A New or Improved Infants' Toy and Baby Comforter.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Infants' Toy and Baby Comforter.
I JOSEPH LEACHMAN of 65 Britannia Street, City Road in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved form of infants toy and baby
comforter.
In carrying my said invention into effect I provide a hollow ball or the like, of
celluloid, xylonite or some other similar substance or material, suitably coloured to
render it attractive.
On one side I attach in any convenient manner an ornamental head piece, with a
ring passing through a hole in the same. The head piece and ring are preferably
made of real or vegetable ivery or other similar substance but may be of
wood, metal or the like. On the opposite side is attached a tail piece, of any
suitable construction or material to which a teat whistle or the like may be
fastened.
Small bells or pieces of metal may if desired be attached to the aforesaid head
and tail pieces or to any suitable part or parts of the toy.
The centre ball may be round or oval, or in some cases I may employ a hollow
centre piece of some other shape; also said ball or hollow centre piece may be
ornamented indented and coloured according to taste.
The head and tail pieces may be firmly fixed to the centre ball or its equivalent,
or they may be arranged so as to turn loosely within holes in the same by means of
studs or a similar device.
Dated this 29th day of March 1892.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Infants' Toy and Baby Comforter.
I, JOSEPH LEACHMAN of 65 Britannia Street, City Road, in the City of London,
Manufacturer 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved infants toy and baby comforter.
The figure on the accompanying drawing shows one form in which said toy may
be constructed.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide a hollow ball A of celluloid,
xylonite or some other similar substance or material, suitably coloured in order to
render it attractive in appearance.
On one side, I attach, in any convenient manner, an ornamental head piece such
as B, with a ring & passing through a hole in the same. On the opposite side is
attached a tail piece C, of any suitable construction, to which a teat whistle or the
like may be fastened. The head and tail pieces and also the ring are made
preferably of real or vegetable ivory, but may be of wood metal or the like.
Small bells or pieces of metal a may if desired be attached to the aforesaid head
and tail pieces or to any suitable part or parts of the toy.
The hollow centre piece, which may be of any desired shape, may be made in two
halves joined together, as indicated in the drawing by the dotted lines, or may be
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page_text: built up in any convenient number of sections. The whole may be ornamented and
coloured according to taste.
The aforesaid head and tail pieces are preferably loosely swivelled within holes
in the hollow centre piece. In some cases however they may be firmly fixed in any
convenient manner.
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.
T
imnnavad infants tax and baby comforter substantially as herein
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.