Improvements in Toys.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toys.
I, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Company,
Union Bridge Iron Works, Roger Street, of the City of Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineers and Iron Founders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Improvements in connection with children's toys, particularly those made from
cast metals. These toys, such as small locomotives, railway trucks or carriages,
small traction engine models etc. etc., are usually made in two halves and then
rivetted. What my improvement consists of is the arrangement of coupling the
various parts together, and also in making arrangements for the purpose of fixing
parts in the trucks or in any part of the toys where the joint of the two halves
are formed.
In the arrangement of the coupling of the various parts together I form in each
half of the two castings that are to form the complete toy, say, of a railway truck
small recesses in the metal, and previous to the two halves being rivetted
together I place between the pieces a small hook or loop. The hook or loop
has a small square or round shank with double head so that when both parts
of body are rivetted together the hook or loop, which is a small separate casting,
is secured at the same time.
I also form in each half of the trucks or other toys made in a similar manner
small recesses so that when the two halves come together I get an oval hole
and parts are made to correspond and fix in the trucks with oval feet so as to
project through the holes, and then with half a turn to fasten themselves. For
instance, small lamps, model metal men etc.
A further improvement consists in the small chair or bracket that holds or
secures the rails upon which the model trains run. This chair I form in cast
malleable or brass metal, casting the same with the part that holds the rails straight
and then bending them by hand or machine so as to clip the rail. I also cast upon
the bottom of the chair, say, three or any number of metal pegs with imitation
heads to be driven or pressed into the wood sleeper that is to carry the rails.
Dated this Sixteenth day of June 1892.
ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toys.
I, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Company,
Union Bridge Iron Works, Charter Street, of the City of Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineers and Iron Founders, 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:-
My invention relates to a class of metal toys such as model locomotives, railway
trucks, carriages, traction engines, road engines, cars, horses etc. These toys I
prefer to make in two halves so arranged with small projections and recesses that
they fit into each other to make a complete article. The two halves are secured
together by means of rivets that pass through the two halves. In my improved
arrangement in the two halves I form recesses to receive a small hook in some
cases and in others a loop or eye so that the various articles may be coupled
together. The hooks or eyes are formed with small, round, square or oval

page_text: parts that fit into the recesses formed in the castings, and small projecting
flanges that fit upon each side of the two halves of the toy whatever it may be,
so that when the two halves are rivetted together it secures the hook or eye. I
also by this means secure any other projecting part of the said toys such as
lamps etc.
Another improvement in connection with these toys is as follows:-In the two
halves I form small recesses so that when these two halves are placed together an
oval hole is formed; I form various small pieces such as lamps, model men etc.
with oval feet to them so that by placing them through the holes and turning them
half round they are secured in position.
A further improvement in connection with these toys consists in the arrangement
of the small chair or bracket that is secured to the wood sleeper upon which the
rails are fixed. This chair I form of cast malleable iron or brass so that the same
will bend. I cast the part that holds the rail straight and afterwards bend it so
that it will hold the rail, and to secure this chair or bracket to the wood sleeper I
use screws or nails, or I prefer to cast upon the base small spikes or projections so
that they may be forced into the wood to secure them. In order that the same
may be fully understood I enclose two sheets of drawings to illustrate the same.
Figure and Figure 2 show elevation and plan of small engine arranged as
described, and Figure 3 and Figure 4 show tender of same.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 show end views of engine and tender.
In Figure 5 and Figure 6 at A the recess as described to receive hooks or
eyes as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, and in Figure 2 at B is shown an example
of oval hole cast as described into which fit the articles named and as sample shown
in Figure 9.
Figures 10, 11 and 12 illustrate my arrangement of chair to hold the rails as
shown in Figure 13.
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Figure 10 shows chair as cast.
Figure 11 shows chair as bent over to hold rail.
Figure 12 shows plan of chair and rail in position.
Figure 13 shows section of rails that may be used.
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
1st. The arrangement of metal toys that are cast in halves with recesses in the
parts that come together. These recesses are arranged to receive hooks or eyes
for the purpose of coupling the parts, such as trains, together.
2nd. The arrangement of metal toys that are cast in halves with recesses in the
parts that come together, these recesses being formed so that when put together an
oval hole is formed so that articles with oval feet when inserted and turned half
round are secured therein.
3rd. The arrangement of metal chair or sleeper as described and illustrated by
the drawings.
Dated this Sixteenth day of March 1893.
ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK.