing e,
g is a loop or hook with which the pin will engage and thereby the whole device
may be securely fastened to the dress, coifure or otherwise as has been herein before
pointed out.
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 :-
First. The improvements in articles of jewellery, adornment or decoration as
described, having the "wheel" portion thereof attached to a supporting backing
provided with means of attachment as herein set forth.
Secondly. In articles of jewellery or personal adornment the movable central
wheel portion, substantially such as is shown at a, a, b, and the hub c with its axis
supported upon the backing e, with the extensions e', substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth.
Thirdly. In an article of adornment or decoration the combination of the wheel
portion and supporting backing with the spring pin attachment device f₁f, g as
and for the purpose herein described and substantially as shown by the drawings.
Dated this 31st day of July 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.