An Improved Toy and Game.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 8th Feb. 1893-Accepted. 11th Mar.. 1893 ·
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy and Game.
I, JOHN HENRY NORTHCOTT, 7 Laira Bridge Terrace Plymouth Market
Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to an improved toy and game and is effected in the
following manner.
I provide a round hollow cylinder of card board, metal or the like, this cylinder
is centrally mounted upon a pivot and stand, so as it can revolve.
Within this cylinder & upon the bottom thereof, I provide indentations or such
like capable of catching balls. These indentations or the like are numbered.
I provide a schute or funnel supported over the centre of cylinder. When the
cylinder is revolving the balls are dropped down the funnel or schute and fall into
the aforesaid holes, or the like and the person who obtains the highest total wins
the game.
Dated this 30th day of November 1892.
E. EATON,
Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toy and Game.
I, JOHN HENRY NORTHCOTT 7 Laira Bridge Terrace Plymouth Market
Gardener, 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 relates to an improved toy and game and is effected in the
following manner.
I provide a round hollow cylinder of card board, metal or the like, this cylinder
is centrally mounted upon a pivot and stand, so as it can revolve.
Within this cylinder & upon the bottom thereof, I provide indentations or such
like, capable of catching balls. These indentations or the like are numbered.
I provide a schute or funnel supported over the centre of cylinder. When the
cylinder is revolving, the balls are dropped down the funnel or schute and fall
into the aforesaid holes or the like and the person who obtains the highest total
wins the game.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of my invention.
Fig. 2. plan of same.
or pegs c or
f. schute or
The indenta-
a is a cylindrical box or casing having indentations 6, projections
both and revolving upon an axis or pivot, d supported upon stand e.
funnel attached by one or more prongs 9. to the base of said casing.
tions are numbered or marked.
The game is played as follows. The casing a is caused to rotate upon the axis d
and marbles or spheres h are dropped down the funnel, and in their movement
towards the sides of the casing, may be caught in the indentations or projections
aforesaid, the person who obtains the highest total wins the game. Various coloured
balls may be employed to distinguish the different players.

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 I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The improved toy, consisting of a cylindrical box or casing carrying a schute,
and provided with indentations, catch pieces or projections; said indentations,
catch pieces or projections being provided with marks, numbers or indications for
arresting or catching spheres the said casing or box rotating upon a fixed support
or stand substantially as described.