Year: 1887

page_text: JAMES SAMPLE Watch Maker 12 Harrison Place Newcastle on Tyne do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a flat oblong stand with or without feet for standing
firmly on a Table, and at the forward end of which on a central line or otherwise is
fixed a vertical Pedestal or Pedestals on the Top of Pedestal or Pedestals is fixed in a
longitudinal position the Air Gun Tube or Barrel at the other end of stand at a proper
distance is fixed a guide Pedestal with a hole in it, the hole being made parrelell with
the centre of air Gun Tube or Barrel which acts as a true Guide for the Piston Rod
to slide in another small Guide is fixed on the Piston Rod to regulate the longitudinal
distance of Piston and at the extreme end of Piston Rod is fixed by a screw a small
Finger Knob when the Piston requires packing the knob is screwed of and the
Piston taken out and made air tight again-The projectiles are made of cork the outer
ends of which are painted red so as they can be easily found again, after being fired
out of the Gun.
The mode of operation is as follows
Table from which a correct aim can be
the purpose of firing at.
The Air Gun can be placed firmly on a
taken at any object placed on the Table for

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Air Gun Toys for Table Amusements.
JAMES SAMPLE Watch Maker 12 Harrison Place Newcastle on Tyne 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 consists of a flat oblong stand A with or without feet for standing
firmly on the Table, and at the forward end of which on a central line or otherwise is
fixed a vertical pedestal or pedestals B on the top of pedestal or pedestals B is fixed
in a longitudinal position the Air Gun tube or barrel C at the other end of stand at a
proper distance is fixed a. guide Pedestal D with a hole in it, the hole being on a line
with the centre of air gun tube or barrel C which acts as a true guide for the piston
rod E to slide in. A collar F forming a stop is fixed on the piston rod E to regulate
the longitudinal travel of the piston and rod E in one direction, and at the extreme
end of the piston rod a small finger knob H is fitted to determine the traverse in the
other direction, when the Piston L requires packing the knob H can be screwed off and
the piston L taken out and make air tight again. The projectiles are made of cork, and
is tethered to the stand with an extra long length of very fine silk thread E.
The mode of operation is as follows The air gun is placed firmly on the table
from which a correct aim can be taken at any object placed on the table for the
purpose of firing at.
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,
1st. The stand for resting firmly on the table.
2nd. The Guides for regulating the longitudinal distance of Piston.
3rd. The screwed knob at extreme end of piston Rod.
4th. The extra long length of very fine silk thread which is tethered to the cork
projectile particularly as described in my specification.
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