A New or Improved Device for Storing, Protecting, and Carrying Musical Strings for Banjoes and similar Stringed Instruments.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
Date of Application, 18th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Storing, Protecting, and Carrying
Musical Strings for Banjoes and similar Stringed Instruments.
I ARTHUR OCTAVIUS WINDSOR, of 94 Newhall Street, Birmingham, Cabinet
and Musical Instrument Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved device for storing, protecting, and
carrying musical strings for banjoes, and similar stringed instruments.
At the present time metallic strings are fast superseding the gut strings
formerly used. The wire or wires from which these strings are made is drawn in
long continuous lengths, and then cut into lengths as required. Owing to its
nature of being springy, and its fineness in sectional area, it is troublesome to
manipulate and inconvenient for storage and carriage, and it is to lessen these
difficulties that I have devised this my invention.
I provide a shallow reel or bobbin upon which the wire is wound. I then
further provide a case, of paper, metal, or other suitable material, within which
the bobbin or reel is placed, so that it may revolve. In some cases if desired, I
may place two or more of such bobbins within the said case. The particular shape
or construction of this case may vary, but generally it consists of a dished like box
with a lid thereto. At one or more places (according to the number of bobbins)
upon the rim of the box, and upon the rim of the lid, open slot holes are so cut
that when the lid is put thereon, an open hole is left through which the wire from
the bobbin may pass.
Thus by these means, one or more continuous lengths of wire may be carried in
a convenient pocket form from which from time to time a length or lengths of wire
may be cut as required, whilst the remainder is preserved in order and from damage
either to itself or to the pocket.
Dated this 17th der of Mo 1905
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
CURT DIE DI MUIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Storing, Protecting, and Carrying
Musical Strings for Banjoes and similar Stringed Instruments.
I ARTHUR OCTAVIUS WINDSOR, of 94 Newhall Street, Birmingham, Cabinet
and Musical Instrument Maker, 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 relates to a new or improved device for storing, protecting, and
carrying musical strings for banjoes, and similar stringed instruments.
At the present time metallic strings are fast superseding the gut strings
formerly used. The wire or wires from which these strings are made, is drawn in
long continuous lengths, and then cut into lengths as required. Owing to its
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page_text: nature of being springy, and its fineness in sectional area, it is troublesome to
manipulate and inconvenient for storage and carriage, and it is to lessen these
difficulties that I have devised this my invention..
In order to explain more clearly this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation through the centre of the device.
Fig. 2, is a side view and Fig. 3, a front view of the reel.
Fig. 4, is a sectional view of the cover of the case, and Fig. 5, a sectional view
of the body of the case.
Fig. 6, is a sectional view of a modification of the device showing two of such
reels side by side in a case.
Fig. 7, shows two of such reels in another form of case.
I provide a shallow reel or bobbin 8, upon which the wire 9, is wound. I then
further provide a case 10, of paper, metal, or other suitable material, within
which the bobbin or reel is placed, so that it may revolve. In some instances if
desired, I may place two or more of such bobbins within the said case, as seen in
Figs. 6 and 7.
The particular shape or construction of this case may vary, but
generally it consists of the dished like box 10 or 10% or 10', with a lid thereto.
At one or more places (according to the number of bobbins) upon the rim of the
box, and upon the rim of the lid, holes 11 and 12 are cut, so that when the lid is
put thereon, an open hole is left through which the wire from the bobbin may pass,
as seen in Fig. 1.
Thus by these means, one or more continuous lengths of wire may be carried
in a convenient pocket form from which from time to time a length or lengths of wire
may be cut as required, whilst the remainder is preserved in order and from
damage either to itself or to the pocket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The new or improved device for storing, protecting and carrying musical strings,
combined and arranged substantially as herein described and shown.
Dated this 13th day of January 1896
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.