A New Toy.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 20th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 15th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Toy.
I, GEORGE ADDY Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, County of York Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for a simple form of toy, requiring a certain amount of skill in
its manipulation, and producing a pretty effect when in motion.
It consists, in one of its most simple forms, of a light wood handle, say for example
twelve or fifteen inches long, having attached to its extreme end or point two
cords differing in length, and terminating in gilded balls of an inch diameter or
thereabouts; these two balls are caused to describe circles in opposite directions,
intersecting each other, and are kept in motion by a very slight movement of the hand
in which the handle is held.
The handle may be of any material, and either plain or decorated, and wire or
chain may be used instead of cord or twine. The balls may be of wood, or metal, or
the like, or instead of spheres I may employ discs, or other forms, and if desirable
may construct them to give out a musical sound.
Dated the 19th day of December 1889.
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RODT. F. DRURY, Fol. Inst. PA
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Toy.
I, GEORGE ADDY Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in the County of York, Manu-
facturer, 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 is for simple form of toy requiring a certain amount of skill in its
manipulation, and which produces a curious and pretty effect when the proper action
is obtained.
In its most simple form which I have illustrated in the accompanying sheet of
drawings, it consists of a handle A, made of any suitable material, and for example
twelve inches long, having attached to its extreme end or point two cords or wires B,
and B', which preferably differ in length as shown in Fig. 1. Each cord or wire
carries a ball, disc, or other shaped pendent C, and C', which may be wood, metal, or
other substance, gilded or otherwise covered, or coloured, and if desirable I may so
construct the balls that a musical note will be given out when they are in motion.
The object of the toy is to cause the two balls or pendents to revolve or describe
circles in opposite directions at the same time, as shown in the diagram Fig. 2.
To accomplish this, one of the balls is held in the hand, while the other ball is
caused to revolve by moving the point of the handle (held in the other hand) in a
direction which may be described as a horizontal ellipse shown by the dotted line D.
While this action is taking place, the first mentioned ball is projected from the hand
in such a manner as to give it a rotary motion in the contrary direction, and the
movement of the bandle is changed so that its point will describe a vertical ellipse
such as E, or a vertical line up and down alternately.
This movement will cause the two balls to continue their rotary courses in opposite
directions, and the two glittering balls passing each other in their rapid revolution
produce a curious and very pretty effect.
Instead of the cords or wire and balls as before described I may use rigid arms of
sheet material such as shown in Fig. 3

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:-
1-A toy, consisting of a handle A, having two attached cords or wires B, with
balls, discs, or other equivalent pendents (), capable of being revolved in opposite
directions substantially as hereinbefore described, and with reference to the drawings
annexed.
2-A toy consisting of a handle having two pivotted arms capable of being
revolved upon their axes in opposite directions substantially as herein before
described.
How day or september 1890.
ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.