Improvements in or relating to Toys,
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Toys,
I, CHRISTIAN SUESSENGUTH, Junior, of Augustastrasse 7, Neustadt, near
Coburg, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
imanner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement; —
This invention relates to a toy with jointed parts made of paper or card-
board straw or leather board or similar material and covered if desired with
fabric or leather stiffened by the insertion of card-board, paper or other stiffening
or strengthening agent. Separate parts of this figure are stamped out, pressed,
rolled up or formed into the shape required and riveted or sewn together at the
joints.
The movement of the parts is attained by means of hinge or similar joints.
In the accompanying drawing, a doll is illustrated by way of example, Fig. 1
showing a stamped out part a forming the upper part of the body, Figs. 2 and 3
being front and side elevations of the upper part of the body after it has been
compressed and rolled up into its final shape, a being the riveted or sewn joint,
visible in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a leg or thigh 6 rolled up
and with its meeting edges connected, Figs. 5 and 6 are front and side elevations
of the lower portion of a leg c together with the foot, which is also rolled up
and riveted or sewn. Fig. 7 shows an upper arm d stamped out, Fig. 8 showing
the same compressed, rolled up and with its meeting edges connected.
Fig. 9 shows the same connected to the lower arm f which may be of porcelain,
papier-mache or the like.
Fig. 10 is a detail view of the lower arm.
Figs. 11 and 12 are front and side elevations of a head g prepared in the
manner described from leather card-board, y being the junction line. The head
is, however, preferably made of porcelain, wood, wax or other composition or
material.
The head g is attached to the body a by any suitable means of attachment, ·
the other parts being connected together by hinge or pivot joints s.
Fig. 13 is an elevation of such a doll.
It is
Jointed toys according to this invention are very durable and cheap.
evident that the invention is not confined to the particular form of figure shown,
as it may be carried out in the form of animals, birds or other shapes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. A jointed figure of paper, card-board, straw or leather board or similar
material which may be covered with fabric or leather, or made of fabric or
leather stiffened or strengthened by the card-board, paper or glue or other stiffen-
ing material, the separate parts of the figure being stamped out from the material
and pressed into the shape required, then rolled up, rivetted, sewn or connected

page_text: at the meeting edges and connected to one another at the joints by means of
hinges or pivot connections the head and extremities being made of porcelain,
wood, wax or other composition if desired.
2. A toy figure substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of Santamben 1900