An Improved Billiard Chalk Carrier, applicable also for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: DDAVICUTANT AT SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Billiard Chalk Carrier, applicable also for Advertising
Purposes.
We, JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHER BARROW, of York House, Dickenson Road, Long-
sight, Manchester, Engineer, and THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS, of Flowerdale,
Table Cape, Tasmania, Grazier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a convenient means for carrying or
suspending cue chalks in billiard rooms so that they are easy of access and are
not liable to be mislaid, and also they are not liable to soil the table or the
seats or floor of the billiard room. The same cue-chalk carrier is also well
adapted as a means for advertising particular kinds of wines, beer, spirits or
other articles.
In carrying out our invention we attach to the ceiling, or to a wall bracket or
other convenient part of the billiard room at a sufficient height from the floor,
a bracket carrying a grooved or other pulley.
Over this pulley runs freely a cord one end of which hangs loosely within easy
reach and to it is attached a metallic or other grip or holder for carrying the
cue-chalk; to the other end of the cord is attached a counterbalance weight in
any convenient form (say for example) such as a monkey or other animal the
feet or paws of which are perforated so that the other side of the cord which
carries the cue-chalk can run through them. A knot is made on this side of the
cord so as to form a stop and prevent the counterbalance weight from falling
too low so as to lift the cue-chalk out of reach of the player, so that the chalk is
always kept at a convenient height but can be pulled down when required for
use, and when released again will return to its original position out of the way,
but still within reach.
The counterbalance weight which is attached to one side of the cord and slides
up and down on the other may be made in any convenient ornamental or other
form such for example as a bottle; a barrel, or a bundle of cigars, &c., and may
be utilized for displaying advertisements of particular kinds of wine, spirits, beer,
cigars, or for any other kinds of advertisements which may be thought desirable
to display in a billiard room.

page_text: An Improved Billiard Chalk Carrier, applicable also for Advertising
Purposes.
We, JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHERBARROW, of York House, Dickinson Road, Long-
sight, Manchester, Engineer, and THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS, of Flower Dale,
Table Cape, Tasmania, Grazier, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a convenient means for carrying or
suspending cue chalks in billiard rooms so that they are easy of access and are
not liable to be mislaid and also they are not liable to soil the table or the
seats or floor of the billiard room. The same cue-chalk carrier is also well
adapted as a means for advertising particular kinds of wines, beer, spirits or
other articles.
In carrying out our invention we attach to the ceiling or to a wall bracket or
other convenient part of the billiard room at a sufficient height from the floor,
a bracket carrying a grooved or other pulley.
Over this pulley runs freely a cord one end of which hangs loosely within easy
reach and to it is attached a metallic or other grip or holder for carrying the
cue-chalk to the other end of the cord is attached a counter-balance weight in
any convenient form (say for example) such as a monkey or other animal the
feet or paws of which are perforated so that the other side of the cord which
carries the cue-chalk can run through them. A knot is made on this side of the
cord so as to form a stop and prevent the counterbalance weight from falling
too low so as to lift the cue-chalk out of reach of the player, so that the chalk is
always kept at a convenient height but can be pulled down when required for
use, and when released again will return to its original position out of the way,
but still within reach.
The counter-balance weight which is attached to one side of the cord and slides
up and down on the other may be made in any convenient ornamental or other
form such for example as a bottle; a barrel, or a bundle of cigars, etc., and may
be utilised for displaying advertisements of particular kinds of wine, spirit beer,
cigars or for any other kinds of advertisements which may be thought desirable
to display in a billiard room.
The accompanying drawing illustrates one application of our invention, (A)
being a representation of a bottle denoting a special beverage, etc., and serving
as an advertisement, (B) the cord by which it is suspended, (C) the pulley over
which the cord runs, and (D) the chalk carrier. One end of the cord is secured
to the bottle and the other end after passing over the pulley (C) passes through
the bottle and is secured to the chalk carrier; a knot being at (E) to ensure of
the chalk being held at a convenient height.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1: A billiard-chalk carrier comprising a cord or the like a pulley over which
the cord may freely run, a chalk clip or holder at one end of the cord, and a
figure or devices suitable for the display of, or constituting an advertisement, or

page_text: representing a trade article attached to the other end of the cord, and through
which the cord is threaded, or by which the cord is guided and the chalk and
chalk clip are balanced, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 12th day of May 1900.
JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHERBARROW.
THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels. Inst. P.A.,
Agents, Manchester.