Playing Various Games.
Year: 1885

page_text: Playing Various Games.
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I, JOSIAH JOHN GUEST of 7 Birmingham Road West Bromwich in the County
of Stafford Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN RECORD PEGS FOR MARKING OUT GROUND FOR PLAYING
VARIOUS GAMES" to be as follows that is to say :-
This invention has for its object improvements in record pegs for marking out
ground for playing various games in order that certain cardinal points may be
indelibly and accurately maintained without the least danger of errasure or incon-
venience to the players. Both these are very important but it is also desirable
that the means for attaining the object should be very simple. These ends my
invention attains as I will now explain.
I make a metallic or other outer hollow socket peg of sufficient length to drive
into the ground at such positions as the junctions or intersections of lines which
have to be marked in playing games. The peg is of sufficient length to drive into
the ground and to hold tightly there. This hollow peg is fitted with an internal
peg having a suitable flange formed on the top to prevent any dirt falling into the
outer socket peg and also to form a convenient finish as well as to form a con-
venient projection for lifting it when this is necessary. The outer shape or cross
section may be either round, oval, square triangular or other shape, but the latter
with a suitable flange at the top offers peculiar advantages as it takes fast hold
upon the ground without allowing the inner peg to turn or become fast crosswise
in the outer socket. These outer pegs being fixed in various positions just below
the face of the turf or ground the inner pegs may be slightly lifted at any time
and a line passed round to which the marks upon the ground are made.

page_text: Playing Various Games.
I, JOSIAH JOHN GUEST of 7 Birmingham Road West Bromwich in the County
of Stafford Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in record pegs for inarking out
ground for playing various games in order that certain cardinal points may be
indelibly and accurately maintained without the least danger of erasure or incon- .
venience to the players. Both these objects are very important but it is also
desirable that the means for attaining the object should be very simple. These
ends my invention attains as I will now explain.
I make a metallic or other outer hollow socket peg of sufficient length to drive
into the ground at such positions as the 'junctions or intersections of lines which.
have to be marked in playing games. The peg is of sufficient length to drive into
the ground and to bold tightly there. This hollow peg is fitted with an internal
peg baving a suitable flange formed on the top to prevent any dirt falling into the
outer socket peg and also to form a convenient finish and projection for lifting it
when this is necessary. The outer shape or cross section may be either round oval;
square triangular or other shape but the latter with a suitable flange at the top
offers peculiar advantages as it takes fast hold upon the ground without allowing
the inner peg to turn or become fast crosswise in the outer socket. These outer
pegs being fixed in the various positions just below the face of the turf or ground
the inner pegs may be slightly lifted at any time and a line passed round to which
the marks upon the ground are made.
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In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which is
illustrated one form of peg made according to my invention and from which other
modifications may be made without difficulty.
Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the internal peg and its casing.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same through the ground into which the
casing is driven.
Figure 3 is an elevation showing the internal peg lifted.
Figure 4 is a sectional plan on line A. B.
Figure 5 is a sectional plan on the line C. D.
The external peg or casing E is shown upon the drawings square in cross section
as more clearly shown by Figure and is generally made from cast iron though
any other suitable metal such for instance as steel or brass or wrought iron may be
used but generally the expense of these latter metals would be too great. The
external casing may finish with a beading c¹ so as to form a good surface to receive
the blows of a hammer or mallet in driving and to strengthen the weakest part of
the casing. The internal peg K is shown square in the shank which prevents it

page_text: from moving, if the foot is placed upon its top / which may be sufficiently large to
cover the bead e¹ of the external casing. Other shapes may be made with equal
facility.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improvements in record pegs for marking out ground for playing various
games of an external casing or peg E in combination with an internal peg K
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.