An Improved Puzzle Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1889-Accepted, 29th June, 1889
An Improved Puzzle Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
I, Low MORTIMER of Cromwell House Belfast Ireland Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This Invention relates to a puzzle formed in the shape of a box and having a glass
or transparent top.
The interior is divided up by divisions extending the whole height of the box but
not running the whole length of the said box, and these spaces or runs formed by the
divisions are for choice of equal width.
In this box is placed a number of balls capable of running up and down the spaces
formed by the divisions, and as the divisions are open for a part of their length to a
sufficient extent to allow a ball to pass through any and all of the balls can get into
any of the spaces formed by the divisions.
Each of the balls bear a number or distinguishing mark, and on the bottom of one
or more of these rims or spaces I form divisions by marks so that a ball will occupy
cach division and each of such divisions bear a different and distinguishing mark
which agrees each one with one of the balls.
The puzzle is to place each ball over its corresponding mark in the run.
The Balls and spaces may be so marked as to form advertisements and I propose
also to place advertisements outside or inside of my said box.
The box with runs, or divisions may be either of a retangular circular or elliptical
shape.
As my improvements are capable of various modifications without departing from
the principle thereof-I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions, or to the
precise form or placement of the several parts thereof.
Dated this 20th day of Manah 1980
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.*
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Puzzle Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
I, Low MORTIMER of Cromwell House Belfast Ireland 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 a puzzle formed in the shape of a box and having a glass
or transparent top.
The interior is divided up by divisions extending the whole height of the box but
not running the whole length of the said box, and these spaces or runs formed by the
divisions are for choice of equal width.
In this box is placed a number of Balls capable of running up and down the spaces
formed by the divisions and as the divisions are open for a part of their length to a
sufficient extent to allow a Ball to pass through, any and all of the balls can get into
any of the spaces formed by the divisions..
Each of the Balls bear.a number or distinguishing mark, and on the bottom of one
or more of these runs or spaces 1 form divisions by marks so that a Ball will occupy
each division, and each of such divisions bear a different and distinguishing mark
which agrees each one with one of the balls.
The puzzle is to place each Ball over its corresponding mark in the run by
manipulating the box.

page_text: The Balls and spaces may be so marked as to form advertisements and I propose
also to place advertisements outside or inside of my said box.
The box with runs or divisions may be either of a rectangular, circular, or elliptical
shape.
In order that the nature of my said invention may be the more fully understood I
will now proceed to describe the several Figures on the sheet of Drawings hereunto
annexed, all of which-figures bear the like letters of reference throughout.
Figure 1. is a sectional plan taken immediately under the glass top looking down
upon my said improvements.
Figure 2. is a longitudinal section shewing my said improvements.
Figure 3 is a transverse section shewing my said improvements.
In Figure 1, A shews the box, B shews the divisions forming the runs and C shews
the Balls One of the runs is here shewn divided up into squares so that one ball just
occupies one square. and these squares or spaces, are here numbered 1 to 7 as also are
the Balls. E shews curved pieces to assist the rolling round of the Balls.
In Figure 2. D is the glass top and B the divisions.
In Figure 3. the letters here refer to the parts as before described.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions, or to the precise
form or placement of the several parts thereof..
Having now fully described the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A puzzle game played with Balls running in spaces, in which the accomplishment
of the game shall consist in so manipulating the box that contains the balls that each
ball shall be left in the required position which is marked with a duplicate mark to
the Ball.
Dated this 23-d dow of Mov 1980
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.