Improved Means and Material for Testing Map and other Drawings or Delineations of Scholars in Schools and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1898-Accepted, 30th July, 1898
Improved Means and Material for Testing Map and other Drawings
or Delineations of Scholars in Schools and the like.
We, JOHNSTON STEPHEN, of Woolmet House, Liberton, Midlothian, N.B., Jour-
nalist, and LAURENCE HENRY BLISS, of the Firm Bliss, Sands & Co., 12, Burleigh
Street, Strand, Middlesex, Publisher, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain means for checking and testing the map draw-
ings and other delineations done by scholars in schools and science classes for
the purpose of showing to scholars how far they are out of the proper proportions
and the variations of outline and also the positions of towns and other places of
importance with a view of improving their education by correct examples to be
placed over those done by the scholars.
I refer more particularly to map drawings it being an elementary portion of a
child's education and enables children to study the subject with greater precision
and accuracy than by the present system of simply explaining the errors in such
drawings.
For the purpose of this invention, a kind of stencil or template is prepared from
transparent celluloid, transparent mica, or the like, with indents recesses, slits,
slots, or holes giving a correct representation in skeleton form of the map or
delineation showing towns, rivers, landmarks, mountain ranges, and other neces-
sary indications which, when placed over the examples done by the scholars, will
at a glance expose the faults to the scholars and require little or no explanation
from the teachers, said celluloid or mica stencils or templates being useless to the
scholar except for sight purposes to show inaccuracies, especially if the celluloid
or mica in sheet form be indented only, but if the sheets of celluloid or mica be
slit or slotted, the outline of a town or country, or an art subject need only have
openings for the scholar to use as a guide, and then he or she could fill in the
missing portions over which an indented sheet could be placed by the teacher to
show the errors made by the scholar.
Improved Means and Material for Testing Map and other Drawings
or Delineations of Scholars in Schools and the like.
I, JOHNSTON STEPHEN, of Woolmet House, Liberton, Midlothian, N.B., Jour-
nalist, and LAURENCE HENRY BLISS, of the Firm Bliss, Sands & Co., 12, Burleigh
Price 8d1

page_text: Street, Strand, Middlesex, Publisher, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 certain means for checking and testing the map draw-
ings and other delineations done by scholars in schools and science classes for
the purpose of showing to scholars how far they are out of the proper proportions
and the variations of outline, and also the positions of towns and other places of
importance with a view of improving their education by correct examples to be
placed over those done by the scholars.
I refer more particularly to 'map drawings it being an 'elementary portion of a
child's education and enables children to study the subject with greater precision
and accuracy than by the present system of simply explaining the errors in such
drawings.
For the purpose of this invention, a kind of stencil or template is prepared from
transparent celluloid, transparent mica, or the like, with indents, recesses, slits,
slots, or holes, giving a correct representation in skeleton form of the map or
delineation showing towns, rivers, land marks, mountain ranges, and other neces-
sary indications which when placed over the examples done by the scholars, will
at a glance expose the faults to the scholars and require little or no explanation
from the teachers, said celluloid or mica stencils or templates being useless to the
scholar except for sight purposes to show inaccuracies, especially if the celluloid
or mica in sheet form be indented only, but if the sheets of celluloid or mica be
slit or slotted, the outline of a town or country, or an art subject need only have
openings for the scholar to use as a guide, and then he or she could fill in the
missing portions, over which an indented sheet could be placed by the teacher to
show the errors made by the scholar.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim
is:
The production and employment of transparent celluloid or mica, or like sheets
with markings of maps or art subjects and with or without indents to indicate
important features or spots, and slits for roads, rivers, and the like, so that when
placed over pupils hand made drawings, errors can be detected and pointed out,
and corrections made, as herein before described.
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21st day of June 1838.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Johnston Stephen, and Laurence Henry Bliss.