A Metal Purse with Chain to Secure Purse to Wrist.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Metal Purse with Chain to Secure Purse to Wrist.
WALTER RAMSAY, Auctioneer, 457, Holloway Road, London, N., WILLIAM
JOHN RAMSAY, Auctioneer, 457, Holloway Road, London, N., do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
One end of chain is attached to top left side of purse and the other end of chain
passes through a ring of a cross chain then down a small detached tube and
continuing through a tubular chamber inside right hand side of purse and along
the bottom ending with a spiral spring. This spring expands the chain above
the detached tube enabling the hand to pass through the circle to suspend purse
from wrist. The purse has a top or front lid inside of which are three money
chambers with sliding lids. The top lid closes over with hinge and bottom of purse
has a half tubular shaped hinged lid covering over chain and has a folding
fastener closing over top lid. When closed chain is secured from expansion by
a nitch in bottom lid fixing the spring.
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WALTER RAMSAY.
WILLIAM JOHN RAMSAY
A Metal Purse with Chain to Secure Purse to Wrist.
WALTER RAMSAY, Auctioneer, 457, Holloway Road, N., and WILLIAM JOIN
RAMSAY, Auctioneer, 457, Holloway Road, N., 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:-
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The subject of this invention is a metal purse with a chain attached to it in
such a manner as to secure the purse to the owners wrist when the chain is passed
over the wrist. The nature of the invention appears from the drawings annexed
hereto. Fig. 1, shows the purse (front view) when in use and closed. Fig. 2,
shows the purse when open. Fig. 3 shows the purse (back view) when in use
and closed. The same letters refer to the same parts of the invention throughout
the drawings. Referring to the drawings A is the top lid of the purse; B is the
lower lid of the purse; C is a tubular chamber running down the side of the
purse: D is a point of attachment on the other side of the purse; E is the chain;
F is the cross chain: G is a point of attachment on the chain E; H is a detached
tube: I is a ring on the cross chain F which may or may not be attached to the
top of the tube H; K is the clasp; L is a spiral spring; M is a stop; N, N, № are
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page_text: the sliding lids of the drawers of the purse; 0, 0, 0 are small curved points which
fasten the sliding lids N, N, N when the top lid A is closed; PP are cases attached
to the back of the purse into which cards tickets mirrors or similar articles can
be slipped.
The chain E is attached at one end to the purse at the point D and has attached
to it the cross chain F at the point G.- The other end of the chain E passes
through the ring I in the cross chain F then down through the detached tube H
and continuing down through the tubular chamber C, passes along the bottom
of the purse inside the lower lid B, and is attached to the spiral spring L. The
spring L enabling the chain E to be expanded above the detached tube H so
that the hand can be passed through the circle formed by the chains E and F in
order that the purse may be suspended from the wrist. Then when the lower
lid B of the purse is closed, the stop M fixes the spring L and by preventing it
from expanding secures the purse to the owners wrist. The purse is divided into
three divisions or money chambers for gold silver and bronze reception each of
which division is closed with a sliding lid N. There are attached to the inner
side of the top lid A. small curved points 0, 0, 0 which drop into corresponding
apertures in the sliding lids N, N, N and so fix the same when the purse is closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A metal purse and chain constructed substantially as above described.
2. A combination of a metal purse with a chain and spring substantially as
above described.
Dated this Ninotoanth dar of Vov 1908
WALTER RAMSAY.
WILLIAM JOHN RAMSAY.