A New or Improved Combination Table and Musical Box.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1893--Accepted, 20th Jan., 1894
A New or Improved Combination Table and Musical Box.
I WILLIAM FREDERICK NEEDHAN, of Branston Street Works, Branston
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows: :-
This invention relates to a new or improved combination of a removable musical
box, with fancy tables, or to those more generally known as a
bamboo tea table.
Five o'clock"
Underneath the top of the table it is so constructed as to form grooves, at a
distance apart about equal to the width of the musical box, and at the top on each
side of the musical box, I provide a rib or projection, or any suitable arrangement,
whereby the musical box is made to slide along the aforesaid grooves, or the groove
may be formed on the musical box and the projections &c. on the underside of the
top of table or other suitable position. It will be obvious, that instead of placing
the musical box underneath the top of the table it may in a similar way be
attached to the underside of a shelf or tray, situated near- the lower ends of the
legs of the table, or it may be attached direct to the lower ends of the table legs,
and in this case the top of the musical box, may form the tray or shelf.
The box is in either case placed in a position, so that the winding, starting and
stopping &c. mechanism, is readily accessible.
Further, I arrange that the musical box may when in position, be securely
fastened to the table, by means of a turn button, lock, screws or other suitable
arrangement. Thus by this arrangement, the musical box quite independent of
the table, and tables of present fancy make and design may readily be fitted with
the box in the manner stated which will afford a very improved and convenient
arrangement of parts.
Dated this 21st day of March 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combination Table and Musical Box.
I WILLIAM FREDERICK NEEDHAM, of Branston Street Works, in the City
of Birmingham, 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 :-
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This invention relates to a new or improved combination of a removable musical
box, with fancy tables, or to those more generally known as a "Five o'clock
bamboo tea table.
In order to more fully explain this my invention and the manner in which the
same may be performed I have appended hereunto an illustrative sheet of drawings
upon which are figures and numbers of reference, the same numbers referring
throughout to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, shows a table with the musical box attached.
Fig. 2, is an inverted view of the table and box.
Underneath the top of the table 3, grooves 4, 4, are formed by means of the
pieces 5, 5, at a distance apart about equal to the width of the musical box 6, and

page_text: at the top on each side of the musical box, I provide a rib or projection 7, 7, or
any suitable arrangement, whereby the musical box is made to slide along the
aforesaid grooves or the groove may be formed on the musical box and the
projections &c. on the underside of the top of table or other suitable position.
It will obvious, that instead of placing the musical box underneath the top of
the table it may in a similar way be attached to the underside of a shelf or tray,
situated near the lower ends of the legs of the table, as shown in dotted lines, or it
may be attached direct to the lower ends of the table legs, and in this case the top
of the musical box, may form the tray or shelf.
The box is in either case placed in a position, so that the winding, starting and
stopping &c. mechanism at 8, is readily accessible.
Further, I arrange that the musical box may when in position, be securely
fastened to the table, by means of a turn button 9, or lock, screws or other suitable
arrangement. Thus by this arrangement, the musical box is quite independent of
the table, easily removable, and tables of present fancy make and design may
readily be fitted with the box in the manner stated which will afford a very
improved and convenient arrangement of parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with the underside of a bamboo or other fancy table, or shelf
of such a table, of a removable musical box carried and fixed in the manner shown
and described.
Dated this 14th day of December 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.