Year: 1896

page_text: 1 GEORGE ROACH of No. 41, Perham Roal, West Kensington in the County
of Middlesex, an Assistant at the Army and Navy Co-operative Stores Linite I,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improved construction of watch-holder characterised by being suitable for
attachement to bedsteads, candle-sticks, lamps, tent poles and similar objects.
The apparatus consists of a small metallic plate cut in a shield like or other
convenient shape. This plate is given a semi-cylindrical forn, so as to fit with its
concave surface, to the object, to which it is to be attached. It carries on its
convex (front) side one or more small hooks, suitable for holding the watch. On
each of its back-edges the plate is cut so as to form a small projection, and these
projections are bent towards the front side of the plate, so as to form two small
hooks. By means of an elastic band connecting these two hooks the apparatus is
easily attached for use as follows:-Take an endless elastic band of proper
dimensions and lay it double. After having put the watch-holder on the object to
which it is to be attached, hook one loop of the elastic band into one of the small
edge-hooks of the plate take the band round the back-side of the supporting object
and hook the other loop of the band into the other hook and the apparatus will be
found to be firmly attached for use.
Dated this 27th day of January 1896.
GEORGE ROACH.
An Improved Watch-holder.
GEORGE ROACH of No 22 Shakespeare Road Herne Hill (late of 41 Perham
Road, West Kensington) in the County of Middlesex an Assistant at the Army
and Navy Co-operative Stores Limited 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:-
An improved construction of watch holder characterised by being suitable for
attachment to bedsteads, candle-sticks, lamps, tent poles, and the like.
The apparatus consists of a small metallic plate cut in a shield like or other
convenient shape (A). This plate is given a semi-cylindrical form, so as to fit
with its concave surface to the object, to which it is to be attached. It carries
on its convex (front) side one or more small hooks (B) suitable for holding the
watch. On each of its back-edges the plate is cut so as to form a small
projection (C) and these projections are bent towards the front side of the plate,
so as to form two small hooks. By means of an elastic or rubber ring (D)
connecting these two hooks the apparatus is easily attached for use as follows.
Take an elastic or rubber ring of suitable dimensions, fix it on one of the edge

page_text: hooks which may then be fastened down. After having put the watch-holder on
the object to which it is to be attached take the elastic or rubber ring round the
back-side of the supporting object and link it on to the other hook and the
apparatus will be found to be firmly attached for use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
An improved construction of watch-holder specially characterised by being
readily attached to bedsteads candle-sticks, lamps, tent poles and the like.
Dated this 7th day of October 1896.
GEORGE ROACH.