Improvements in Penholders.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 29th May, 1891-Accepted, 11th July 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Penholders.
I, HENRY WOLFF, of 55, Great Queen Street, London, W.C., Black Lead
Pencil Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be, as
follows:-
My invention consists of a penholder so constructed that it will not communicate
ink (which may accidentally be upon it) to the fingers. In order to carry out my
invention, I construct the ferrule (which carries the pen) in, the following manner.
The body of the ferrule is made about half the thickness or diameter of that of
an average penholder, on this is fitted a hollow roll or tube of blotting paper, felt,
or other suitable absorbent material. On the end which receives the pen I fix a
short piece of tube or a collar for the purpose of protecting the edge of the
blotting-paper-tube from injury, and also to determine its position: the thickness or
diameter of the paper tube and the collar should be alike. At the other end of
the ferrule I provide a screw on to which is screwed a short piece of tube or collar
of the same diameter as the one at its other end. To this screwed collar is attached
in the ordinary way a penholder stick of any description, as may be desired. By
this means the handle can be unscrewed for the purpose of changing the blotting
roll when it becomes soiled. I find that in the place of the roll of absorbent
material I can substitute a number of washers of similar material placed closely
side by side so as to fill the space between the two collars on the ends of the
ferrule this gives the same advantages as are obtained by means of the blotting
paper roll.
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Datad this 16th 1
1900
HENRY WOLFF.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Penholders.
1, HENRY WOLFF of 55 Great Queen Street London W.C. Black Lead Pencil
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 consists of a penholder so constructed that it will not communicate
ink (which may accidentally be upon it) to the fingers.
In order to carry out my invention I construct the ferrule (which carries the
pen) in the following manner.
The body of the ferrule is made about half the thickness or diameter of that of
an average penholder, on this is fitted a hollow roll or tube of blotting paper, felt
or other suitable absorbent material. On the end which receives the pen I fix a
short piece of tube or a collar for the purpose of protecting the edge of the
blotting paper tube from injury, and also to determine its position: the thickness or
diameter of the paper tube and the collar should be alike. At the other end of
the ferrule I provide a screw, on to which is screwed a short piece of tube or a
collar of the same diameter as the one at its other end. To this screwed collar is
attached in the ordinary way a penholder stick of any description as may be desired.
By this means the handle can be unscrewed for the purpose of changing the blotting
paper roll when it becomes soiled.
In the place of the screw a plug of wood may be substituted which may be an
elongation of the penholder stick, this plug should fit tightly into the ferrule and
will answer the purpose of the screw.

page_text: I find that in the place of the roll of absorbent material I'can substitute a number
of washers of similar material placed closely side by side so as to fill the space
between the two collars on the ends of the ferrule this gives the same advantages
as are obtained by means of the blotting paper roll.
:
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:
A penholder fitted with blotting paper or other suitable absorbent material at
that portion of the holder which comes into contact with the ends of the fingers in
the manner as substantially described.
HENRY WOLFF.