Improvements in Napkin Rings.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Napkin Rings.
ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER Manufacturer, 18 Chiswell Street London, E.C.
and Mrs. ELIZABETH MARY THOMPSON Rosemont, Mount Ephraim Tunbridge
Wells, Kent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A novel addition to napkin rings of all kinds, viz., with holder or recess or
receptacle, affixed outside or in a section of the ring in which a nameplate, initial
or inscription can be slipped in either in four corners, i.e., similar, but in miniature,
to the manner of placing blotting paper in a pad with corners, or the section of the
ring may be made broach fashion to hold the card or plate with name and so
engraving the name will be unnecessary and the advantages of changing the names,
initials, or inscriptions at once seen to be of great convenience and much more
serviceable than engraving on the rings. The corners as aforesaid may also be
made in any material, we propose a thin brass or metal plate cut for the purpose,
the corner pieces turned over sufficiently to hold the card or name plate.
And another mode of placing the name plate or card can be effected by the
simple means of affixing four small wires, corner fashion, so as to allow the card or
name plate to be slipped under the same at each corner. The wires may be
affixed staple fashion or the same cut in half so as to allow the wire to turn over a
portion of the card (at corners) with name initial or inscription & thus effecting a
secure holder.
The section of the ring may be cut so as to fit in when the larger portion is
expanded, and by means of holes in the same to receive small wire bolts, or
protrusions of wire, to hold the section of the ring together & entire or with hinge
and fastening as preferred.
Dated this 21st day of October 1891
ELIZABETH MARY THOMPSON,
Rosemont, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Napkin Rings.
ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER Manufacturer, 18 Chiswell Street London, E.C.
and ELIZABETH MARY THOMPSON Rosemont Mount Ephraim Tunbridge Wells
Kent 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 :-
Improvements in napkin rings effected in various ways rendering the same
complete with holder affixed, in which a label or name on card or plate can be
instantly fitted, in the following modes, viz., constructed so as to admit of a ticket or
label slipped in a recess, slide or frame, in a portion of the ring being attached with
hinge & fastening, as shown in the drawing, Fig. 1A,- -or the same portion with
wire or wires protruding bolt fashion to fit in the holes bored to receive them when
expanding the ring as shown at section and A-this section can thus be hinged
or detached-the ring is rendered entire .and complete when not expanded-when
expanded the label or card plate can be easily slipped out or removed and any
other name or initial exchanged as required.

page_text: This method entirely obviates the necessity of having the rings engraved, and so
will be found most useful and handy for variety of names & initials. The locket
method also may be applied, ie, with moveable frame (broach fashion) to fit in a
recess in the ring. A small metal plate with corners turned over or affixed thereto,
as Fig. 2c, may also be applied, to hold the ticket or card plate, or the plate
may be done away with and four staples of wire inserted in the ring, in the
direction shown in the drawing at L M N O Fig. 2, to admit of the label or ticket
being slipped under, and thus instantly adjusted & firmly secured. Or the ticket
can slide in either end or sideway as shown in section d, E, and f.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is the following chief features of novelty-viz.
1. A napkin ring with frame or label holder attached, or rivetted thereon, for
the purpose of holding a label, card or nameplate, initial, number, or inscription as
required.
2. Constructed so that the ring which can be made jointed still can be kept
entire.
day of July 1892.
ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER, Manufacturer,
18, Chiswell Street, London, E.C., and
ELIZABETH MARY THOMPSON,
Rosemont, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.