An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
JAMES ALBERT BAKER, of the firm of W. H. Baker, 98 Gosset Street, Bethnal
Green Road, London E. Toy Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in "An Improved form of Ornamental bracket or
pocket," and is carried out as follows:-A frame or hoop formed of wood, metal,
or other suitable material is bent or fashioned into a circular, eliptical, gothic or any
other desired shape. This frame or hoop may have jingles monnted in slots, or these
may be replaced by bells mounted in any suitable manner. The frame or hoop is
covered upon its outer side when suspended from a wall or equivalent, with skin,
parchment, paper, silk or any other material suitable for painting upon by hand; in
water colour or oil, or imprinting or impressing designs in any colour. The cover
being secured to the frame or hoop preferably by bright headed nails. At a right
angle to the frame or hoop next the cover thereon, and upon any part thereof is
mounted a semicircular or other shaped frame or hoop which is formed of wood,
metal or other suitable material. When this part frame or hoop is covered upon its
upper side with parchment skin, paper, silk, or any other material suitable for hand
painting upon in water colour or oil, or for imprinting or impressing designs in any
colour, it forms a bracket but if the skin or other covering be secured to the underside
of the frame or hoop, it forms a pocket. Jingles or bells may be mounted in slots in
or upon the frame or hoop, and the covering may be secured thereto by bright brass
or other fancy nails. I sometimes replace the skin or other similar covering of the
part frame or hoop mounted at a right angle as described, by a plain board, suitably
prepared for enamelling or painting upon. The frame or hoop may be also so secured
to this board as to enable a fringe of silk or similar ornament to cover it or depend
from it. Bells, jingles, or other equivalent ornaments may be mounted thereon or
therein as desired.
Dated January 16th 1890.
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
JAMES ALBERT BAKER, of the firm of W. H. Baker, 98 Gosset Street Bethnal Green
Road London E. Toy Manufacturer, 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 consists in "An Improved form of Ornamental bracket or
pocket," and is carried out as follows: A frame or hoop formed of wood, metal
or other suitable material is bent or fashioned into a circular, eliptical, gothic, or
any other desired shape: This frame or hoop may have jingles mounted in slots,
or these may be replaced by bells, mounted in any suitable manner. The frame
or hoop is covered upon its outer side when suspended from a wall or equivalent,
with skin, parchment, paper, silk or any other material suitable for painting upon
by hand in water colour, or oil or imprinting or impressing designs in any colour.
The cover being secured to the frame or hoop preferably by bright headed nails.
At a right angle to the frame or hoop next the cover thereon and upon any part
thereof is mounted a semicircular or other shaped frame or hoop which is formed

page_text: of wood, metal, or other suitable material. When this part frame or hoop is covered
upon its upper side with parchment, skin, paper silk or any other material suitable
for hand painting upon in water colour or oil, or for imprinting or impressing
designs in any colour it forms a bracket; but if the skin or other covering be
secured to the underside of the frame or hoop, it forms a pocket. Jingles or bells
may be mounted in slots in or upon the frame or hoop, and the covering may be
secured thereto by bright brass or other fancy nails. In sometimes replace the skin
or other similar covering of the part frame or hoop mounted at a right angle as
described by a plain board suitably prepared for enamelling or painting upon. The
frame or hoop may be also so secured to this board as to enable a fringe of silk or
similar ornament to cover it or depend from it. Bells, jingles, or other equivalent
ornaments may be mounted thereon or therein as desired.
To enable my invention to be more clearly understood, I will now describe the
same more particularly by means of the accompanying drawing in which :-
:-
Fig. 1, is a front elevational view of my improvement when constructed for use as
a bracket.
Fig. 2, is a front elevational view of my improvement when constructed for use as
a pocket.
Fig. 3, is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, is a front elevation shewing a shelf formed of wood or equivalent.
a, see figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 is a frame or hoop, formed of thin wood, metal, or other
suitable substance which is here shewn of a nearly cylindrical shape. It may
however be formed of eliptical gothic, or any other desired shape, see dotted lines fig. 1.
This frame or hoop a, see also plan fig. 3, may have jingles b, mounted in slot c, or
these may be replaced by bells similar to those shewn at h, in fig. 4. This frame or
hoop is covered upon its outer side with skin, parchment, paper, silk or any other
similar material d, suitable for painting upon by hand; in water colour or oil, or
imprinting or impressing designs in any colour; the cover d, being secured to the
hoop or frame preferably by bright-headed nails e. At a right angle to the frame or
hoop a, next the cover d, thereon and upon any part thereof is mounted another
part hoop or frame f, of semicircular or other shape; this hoop or frame f, may be
formed of wood, metal, or other material easily bent or moulded to the desired shape.
Upon the upper or underside of this frame f, is secured preferably by bright-headed
nails e, a parchment, skin, paper silk or other cover d', suitable for painting upon by
hand in oil or water colour, or for receiving printed or impressed designs in any
colour. When this cover d¹, is secured to the top of the frame or hoop f, as in fig. 1,
the combination forms a bracket; but when the cover d¹, is secured to the underside
of hoopf, as shewn in fig. 2, it forms a pocket.
The object of my invention being to so construct a bracket or pocket as to
present the appearance or likeness of a tambourine backing, with part of another
tambourine mounted at right angles to it, and at the same time utilize the skin or
other covering of the hoops employed in the construction for painting upon by hand
or impressing or imprinting designs in colour. Jingles b, or bells h, may be mounted
in slots or openings c, in one or both of these frames or hoops if desired. The dotted
lines in fig. 1, are intended to shew an eliptical or oval shaped tambourine hoop; the
hoopf, forming in this case a bracket being placed mid way. This frame or hoop f,
may occupy any other position upwards or downwards thereon that may be desired,
or the hoop or frame a, may be made of gothic or other suitable shape for
my purpose.
I sometimes replace the skin or other flexible covering for the bracket or pocket
by a plain board 9 having a surface suitably prepared by smoothing with glass paper
for enamelling or painting upon in oil or water colour; the frame or hoop f, being
secured to it so as to enable a fringe of silk or equivalent ornament to cover it. In
such case I prefer to omit the bright headed nails and secure the hoop with pins or
tacks or by glueing or equivalent means. Bells h, or jingles b, or other equivalent
ornaments may be mounted thereon or therein if desired, see fig. 4.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I would wish it understood that
I do not confine myself to the exact details as to shape and position of the hoops
relatively to each other as shewn in the drawing as these may be varied, as for
instance the hoop a, forming the backing may be formed with several sides, the hoop
or frame f, being altered to correspond, and mounted thereon in such position as
may be desired. Any number of jingles or bells may be mounted in either hoop or
frame, or they may be omitted. I do not lay claim to a part hoop covered with a
flexible material suitable for painting upon by hand or otherwise receiving designs in
colour when mounted at a right angle upon a plain or ornamental solid wood or other
backing for use as a bracket or pocket as described in my application for letters
patent No. 15,541 1889, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. An ornamental bracket or pocket consisting of a frame or hoop backing, covered
upon its outer side with skin, parchment, or a like flexible material suitable for painting
or imprinting or impressing designs upon in oil, water or other colour, next to and
upon any part of which is mounted at a right angle a part hoop or frame covered upon
its upper or underside with a like flexible material so as to form a bracket or pocket,
and for effecting the purposes herein described and set forth.
2. The combination and use in or with the frames or hoops employed in constructing
an ornamental bracket or pocket in the manner described herein of a skin, parchment,
silk or equivalent covering suitable for painting upon by hand or imprinting or
impressing designs in water oil or other pigment.
3. The combination in, with, or upon the hoops or frames forming a bracket or
pocket in the way and manner described of the jingles or bells mounted in slots therein
as set forth.
4. The combination with a frame or hoop backing a, covered upon its outer side
with skin parchment or equivalent material of a plain wood board or ledge g, mounted
at a right angle thereto, and supported by a part hoop or frame f, the surface of the
board being suitably prepared for enamelling or painting upon.
Dated February 6th 1890
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
Agent.