Improvement in Book or Case for Holding Artificial Fishing Flies
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 13th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Mar., 1887.
Improvement in Book or Case for Holding Artificial Fishing Flies.
ROBERT SALMON-BACKHOUSE St. Andrews Chambers. Park Row. Leeds, Yorks,
Stock & Share Broker does hereby declare the nature of his invention for Ax
IMPROVEMENT IN BOOK OR CASE FOR HOLDING ARTIFICIAL FISHING FLIES, to be as
follows:-
The leaves are of felt stretched between light frames of wood or other material.
The two outside pages next to the Cover or Case have each, one strip of elastic
inserted lengthways in the frame & close to the felt to hold made-up Casts.
The other pages have simply the bare felt between the frames. The Flies are stuck
in the felt, & the frames prevent the Flies from being rubbed.
The leaves are two or more' in number attached to the Cover or Case by an ordinary
adjustable fastening and are so interchangeable in pairs, or the leaves are bound
permanently to the Cover. The Cover is an ordinary folding leather Case with
Pockets.
R. SALMON BACKHOUSE.,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Book or Case for Holding Artificial Fishing Flies.
ROBERT SALMON BACKHOUSE Saint Andrew's Chambers, Park Row, Leeds,
Yorkshire, Stock and Share Broker, 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 :-
The cover of the Book, or case, is made of leather, or other material, and is similar
in shape, manner of closing and fastening, to covers in common use for Fishing Fly
Books.

page_text: The principal leaves of the Book consist of Felt' stretched between light frames of
wood, or other material, so that two frames, rivetted together, with one sheet of felt
between them, form one leaf.
Lying along the felt, and on each side of the leaves, a piece of narrow elastic
stretches from the centre of the top of the frame to the centre of the bottom of the
frame, the ends of the elastic being, like the felt, held securely by the rivetted frames.
At the top (or bottom) back corner of each frame a small fixed brass catch is inserted
in the frame thus (Fig. A).
At the bottom (or top) back corner of each frame a small moveable brass catch is
inserted thus (Fig. 1B)."
On to the back of the inside. of the cover (vizt. to that part of the cover to which
leaves would in the ordinary way be permanently bound) I sew, with fine brass wire,
or other material, one or more thin strips of brass (according to the number of framed
leaves wanted in the book). Each strip of brass is in length, a shade longer than the
length of the frame, and in width a shade narrower than the thickness of the frame,
and the strips are sewn on to the back of the cover about 3nd of an inch apart, (or
enough to allow of the free working of the brass strips when the leaves are attached
to them). In the top and bottom of each brass strip, I cut a slot, or receptacle,
for the fixed and moveable catches.on-the-frames, thus (Fig. C).
The effect of this arrangement is, that when the fixed catch in the frame is inserted
in the corresponding slot in the,strip of brass; and the moveable catch at the other end
of the frame is shut down into the slot at the corresponding end of the brass strip,
the rigid frame becomes bound to the leather, or other material, forming the back of
the cover which thus acts as a hinge on which the leaves open & shut..
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Between the framed leaves described above, parchment, or other leaves, permanently
bound into the book, can be inserted-if desired. "
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the saine is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
An artificial Fly Fishing Book, or Case, having interchangeable Framed Felt
Leaves, combined with the usual pocket-book form of cover or case..
Note. The interchangeable arrangement of the leaves, enables a fisherman, with a
reserve of a few extra leaves, to readily change his supply of flies, for use, according
to the season or kind of fishing.
The Frames round the felt prevent all friction on the Flies, and consequent damage,
besides keeping out moth.
The elastic is a simple means by which made up
into the felt, can be securely and conveniently held.
"casts," or flies, &c., not stuck