Year: 1897

page_text: JAMES CLEGG, Draper, of 130 Brierley Street, Stalybridge in the County of
Chester do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to carry within the penholder a piece of blotting-
paper which can be rolled on and off as required.
For the purpose of my invention I take an ordinary hollow penholder with a
slit in the side. I then get a piece of wire, and attach to the wire a piece of
blotting-paper in such a manner as to allow it to be rolled on and off with ease;
at the end of the wire that fits nearest the pen, I attach a washer, nearly the same
diameter as the penholder; I then insert the wire and blotting paper into the
penholder, leaving the edge of the blotting paper protruding through the slit in
the penholder. At the top end of the penholder I attach a moveable cap with a
hole in the centre through which the wire protrudes, to which wire I attach a
small knob to keep the blotting paper in position and also to turn it on and off.
Dated this the 11th day of April 1897.
JAMES CLEGG, Draper, 130 Brierley Street Stalybridge Chester do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be peiformed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
1
The object of my invention is to carry within the penholder a piece of blotting
paper which can be rolled on and off as required.
For the purpose of my invention I take an ordinary hollow penholder with a slit in
the side. I then get a piece of wire and attach to the wire a piece of blotting paper in
such a manner as to allow it to be rolled on and off with ease; at the end of the
wire that fits nearest the pen I attach a washer, nearly the same diameter as the
penholder. I then insert the wire and blotting paper into the penholder, having
the edge of the blotting paper protruding through the slit in the penholder. At
the top end of the penholder I attach a movable cap with a hole in the centre
through which the wire protrudes, to which wire I attach a small knob to keep
the blotting paper in position, and also to turn it on and off.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which:-
Figure 1. is a view of my improved penholder.

page_text: C
a is the penholder which is provided with a slot or opening 6 and through
which a piece of blotting paper may be caused to protrude and removed for use.
This blotting paper c is wound or carried upon a spindle d which is free to rotate
in the socket piece e, f being a cap for maintaining the parts in position in the
penholder. When it is desired to remove the blotting paper the cap is removed
and the spindle can then be withdrawn from the penholder and a fresh supply
of blotting paper wound upon same. The other end of the penholder carries the
usual arrangement for a pen or pencil.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The combination with a penholder or the like a carrier such as a spindle or
roller carrying blotting paper, said penholder being provided with a slot or
opening for the purpose of the protruding of the blotting paper when required.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.