An Improved Combined Pocket Calendar and Postage Stamp Holder.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Pocket Calendar and Postage Stamp
Holder.
I, GEORGE HENRY MCKEE, of Broad Street, Darlington, Darlington County,
and State of South Carolina, United States of America, Life Insurance Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is an improved calendar and stamp holder intended especially for
carrying in the pocket, whereby to enable the day of the week of any date in the
period comprehended by the calendar to be quickly determined and to furnish
means for conveniently carrying postage stamps and the like.
In carrying out the invention I provide a box or casing formed preferably of two
box-like parts hinged together and provided with a fastening and the apparatus
includes a face plate, a month plate having a fixed relation to the face plate, a main
dial, a lock dial or scale, a detent, and a pointer or return check. These parts are
mounted in the one box-like half of the casing while in the other half I provide a
box or compartment provided with an oiled or waxed bottom piece to receive
stamps, such box being preferably provided with a lid and latch so that the stamps
can be secured. The face plate has a sector-shaped sight opening provided along
the upper edge of said opening with characters designating the days of the week,
usually the initial letters. Within the same part of the casing and separated from
the face plate by a narrow space, I secure a plate serving as the month plate, a
supporting bar for the detent, the return dial and a supporting bar for the indicator
thereof. The month plate has a sector-shaped opening provided along the side
edges thereof with the names of the months, such names being preferably arranged
six on each side of the opening. The main dial is arranged between the face plate
and month plate and is carried by a pin journaled in the face plate which pin
projects through the month plate and carries the lock dial which is thus keyed to
the main dial. On the lock dial I provide seven letters or characters. On the rear
side of the main dial I provide sections or divisions corresponding to the opening in
the month plate and arranged to be turned into register therewith. These divisions
are numbered from 1 to 14 inclusive and each division is provided with letters or
characters corresponding to the characters on the lock dial and arranged to register
with the names of the months arranged along the edges of the opening in the month
plate. The lock dial is notched and a detent pointer normally engages in one of
such notches so as to lock the dial but which may be pressed out of the notch to
permit the dial to be turned to different positions. The edge of the main dial is
milled and projects beyond the box so that can be turned by the finger and with
it, the lock dial as may be desired. The front side of the main dial shews through
the opening in the face plate and is provided with numbers representing the days of
the month arranged in weeks. The index or return check enables a memorandum
of the position of the parts of the calendar for the current month to be kept when it
is desired to adjust the calendar to a past or future month so that the calendar can
afterwards be quickly set back to the current month. To this end the return check
includes a dial having characters corresponding to those on the lock dial and a
pointer capable of being set to any one of the said characters. Suitably arranged
on the back of the casing is a table containing a list of years covering a certain
period, usually and preferably one hundred years each year being accompanied by
a designating letter, figure, or other character corresponding to the number of the
divisions on the back of the main dial, all the years that are alike in respect to the

page_text: same days of the same month falling on the same days of the week being designated
by the same character. Manifestly, the calendars may be made for any period of
one hundred, or other number of, years or if desired might be supplied with tables
covering a plurality of such periods.
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The operation of the device will be best understood from a description of its
working. Suppose for instance it is desired to find the day of the week on which
July 10th 1835 fell, 1835 being selected because it is one of the years upon the
calendar table. On examining this table it is found that the designating number
of the year 1835 is 2. I then open the case and turn the main dial until the
division numbered 2 shews through the opening in the month plate. Then the
letter D will be found opposite or registering with July. The dials are now
again revolved until the notch on the lock dial lettered D is in position to be
engaged by the pointer or detent. The dials now are locked. The case is now
closed and on examining its face which exhibits the days of the month for
July 1835, it is found that the date in question, July 10th 1835, fell upon a Friday.
The same operation can be followed out in ascertaining the day of the week of any
date comprehended in the calendar table. It will be seen that by setting the return
pointer to indicate the letter of the current month, the calendar may be quickly
returned to the current month after it has been used to determine the day of any
past or future date.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891.
G. H. MKEE,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Pocket Calendar and Postage Stamp
Holder.
I, GEORGE HENRY MCKEE, of Broad Street, Darlington, Darlington County,
and State of South Carolina, United States of America, Life Insurance Agent, 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:-
My invention is an improved calendar and stamp holder intended especially for
carrying in the pocket, whereby to enable the day of the week of any date in the
period comprehended by the calendar to be quickly determined and to furnish
means of conveniently carrying postage stamps and the like. To these ends the
invention consists in certain features of construction and novel combinations of
parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, in which
Figure 1 is a face view of the calendar as in use.
Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof.
Figure 3 is a rear view of the device closed:
Figure 4 is a rear view of the device open, the stamp box lid being also
opened.
Figure 5 is a view of the rear side of the main dial, and
Figure 6 is a view of a part of the front side of the said dial.
In carrying out the invention I provide a box or casing formed preferably of two
box-like parts A and B hinged together at one edge C and provided at the opposite
edge with a suitable fastening or latch D and the improved apparatus includes a
face plate E, a month plate F having a fixed relation to the face plate, the main
dial G, the lock dial or scale H, the detent I, and the arrow or return check J.

page_text: The parts E, F, G, H, I, and J, form a part of and are secured to the part A
while in the part B I provide a box or compartment K provided with an oiled or
waxed bottom piece k to receive stamps, such box K being preferably provided
with a lid and latch so that the stamps can be secured. The face plate has a
sector-shaped sight-opening I provided along the upper edge of said opening with
characters M designating the days of the week usually the inital letters
S, M, T, W, T, F, and S, of such days, as shewn. Within the part A and
separated from the face plate by a narrow space, I secure a plate N serving as the
month plate F, a supporting bar i for the detent I, the return dial and a supporting
bar for the arrow or indicator thereof. The month plate F has a sector-shaped
opening and is provided along the side edges thereof with the names of the
months, such names being preferably arranged six ou each side of the opening f to
reduce the length of such opening and render the device more compact.
The main dial G is arranged between the face plate and month plate and is
journaled on a pin or shaft G' journaled in the face plate and has a squared
portion 9 passing freely through the month plate and on which the lock dial is
fixed, so that the lock dial will be keyed to the main dial, the latter being. thus
practically provided with the lock dial. On the lock dial I provide seven letters or
characters H', preferably the letters A to G inclusive, as shewn. On the rear side
of the main dial I provide sections or divisions M' corresponding to the opening f
in the month plate F and arranged to be turned into register therewith. These
divisions M are numbered from 1 to 14 inclusive and each division is provided with
letters or characters N₁ corresponding to the characters H' on the lock dial and
arranged to register with the names of the months arranged along the edges of the
opening f. The lock dial is notched and a detent pointer I normally engages in
one of such notches so as to lock the dial, but which may be pressed out of the
notch to permit the dial to be turned to different positions. The edge of the main
dial is milled and projects at r beyond the box so that it can be turned by the
finger and with it the lock dial as may be desired. The front side of the main dial
shews through the opening in the face plate and is provided with numbers P
representing the days of the month arranged in weeks, as shewn.
The index or return check enables a. memorandum of the position of the parts of
the calendar for the current month to be kept when it is desired to adjust the
calendar to a past or future month, so that the calendar can afterwards be quickly
set back to the current month. To this end the return check includes a dial J
having characters J2 corresponding to those on the lock dial and a pointer J³
capable of being set to any one of the characters J2. Suitably arranged on the
back of the casing is a table P' containing a list of years covering a certain period;
usually and preferably one hundred years, each year being accompanied by a
designating letter, figure, or other character Q corresponding to the number of the
divisions M all the years that are alike in respect to the same days of the same
month falling on the same days of the week, being designated by the same
character. Manifestly, the calendars may be made for any period of one hundred
or other number of years, or if desired might be supplied with tables covering a
plurality of such periods.
The operation of the device will be best understood from a description of its
working. Suppose for instance it is desired to find the day of the week on which
July 10th 1835 fell, 1835 being selected because it is one of the years upon the
calendar table P¹. On examining the table P₁ it is found that the designating
number of the year 1835 is 2. I then open the case and turn the main dial until
the division M¹ numbered 2 shews through the opening in the month plate. Then
the letter D will be found opposite or registering with July. The dials are now
again revolved until the notch on the lock dial lettered D is in position to be engaged
by the pointer or detent. The dials now are locked. The case is now closed and
on examining its face which exhibits the days of the month for July 1835, it is
found that the date in question, July 10th 1835, fell upon a Friday.
The same

page_text: operation can be followed out in ascertaining the day of the week of any date
comprehended in the table P¹
It will be seen that by setting the return pointer
to indicate the letter of the current month, the calendar may be quickly returned
to the current month after it has been used to determine the day of any past or
future date.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
1. An improved calendar comprising the face plate, the month plate rigidly
connected with the face plate, the main dial and the lock dial connected to and
rotating with the main dial, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. An improved calendar comprising a casing made in two parts adapted to be
opened provided with a stamp-box or compartment and having a face plate and a
main dial, all substantially as set forth.
3. An improved calendar comprising the casing formed of two parts hinged
together, the stamp-box or compartment in one of such parts the other part being
provided with the main dial, the month plate, and the lock dial and detent,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. An improved calendar comprising the face plate having an opening and
provided adjacent thereto with characters indicating the days of the week, the main
dial journaled in the case and having its front side arranged to shew through such
opening provided with the numbers representing the days of the month and provided
on its rear side with divisions or sections numbered and provided with designating
letters, the month plate having an opening with which such sections register and
provided along the edge of such openings with the names of the months and the
tables containing the years of the period comprehended in the calendar, and
provided adjacent to the years with the designating figures therefor, substantially
as set forth.
5. An improved calendar consisting of the casing, the month plate, the lock dial
and the main plate having its edge milled and projecting beyond the casing, all
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
6. The improved calendar herein described consisting of the casing made of two
parts jointed to open and provided in one of such parts with a stamp box or
compartment provided with an oiled or waxed bottom piece, substantially as set
forth.
7. An improved calendar comprising a table of years with a designating character
for each year, a month plate or portion with the months, a dial having a series of
divisions arranged to register with the month plate and having designating
characters corresponding to those of the year table and also having a series of
characters registering with the months on the month plate, and the lock dial
having characters corresponding with those in register with the names of the
months, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
8. An improved calendar provided with a table and movable parts whereby to
determine the days of the week of past or future dates and having a memorandum
or return check indicator whereby the current month position of the parts may be
indicated to facilitate the return of the calendar to normal or current position,
substantially as set forth.
9. An improved calendar comprising a casing provided with a face plate and
having a month plate rigid with said face plate, a main dial arranged and operating
between said face plate and month plate, a notched lock dial and a detent for
engaging such lock dial, substantially as set forth.
10. In a calendar, a main dial provided on one side with the numbers of days..in
a month arranged in weeks and provided on its opposite sides with divisions.or
sections numbered and provided each with characters .corresponding in number to
the months of a year, the same characters being used in designating the months in

page_text: which the same day of the month falls on the same day of the week, all substantially
as, and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 10th day of August 1892.
II. MEE,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.