AN IMPROVED RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING NEEDLES, THREAD, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1868

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PATENT to Mary Eliza Roy, of Upper Norwood, and
Louisa Prevett, of Penge, both in the County of Surrey, for the
Invention of "AN IMPROVED RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING NEEDLES,
THREAD, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Scaled the 19th June 1868, and dated the 3rd January 1868.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Mary Eliza Roy and
Louisa 'revett at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 3rd January 1868.
We, MARY ELIZA ROY, of Upper Norwood, and LOUISA PREVETT,
of Penge, both in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED RECEPTACLE
NEEDLES, THREAD, AND OTHER ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
CONTAINING
Our Invention relates to the combination and arrangement in a
suitable receptacle of articles necessary for a ladies work table, con-
sisting of pins, needles, thread, thimble, and tape measure. The
receptacle 1 prefer to form in the shape of an egg and egg cup com-
bined, the top half of the egg forming the lid, which is suitably attached,
or the receptacle may be of other form desired. The interior of the
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page_text: cup is hollowed out cylindrically to receive a vertical peg or spindle
on which fits a reel or reels containing thread. This reel is surmounted
by and attached to a small cushion for carrying a thimble, which
cushion may also be made to hold pins in addition to the thimble which
fits on it. Below the reel above mentioned a spring tape measure
is arranged to coil round the vertical peg, the measure drawing out
through a slit in the side of the egg cup or receptacle; or the measure
may be coiled up in the foot of the egg cup or receptacle, which must
in this case be made of extra thickness to contain it, the measure
drawing out at the side.
According to another arrangement instead of using a spring measure
the spindle may be made to revolve by rotating the thimble cushion
fitted on it and so wind the tape round the spindle whether it is
arranged in the hollow of the cup or in the foot, in the latter case the
spindle must be prolonged through the foot of the cup.
A metal cylinder or lining is fitted in the interior of the cup, in
the circumference of which lining several corrugations are made forming
receptacles for needles which are thus contained between the lining
and the cup.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent
filed by the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa Prevett in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 3rd July 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, MARY
ELIZA ROY, of Upper Norwood, and LOUISA PREVETT, of Penge, both
in the County of Surrey, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Third day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, in the thirty-
first year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto us, the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa Prevett,
Her special licence that we, the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa
Prevett, our executors, administrators and assigns, or such others as we,
the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa Prevett, our executors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time
to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,

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should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Island, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED RECEPTACLE FOR
TAINING NEEDLES. THREAD. AND OTHER ARTICLES," upon the condition
(amongst others) that we, the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa Prevett,
our executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under
our, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Oflice within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa
Prevett, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being
had to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the letters
and figures marked thereon (that is to say)-
Our Invention relates to the arrangement and combination in
suitable receptacle of articles necessary for a ladies work table, consisting
of pins, needles, thread, thimble, and tape measure. The receptacle [
prefer to form in the shape of an egg and egg cup the top half of the egg
forming the lid, which is suitably attached, or the seceptacle may be
of other form desired. The interior of the cup is hollowed out cylindrically
to receive a vertical peg or spindle on which fits a reel or reels containing
thread. This reel is surmounted by an attached to a small cushion for
carrying a thimble, which cushion may also be made to hold pins in
addition to the thimble which fits on it. Below the reel above-mentioned
a spring tape measure is arranged to coil round the vertical peg, the
measure drawing out through a slot in the side of the egg cup, or the
measure may be coiled up in the foot of the egg cup which must in this
case be made of extra thickness to contain it, the measure drawing out
at the side.
According to another arrangement instead of using a spring measure
the spindle may be made to revolve by rotating the thimble cushion fitted
on it, and so wind the tape round the spindle, whether it is arranged in
the hollow of the cup or in the foot; or the spindle may be fixed to the
foot of the cup and the latter rotated for winding up the tape. A metal
cylinder or lining is fitted in the interior of the cup in the circumference
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page_text: of which lining several corrugations are made forming receptacles for
needles, which are thus contained between the lining and the cup.
Another form of receptacle is that of an egg, in which case a knife
blade may be advantageously introduced to carry the reels in the place
of the spindle before described.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a central vertical section of our improved receptacle made
in the form of an egg and egg cup showing the disposition of the several
articles. Figure 2 is a plan of the same with the cover or upper part
of the egg removed.
a is the reel or reets of cotton fitting on the peg or spindle band
surmounted by a cushion e carrying the thimble d. Below the reel
is fitted a tape measure e coiled round the spring cylinder el attached to
the base of the peg b, the end of the measure passing out through a
slot made in the side of the egg cup g; is the metal lining fitted in
the interior of the cup, having corrugations g' on its circumference,
forming recesses for the reception of small cylinders of glass or other
material containing needles.
In Figure 3 the several articles are shown as withdrawn from the
receptacle, in which Figure also the tape measure is shown as wound
round the spindle by hand instead of by a spring as before, the
spindle being fitted to rotate with the foot of the receptacle to which
it is fixed in such manner as to wind up the measure.
Figure 4 shows a similar arrangement with the measure placed in the
foot of the receptacle, but it may also be provided with a spring if
desired. Figure shows a similar arrangement of articles in another
form of receptacle. Figures 6, 7, and 8 show the articles combined and
arranged within an egg-shaped receptacle in which a knife blade is
introduced in place of the peg or spindle on which the reel fits. The
receptacle (shown open and closed at Figures 6 and 7, and in cross
section at Figure 8), is divided longitudinally into two parts and hinged
at one side as seen in Figure 6, being provided with a spring catch a for
securing the two parts in the closed position. In this modification
I combine a penknife i with the other articles before enumerated
pivoted at one end of the lower half of the receptacle and which when
shut lies in the direction of its longitudinal axis. On this blade i fits
the reel a carrying the tape measure e and thimble cushion c which in

page_text: this case are combined and turn on the spindle projecting from the
end of the reel a. In order to wind up the measure it is simply
necessary to rotate the thimble cushion c or the measure e may be
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provided with a spring for coiling the same as before mentioned.
this instance the needle cases t are fitted inside the lid and at bottom
of the receptacle being held by means of elastic bands mas seen.
Having described the nature of our Invention and the manner of
performing the same, we declare that what we claim as our Invention
to be protected by the herein-before in part recited Letters l'atent is,
the combination and arrangement of the several articles herein
enumerated in a suitable receptacle forming a work table companion in
the manner shown and described.
In witness whereof, we, the said Mary Eliza Roy and Louisa
Prevett, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this First day of
July, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight.
M. E. ROY. (L.S.)
L. PREVETT. (L.S.)