Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
I, JOSEPH ROBERT MALLY, of 5 Bridgewater Square, in the City of London,
Fancy Goods Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the faces of dolls, which consists of an
apparatus for opening and closing the eyes.
To an ordinary wax face opposite the orbits I insert a rocking spindle or shaft
and on this said spindle or shaft I fix by means of wax two glass eyes. In the wax
at the back of each of the eye balls or thereabouts I insert a stop pin, one
projecting upwards and the other downwards. The stop pins are set in such a
manner so as to permit the spindle and eye balls turning sufficiently to let the eye
disappear.
The rocking spindle may be worked by means of a knob or button on the outside
of the face, or by the pull of one or more cords the ends of which are attached to
the inside of the face, or by any other suitable mechanism.
Dated this 28th day of April 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.
I, JOSEPH ROBERT MALLY, of 5 Bridgewater Square, in the City of London,
Fancy Goods Manufacturer, 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 relates to improvements in the faces of dolls, which consists of an
apparatus for opening and closing the eyes.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon."
Fig. 1, is a front view of the face.
Fig. 2, is a back view of the face.
Fig. 3, is a plan of the cog button or wheel.
In carrying my iuvention into practice I construct an ordinary wax face a and
opposite the orbits I insert a rocking spindle or shaft c of metal and on this said
spindle or shaft c I fix by means of wax two glass eyes g. In the wax at the back
of each of the eye balls or thereabouts I insert a stop pin h, one projecting
upwards and the other downwards. The stop pins are set in such a manner so as
to permit the spindle c and eye balls b turning sufficiently to let the eye g
disappear.

page_text: The wax eye balls b are supported in bearings f of plaster of Paris or wax as in
Fig. 2.
The rocking spindle or shaft c between the eye balls is surrounded with wax e.
The rocking spindle may be worked by means of a spring knob or cog wheel
button d on the outside of the face, or by the pull of one or more cords the ends
of which are attached to the inside of the face, or by any other suitable
mechanism.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. In faces for dolls, the combination of the face a eye balls 6 rocking spindle
or shaft o cog wheel or button d bearings feyes g and stop pins h, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In faces for dolls, the combination of the various parts as above described in
this specification and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 28th day of January 1897.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.