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Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
1, WALTER SMITH, of the Firm of Tom Smith & Co., of 69,67 and 65 Wilson
Street, Finsbury, in the County of London; Christmas Cracker Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bon-bon crackers and has for object to produce a cracker
which upon being pressed or squeezed will emit sounds.
To this end I enclose within the bon-bon cracker a suitable voice reed or
squeaker; in some cases more than one reed may be provided, for instance, a reed
may be enclosed at each end of the bon-bon cracker so that when the cracker is
grasped for the purpose of being "pulled" or otherwise, both reeds will be
operated. It will be obvious that in this latter case the reeds may have different
"voices."
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I, WALTER SMITH, of the Firm of Tom Smith & Co., of 69, 67 and 65, Wilson
Street, Finsbury, in the County of London, Christmas Cracker Manufacturers,
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 bon-bon crackers and has for object to produce a cracker
which upon being pressed or squeezed will emit sounds.
To this end I enclose within the bon-bon cracker a suitable voice reed or
squeaker; in some cases more than one reed may be provided, for instance, a reed
may be enclosed at each end of the bon-bon cracker so that when the cracker
is grasped for the purpose of being "pulled" or otherwise both reeds will be
operated. It will be obvious that in this latter case the reeds may have different
"voices."
In order to enable my invention to be clearly understood I will describe the
same by reference to the accompanying drawing which is an elevation partly in
section of a bon-bon cracker constructed according to my invention and provided
with two voice reeds or squeakers adapted to emit sounds on being squeezed.
a, a are the voice reeds or squeakers, advantageously enclosed in ornamental
bags b, b, inserted in the ends c, c of the bon-bon cracker. These voice-reeds
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page_text: may have different voices to emit different sounds or they may be of the same
voice.
From this construction it will be seen that on the bon-bon cracker being
grasped for the purpose of being "pulled" or otherwise both reeds will be
sounded.
It will be obvious that instead of providing the bon-bon cracker with a voice-reed
or squeaker at each end thereof as shewn I may enclose one only in the centre
part d as indicated by the dotted lines.
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. Providing bon-bon crackers with voice-reeds or squeakers substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. As a new article of manufacture a bon-bon cracker provided with one or more
voice-reeds or squeakers substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 5th dor of Mauch 1007
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.