Improved Kindergarten Tool or Appliance for Educational purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Kindergarten Tool or Appliance for Educational purposes.
We, WILLIAM BRIDGE, of Whittaker's Buildings, Norris Bank, Didsbury Road,
Heaton Norris, in the County of Lancaster, Art Expert, and PETER EDWARD
TRAINER, of Brook Road, Gorton, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Educa-
tional Publisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved appliance for use in kindergarten teaching
for the teaching or instruction of children in elementary design such as squaring,
diapering, pattern making, or other forms on plane surfaces.
It is primarily intended for geometric figures and cousists essentially of an
appliance flat and of rectangular (or other suitable) contour with a circle stamped or
cut out of the central part, the circle being of any size or value in relation to
the square, one surface being cut up or formed into squares or rectangular or other
patterns by colours, lines or otherwise and the other side being divided or printed
by lines forming a simple protractor.
In carrying out the invention we stamp or cut or form from suitable material a
square the edges of which are straight or suitable for ruling and in the centre of
this is formed a circular hole or aperture preferably removing a third or more
of the material.
The exterior edges serve as a ruler for drawing straight lines and the interior
edge for drawing circles or curves without the aid of compasses.
One surface is divided or cut up into a number of squares or other figures which
are distinguished from one another by colours, lines or otherwise the dividing
lines of such figures at the edges being at regular distances apart so that by their
use a line may be divided into a number of equal lengths or parts, or the circum-
ference of a circle may be similarly divided.
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The other surface is divided by fines or otherwise to form a simple protractor.
Although it is preferred to make the contour of the appliance square
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triangular or of other shape suitable for the purpose but preferably comprising
two sides at right angles to the other.
The appliance or tool may be made of wood, metal, glass, paper or other suitable
material.
11. 1 Jay of Nov 1808
Improved Kindergarten Tool or Appliance for Educational purposes.
WILLIAM BRIDGE, Inventor, 20, Whittaker's Buildings, Didsbury Road,
Heaton Norris, Lancashire, and PETER EDWARD TRAINER, 7, Brook Road, Gorton,
Price 8d1

page_text: thereon may be ruled, cut, or painted in any suitable colour such as white or
grey.
In Fig. 3 (which is intended for the use of younger children) the various com-
plete squares may be painted any suitable colours such as specified for Fig. 1 and
the rest of the surface as well as the lines thereon may be dealt with as in Fig. 1.
Figs. 2 and 4 show alternative methods of representing a simple protractor but
that depicted in Fig. 4 is the one to be preferred and the surfaces either of Fig. 2
or Fig. 4 may be cut up by lines or colours as shown for Figs. 1 and 2 as required.
Figs. 5 and 6 each show four distinctive patterns respectively lettered G, H, K, M.
It will be at once obvious that any one of these patterns (or even a combination
of two or more of these) may be repeated and produced by again placing the tool
side by side with the pattern first designed and repeating the operation and that
the child can thus be taught to make designs suitable for diapering and that
such education in designing can be graduated from simple to more elaborate
designs. It must however be clearly understood that all the curves shown in
Figs. 5 and 6 are not produced from the circle O shown on Figs. 1 and 3 or even
on similar circles. Some of the curves so shown are produced by freehand but
such freehand sketches are simply elaborations of the general design produced
by the use of the tool.
It must also be noted that the lines shown on the edges of Figs. 1 and 3 are
at suitable distances apart such as one inch in Fig. and half an inch in Fig. 1
and that such lines are necessary and helpful in laying out the pattern or design.
Although it is preferred to make this tool or appliance of metal yet any other
suitable material such as wood, glass, leatherboard paper &c. may be used and
although it is further preferred to make the contour of the appliance square yet
may be triangular or of other suitable shape but preferably at least comprising
two sides at right angles to each other.
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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-
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Improved kindergarten tool or appliance for educational purposes
stantially as herein shown and described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
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