A New Game of Skill..
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
A New Game of Skill..
!, ROBERT HALL, of 3 Union Square, Bury, in the County of Lancaster
Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a game of skill and is intended primarily for use in
places such as where billiards and like sources of amusement are exercised, but may
also on a larger scale be arranged for use in public gardens and out of door places
of resort.
This invention consists in constructing a board, either with a level surface, or in
the form of an ellipse, such as is represented in Fig. 2 on the accompanying sheet
of drawings, in which a greater or less number of holes as d, Fig. 1, are placed
either in the positions shown, or as otherwise preferred.
I construct bowls as shown drawn to an enlarged scale in Fig. 3, with two flat
sides, one of said sides being of larger diameter than the other, the radius of the
circular ends being obtained from a line e placed out of the centre, in order that
said bowl when projected by the hand may roll in a slightly curved line towards
the goal, or the bowl may be weighted on one side to effect the same object.
The game is played by two or more persons in the same way as the ordinary
game of bowls, but the herein before described spherical bowls are rolled over the
surface of the board a, and according to the skill of the player will enter the
holes d, which are each marked of different values, or equal values as may be
preferred, a total prearranged number obtained being considered the game:
bowls are not directed straight in the direction of the hole it is desired to enter, but
allowance is made by the player for the bias given by the formation of the surface
of the board, and also of the bowl.
The
When the game is intended for indoor amusement, the board is mounted either
on an ordinary table or on a stand connected with the board, and a padded receiver
placed at the end of the board into which the bowls that miss the goal may fall.
Dated this 27th day of Sentember 1893
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game of Skill.
I, ROBERT HALL of 3 Union Square, Bury in the County of Lancaster,
Joiner 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 game of skill, and is intended primarily for use in
places such as where billiards and like sources of amusement are exercised, but may
also on a larger scale, be arranged for use in public gardens and out of door places
of resort.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings to which I hereinafter refer
Fig. 1 represents a plan view, Fig. 2 an end view, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal
section of a board constructed according to my invention, in which the surface a is
of a curved, or of an elliptical form, Fig. 4 is a face view and Fig. 5 is an edge view
D

page_text: drawn to an enlarged scale, of the form of bowl I employ, in combination with
either the aforesaid form of board, or a board with a flat surface.
This invention consists in constructing a board, either with a level surface, or
with the surface in the form of an ellipse such as is represented in Fig. 3, on the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which a greater or less number of holes as d
Fig. 1, are placed either in the positions shown, or as otherwise preferred.
I construct bowls as in Figs. 4 and 5 with two flat sides, one of said sides of being
of larger diameter than the other f¹, the radius of the circular ends y being
obtained from a line e placed out of the centre, in order that said bowl when
projected by the hand, may roll in a slightly curved line towards the goal, or the
bowl may be weighted on one side to effect the same object.
The game is played by two or more persons in the same way as the ordinary
game of bowls, but the hereinbefore described spherical bowls are rolled over the
surface of the board a, and according to the skill of the player, will enter the
holes d which are each marked of different or equal values as may be preferred,
a total prearranged number obtained being considered the game: The numbers
may be scored by holes and pegs on the edges of the board, or by other preferred
means.
The bowls are not directed straight in the direction of the hole it is desired to
enter, but allowance is made by the player for the bias given by the formation of
the surface of the board, and also of the formation of the bowl.
When the game is intended for indoor amusement, the board is mounted either
on an ordinary table or on a stand which may be connected with the board, and a
padded receiver such as 6 placed at the end of the board, into which the bowls that
miss the goal may fall. The bowls may be prevented falling from the sides when
projected by inexperienced players, by means of the ledges c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1st. For a game of skill, a board having a curved surface in which holes or
receptacles such as d are formed, employed in combination with bowls formed with
flat sides and curved ends, in the manner substantially as herein before described.
2nd. For a game of skill, a board having a flat surface in which holes or
receptacles such as d are formed, employed in combination with bowls formed with
flat sides and curved ends, in the manner substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 26th day of June 1894
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.