Year: 1899

page_text: I, BENO REINHARDT, BARON HERMAN, of Wain, near Stuttgart, Würtemberg,
Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
This invention has for its object a game or appliances which may be termed a
game of commerce which is somewhat similar to the war game frequently
played in the army and which consists in the use, in combination with a map of
the world, of appliances which afford practical instruction or insight as to the
relative conditions of production of the several commercial states and the modus
operandi of the interchange of produce by import and export in international
commerce, according to prevailing circumstances.
The game is particularly suited to serve as means of commercial tuition in com-
mercial schools and the like; it may however be employed with advantage in
banks, stock exchanges, statistical bureaux and other institutions the interests
of which are connected with commercial pursuits.
For the purpose of the said game a map of the world is employed, in the several
countries on which are inserted pins carrying certain symbols. These symbols
represent the principal descriptions of commercial products in a readily recog-
nisable manner, the goods being represented by a piece of cardboard cut out and
coloured on both sides to resemble the said goods, such as a wine bottle to repre-
sent wine, a barrel for beer, an apple for fruit, a toothed wheel for machinery &c.
In order to prevent mistakes however, the name of the merchandise is also
marked on. Of these symbols of the several kinds of goods, there are provided
several of different sizes, whereby the extent of production or the value thereof
is represented this being furthermore indicated by marking corresponding
numerals indicating either quantity or value at the bottom of the symbol.
Should these conditions vary in course of time, strips having different figures
marked thereon are gummed over them.
The pins carrying the symbols also carry at their upper end a national flag made
of sheet metal of a size, say, of 8 to 12 m.m. the pins being about 60 m.m. long.
Between the symbol and the flag there may be provided a small sheet metal
clamp which indicates by the height of its position, in black colour the amount
of the import duty, and in red colour the amount of export bounty.
The game or device is employed as follows:
Assuming that the exchange of merchandise between England and the United
States is to be shown, then on the map of England are fixed the symbols of all
kinds of goods that are imported from the United States into England, bearing
the flag of the former and of a size corresponding to the proportionate quantity
while to, the map of the United States are attached the symbols, bearing the Eng-
lish flag, of goods that are imported from England, the symbols being also. of a
size corresponding to the extent of import.
Or, for instance it may be desired to know to what extent cotton constitutes
an article of commerce throughout the world. Then on all countries on the map

page_text: which import cotton correspondingly sized symbols with the flags of the particular
country from which the cotton is imparted are attached.
Or on a corn exchange a map of the world is displayed which carries symbols
distributed in. a manner corresponding to the importation of cereals.
If international conventions are concluded which affect the trade in this article,
the arrangements of the symbols is correspondingly altered, or they are replaced
by others so as to at once indicate the altered state of trade.
Lastly the emigration and imigration of persons can in like manner be indicated
by symbols in form of the human body.
It will be readily seen that the representations afforded by the above described
pictorial means will possess a much greater educational value than mere figures
or numerical tablets.
Dated this 19th day of September 1899.
ABEL & IMRAY;
Agents for the Applicants.
I, BENO REINHARDT, BARON HERMAN, of Wain, near Stuttgart, Würtemberg,
Germany, 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 has for its object a game or appliances which may be termed a
game of commerce which is somewhat similar to the
"war game frequently
played in the army and which consists in the use, in combination with a map of
the world, of appliances which afford practical instruction or insight as to the
relative conditions of production of the several commercial states and the modus
operandi of the interchange of produce by import and export in international
commerce, according to prevailing circumstances.
The game is particularly suited to serve as means of commercial tuition in com-
mercial schools and the like; it may however be employed with advantage.in
banks, stock exchanges, statistical bureaux and other institutions the interests
of which are connected with commercial pursuits.
For the purpose of the said game a map of the world is employed, in the several
countries on which are inserted pins carrying certain symbols. These symbols
represent the principal descriptions of commercial products in a readily recog-
nisable manner, the goods being represented by a piece of cardboard cut out and
coloured on both sides to resemble the said goods, such as a wine bottle to repre-
sent wine, a barrel for beer, an apple for fruit, a toothed wheel for machinery &c.
In order to prevent mistakes however, the name of the merchandise is also
marked on. Of these symbols of the several kinds of goods, there are provided
several of different sizes, whereby the extent of production or, the value thereof
is represented this being furthermore indicated by marking corresponding
numerals indicating either quantity or value at the bottom of the symbol.
Should these conditions vary in course of time, strips having different figures
marked thereon are gummed over them.
The pins carrying the symbols also carry at their upper end a national flag made
of sheet metal of a size, say, of 8 to 12 m.m. the pins being about 60 m.m. long.
Between the symbol and the flag there may be provided a small sheet metal
clamp which indicates by the height of its position, in black colour the amount
of the import duty, and in red colour the amount of export bounty.

page_text: The game or device is employed as follows:
Assuming that the exchange of merchandise between England and the United
States is to be shewn, then on the map of England are fixed the symbols of all
kinds of goods that are imported from the United States into England, bearing
the flag of the former and of a size corresponding to the proportionate quantity
while to the map of the United States are attached the symbols, bearing the Eng-
lish flag, of goods that are imported from England, the symbols being also of a
size corresponding to the extent of import.
Or, for instance it may be desired to know to what extent cotton constitutes
an article of commerce throughout the world. Then on all countries on the map
which import cotton correspondingly sized symbols with the flags of the particular
country from which the cotton is imported are attached.
Or on a corn exchange a map of the world is displayed which carries symbols
distributed in a manner corresponding to the importation of cereals.
If international conventions are concluded which affect the trade in this article,
the arrangements of the symbols is correspondingly altered, or they are replaced
by others so as to at once indicate the altered state of trade.
Lastly the emigration and imigration of persons can in like manner be indicated
by symbols in form of the human body.
It will be readily seen that the representations afforded by the above described
pictorial means will possess a much greater educational value than. mere figures
or numerical tablets.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
Appliances for affording commercial information consisting of a map of the
world and symbols to be stuck thereon, which symbols represent by their nature
and size the nature and quantity respectively of the commercial products of the
country whereon they are stuck, and carry the flag of such country on the stem-
of which flag is a clamp representing by its colour whether the symbol is for an
export or an import and by its height on the said stem the amount of export
bounty or import duty, substantially as described.
Dated this 16th day of June 1900.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.