Year: 1896

page_text: I, LOUIS CHARLES WERNER, residing at Broad Brook, County of Hartford,
State of Connecticut, United States of America, Superintendent Woollen Mills,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to game counters; and the object thereof, is to provide
an improved tally card, on which the points of the game may be counted; a
further object being to provide a device of this class, which is applicable to games
of cards, and other and similar games; and with this and other objects in view,
the invention consists in the device or devices hereinafter described.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a card which is preferably of the
usual size and form of an ordinary playing card and each side of said card is also
preferably covered with silica, or other similar substances, or combinations thereof,
by which such card is rendered impervious to water, and by means of which it
may be cleaned off or washed whenever desired, and at the top thereof or at one
end are preferably placed the words "Card and game keeper" and also the words
"No. 1, to be the tally keeper" and below this are two transverse lines, below
which and adjacent to one side of the card, is a vertical line, at the right of which
the card is divided by a plurality of transverse lines, and the space at the left of
the vertical line is also divided by four transverse lines and above the first of the
transverse lines is placed the word and figure No. 1, and above the remaining
transverse lines, are placed the words and figures No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4,
respectively.
It will be understood that each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, are intended to
represent a player or the numbers 2, 3, and 4, may represent players, and No. 1,
may act as a tally keeper, but this arrangement is immaterial, and the card may
be provided with additional numbers, if desired.
These cards may consist of separate sheets of paper, the side of each of which
is divided by transverse and vertical lines, as above described, and provided with
the same directions and these sheets are adapted to be torn off when once used, and
are united at one end, and are secured to a back. In case the card is employed, it
may be placed in the usual pack of cards, and be always ready for use and this is
also, in a measure, true of the construction, and it will thus be seen that I provide
a simple and effective tally card or sheet, and one which is comparatively
inexpensive, and well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended.
Dated this 14th day of February 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: An Improved Scoring Card for Games.
I, LOUIS CHARLES WERNER, residing at Broad Brook, in the County of
Hartford, and State of Connecticut, United States of America, Inventor, 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 game counters; and the object thereof is to provide an
improved tally card, on which the points of the game may be counted; a further
object being to provide a device of this class, which is applicable to games of
cards, and other and similar games; and with this and other objects in view, the
invention consists in the device or devices hereinafter described and claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which like letters of reference designate
the same parts wherever found throughout the several views, and in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved tally card; and,
Fig. 2, an edge view of a number of said cards united in book form.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a card A, which is preferably of the
usual size and form of an ordinary playing card, and each side of said card is
also preferably covered with silica or other similar substances, or combinations
thereof, by which said card is rendered impervious to water, and by means of
which it may be cleaned off or washed whenever desired, and at the top thereof
or at one end are preferably placed the words "Card and game keeper," and also
the words "No. 1, to be the tally keeper," and below this are two transverse
lines a, below which and adjacent to one side of the card, is a vertical line a 2, at
the right of which the card is divided by a plurality of transverse lines a 3, and the
space at the left of the vertical line is also divided by four transverse lines a 5, and
above the first of the transverse lines a 5, is placed the word and figure No. 1, and
above the remaining transverse lines a 5, are placed the words and figures No. 2,
No. 3, and No. 4 respectively.
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It will be understood that each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, are intended to
represent a player or the numbers 2, 3, and 4, may represent players, and No. 1,
inay act as a tally keeper, but this arrangement is immaterial, and the card may
be provided with additional numbers, if desired.
In Fig. 2, I have shown a number of these cards which consists of separate
sheets of paper, the side of each of which is divided by transverse and vertical
lines, as above described, and provided with the same directions and these sheets
are adapted to be torn off when once used, and are united at one end as shown at B,
and are secured to a back C. In case the card shown in Fig. 1, is employed,
it may be placed in the nsual pack of cards, and be always ready for use and
this is also, in a measure, true of the construction shown in Fig. 2, and it will thus
be seen that I provide a simple and effective tally card or sheet, and one which
is comparatively inexpensive, and well adapted to accomplish the result for
which it is intended.
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 :-
1. A book of tally cards for use as game counters, said cards and said book
being constructed us herein described, and as shown in the drawing.
2. The herein described tally card or sheet, the surface of which is provided
near one end with two transverse lines below which is arranged a vertical line

page_text: adjacent to one side thereof, and the body portion thereof being divided by
transverse lines, and the space formed by the vertical line being provided with
numbers or numerals, and the space formed by the transverse lines near one
end of the card being provided with the words, "Card and game keeper," sub-
stantially as shown and described.
3. A book of tally cards or sheets the surface of each of which is provided
near one end with two transverse lines, below which is arranged a vertical line
adjacent to one side thereof, and the body portion thereof, being divided by
transverse lines, and the space formed by the vertical line being provided with
numerals or numbers, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 27th day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents..