An Improved Toy or Game.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1893-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy or Game.
I, WILLIAM LAWRENCE 34 Park Road Folkestone Kent Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved toy or game, and consists in providing a
strip of wood or metal one end of which terminates in a handle, and at the other
end thereof a cup is provided. To the outer end of this piece of wood I affix a bag
or net which is kept open by a wire or other hoop to which the said bag or net is
attached. The game is played as follows:-The ball is placed in the cup and is
thrown therefrom to another player who stands at a desired distance off, this player
endeavours to catch the moving ball in the net or bag, after which he places the
ball in the cup of the aforesaid strip and returns it to the other player who
similarly endeavours to catch the ball in the net or bag connected to the strip of
wood aforesaid.
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E. EATON,
Patent Agent.
An Improved Toy or Game.
I, WILLIAM LAWRENCE 34 Park Road Folkestone Kent Gentleman 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 an improved toy or game, and consists in providing a
strip of wood or metal one end of which terminates in a handle, and at the other
end thereof a cup is provided. To the outer end of this piece of wood I affix a bag
or net which is kept open by a wire or other hoop to which the said bag or net is
attached. The game is played as follows:-The ball is placed in the cup and is
thrown therefrom to another player who stands at a desired distance off, this player
endeavours to catch the moving ball in the bag or net after which he places the
ball in the cup of the aforesaid strip and returns it to the other player who
similarly endeavours to catch the ball in the net or bag connected to the strip of
wood aforesaid.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 shows plan of my invention.
Figure 2 side elevation of same.
An Improved Toy or Game.
I, WILLIAM LAWRENCE 34 Park Road Folkestone Kent Gentleman 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 an improved toy or game, and consists in providing a
strip of wood or metal one end of which terminates in a handle, and at the other
end thereof a cup provided. To the outer end of this piece of wood I affix a bag
or net which is kept open by a wire or other hoop to which the said bag or net is
attached. The game is played as follows:-The ball is placed in the cup and is
thrown therefrom to another player who stands at a desired distance off, this player
endeavours to catch the moving ball in the bag or net after which he places the
ball in the cup of the aforesaid strip and returns it to the other player who
similarly endeavours to catch the ball in the net or bag connected to the strip of
wood aforesaid.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 shows plan of my invention.
Figure 2 side elevation of same.
a is a block of wood, shaped as shown, having a handle b at its taper end and an
indentation c at its enlarged end. At the extremity of this piece of wood is secured
a rim of wire d to which is connected a bag or net e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In tovs a block of wood one end of which is tapered to a handle, the other

page_text: end is enlarged and provided with an indentation c, in combination with a bag or
net e substantially as described.
E. EATON,
Patent Agent.