A New or Improved Toy
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1899-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1899
A New or Improved Toy
I, JOSHUA BOWDEN, 13, Market Street, Guildford, Draper, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of a new or improved toy. In carrying out my inven-
tion I provide a trough or tank of suitable shape for purposes of holding water.
In connection with the trough or tank is a pump of any suitable construction.
This pump is for the purpose of pumping the water so as to drive a water motor
such for instance as an over or under-shot wheel, the discharged water from
which is again conducted or allowed to fall into the tank aforesaid.
By this
means the motor or wheel may be caused to rotate, and the movement of the
wheel may be utilized for the purpose of operating any required device, such as
dancing figures or other required objects. The various parts are arranged in
position as may be found convenient."
Dated this 21st day of November 1898
I, JOSHUA BOWDEN, 13, Market Street, Guildford, Draper, 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 of a new or improved toy. In carrying out my inven-
tion, I provide a trough or tank of suitable shape for the purpose of holding water.
In connection with the trough or tank is a pump of any suitable construction.
This pump is for the purpose of pumping the water so as to drive a water motor,
such for instance as an over or under-shot wheel, the discharged water from
which is again conducted or allowed to fall into the tank aforesaid. By this
means the motor or wheel may be caused to rotate, and the movement of the
wheel may be utilised for the purpose of operating any required device, such as
dancing figures or other required objects. The various parts are arranged in
position as may be found convenient.
For purposes of illustration, I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which

page_text: upon the platform b, underneath the outlet e of the pump a.
It will be seen
that upon the handle g being turned, the water is lifted from the reservoir or
tank c, and the water so lifted falling from the outlet e of the pump a, will set
the water wheel d in motion. In this case, the shaft carrying the water
wheel d, is provided with the pulley around which the belt or band j passes,
this band also passing round the pulley k upon the spindle or crank (, which
operates the pump a, for the purpose of raising the water, and again around
the pulley m carried upon the spindle n which is cranked for the purpose of
operating the figure o. By this arrangement, the rotation of the crank or
handle g which operates the pump a, is utilised for driving the water wheel d;
and also the crank n which operates the figure o, as in some cases in small toys
the amount of force developed by the water wheel might be insufficient to ensure
the rotation.
Of course although I have described my invention as applied to operate a toy,
it will be readily seen that the rotation of the water wheel and parts, may be
utilised to operate a musical box employed for other purposes, and the pump
may be varied as may be found most convienient. For instance, in some cases,
for the purpose of producing a cheap toy, the water may be raised from the reser-
voir or tank through the medium of buckets or such suitable arrangement. The
essential feature of my invention consists, in the combination of the water wheel
and means for operating the required toy or the like, with a pump for raising
the water from the reservoir or tank to which it is returned, after operating the
water wheel, and again raised by the pump. Of course any convenient
arrangement may be employed for operating the pump, such as clock work or
the like.
.
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:-
1. A new or improved toy, substantially as described and illustrated herein and
for the purpose set forth.
2. In a mechanical toy, in combination, a water wheel; a tank or reser-
voir in which the water is stored; a pump or such like convenient
arrangement for raising the water and operating the wheel, said water being
returned to the reservoir or tank aforesaid; a dancing toy, musical box,
or other required object, operated by the said water wheel when rotated, by a
band or cord, or through the medium of the water raised by the pump, said
pump or water raising mechanism being operated by hand or through the medium
of clock work or such like, substantially as described and illustrated herein and
for the purpose set forth..
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.