Improved Toy Show with Moveable Figures.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Toy Show with Moveable Figures.
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I, ARNOLD SELIGMANN, trading under the firm of Berliner-Spielwaren Fabrik
of 35 Dresdenerstrasse Berlin Germany do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My present invention consists of an improved toy show in which moveable figures
are substituted for pictures, said figures being caused to perform various movements,
such for instance as if wrestling with each other, or boxing or the like,―by lightly
tapping the bottom of the show casing.
In the accompanying drawings:-
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Fig. 1 is a cross section through the casing.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the front wall of the casing partly removed to
show the figures.
Fig. 3 is a back elevation,
Fig. 4 a horizontal section showing a plan of the figures, and
Fig. 5 a detail view of a part of the mechanism.
B is a supporting bridge for the whole of the mechanism and is rigidly attached
to the bottom of the show casing. a a' are the wire carriers moving in a slots of
the bridge B and being provided with hooks at their lower ends, which grip under
the said bridge B as shown at Fig. 1. The upper ends of the said wire carriers
are bent round horizontally and provided with rolls b 61 adapted to run on the edge
of the vertically fixed cam shaped guide piece A, their course on the same, how-
ever, being limited by the shoulders c c (Fig. 2). Outside the rolls on the
horizontal arms of the carrier wires a a¹ are suspended the figures, which are
provided with loosely jointed members and may be made to represent any
amusing show. The back wall of the casing K is provided with three windows g g¹g³
having different colored glasses, and on the inside at the upper part with a looking
glass S. G is the peep hole situated in the upper part of the front wall of the
casing and being of white transparent glass. The figures are lighted up from the
back through one of the colored windows and a shade C is adapted to prevent
the rays of light from coming into direct contact with the eyes of the party
looking in to the show.
By tapping lightly at the bottom of the casing with a small hammer or with the
hand, the figures will perform various evolutions, the rolls 6 6 running on the
track c c.
The whole performance will be seen by the person looking at the show, in the
looking glass S. The effect may be heightened by changing the color of the light
by means of the various colored windows 9 g¹ g³.
I do not confine myself to any particular number of figures, as more than two
could be arranged on the track c'c' if so desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I claim is :
1. A toy show consisting of a casing having a peephole in the upper part of
front wall figures moveably arranged on floor of said casing, means to vibrate said
figures, colored windows in the bottom part of back wall for illuminating the show,
a shade over said windows and a looking glass to reflect the performance towards
the peephole substantially as described and shown.
2. A toy shown consisting of the casing K having the peephole G in the upper
part of the front wall, colored windows 9 g'g' in the lower part of the back wall,
g

page_text: a looking glass S in the interior upper part of said back wall a supporting bridge B
attached to the floor and having slots, a cam shaped guide piece A having track c c¹
and attached to the floor on bridge piece B, wire carriers a a¹ moving in slot & and
gripping by means of lower hooked ends under bridge B, rolls on said carriers
engaging on track e c¹ and figures attached to said carriers outside rolls b.b¹ in the 5
manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of November 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.