Improvements in or relating to Match Boxes, Pocket Books, Cigar Cases, and like Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Match Boxes, Pocket Books, Cigar
Cases, and like Articles.
I, EMANUEL HENRY LEVI, trading as A. Bromet & Co. of 37-39, Jewin
Street, London, E.C. 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 improvement in connection with match boxes,.
pocket books, cigar and cigarette cases, and like articles intended to be carried in
the pocket, and has for its object to render such articles more useful and
ornamental.
In carrying out my invention I propose to utilise one or both sides of the article
to carry photographs, small pictures, almanacs or the like. A small frame is
employed provided with a glass cover and the photograph or other object is.
inserted under this glass, carried for preference by a metal or other back plate,
which is slidden into position in the frame.
As applied to metal match boxes the faces or sides may be formed from loose
plates which are slidden into position and serve to carry the photograph or other
article.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a cross section of a match box formed according to my invention, Fig. 2
is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a detail view and Fig. 4 shows a cigar case fitted
with my improvement.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, A is the body or frame of the match box provided
with the hinged top a. Instead of the box being formed with complete sides or
faces, a frame is formed at back and front in which the covering glass B can be
slidden. Behind this glass the photograph or other object C is placed carried by
the sliding plate D which secures the parts in position. To form the grooves for
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carrying the sliding parts the ledges a¹ are provided inside the box.
arrangement shown the covering glasses are formed with bevelled edges, and are
inserted first so as to project slightly through the frame to make room for the
photograph and plate. The latter is provided with a small ledge d at top by
means of which it can be easily withdrawn, serving also to give a better appearance
to the box when opened. When the lid is closed it is impossible to remove the
photograph which is thus effectually secured in position.
As shown in Fig. 4 the cigar case A¹ is furnished with a frame E at front, this
frame being of similar form to that employed with the match box, allowing the
photograph or other object to be slidden into position and removed when desired.
Owing to this arrangement match boxes, pocket books cigar cases and similar
articles are rendered much more attractive in appearance, and are also of more
utility as useful articles can be fitted in the frame.
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 1
claim is.-
(1.) Improvements in or relating to match boxes, pocket books, cigar cases and
like articles consisting in providing them with metal or other frames carrying

page_text: a glass cover and photograph or like object slidden into position and adapted to be
easily removed, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) Improvements in metal match boxes, consisting in making them open at
one or both sides, forming a frame and sliding into the said frame a covering
glass, a photograph or like article, and a back plate substantially as described
and shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings and for the purposes
specified.
Dated this 11th day of May 1896.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.