Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1900
I, THOMAS ROBERT DEWAR, of 48. Lime Street, in the City of London, Distiller,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a toy in such a manner as to
enable it to unexpectedly make a noise when the wrapper containing it is undone
and thereby startle the person unwrapping it, a portion of the said toy being
available for advertising purposes.
Now according to this invention I provide a tablet of any suitable size and
shape on which is displayed the required advertisement the said tablet being made
of wood cardboard metal or of any other suitable material the advertisement
being displayed thereon by printing engraving embossing or by any other suitable
means.
I provide also a bow of wire preferably of a hard and elastic material
such as steel the said bow having a loop or eye formed at each end thereof.
I form also apertures or eyes in or on the tablet on opposite sides thereof
through which are passed rings or strings of indiarabber or other suitable material
which are also secured in the loops or eves at the ends of the wire bow.
The tablet is twisted round and round thereby putting tension on the wire
bow and while still wound up" the toy is placed in a paper wrapper which may
also be used for advertising purposes.
On unfolding the wrapper the tablet revolves with startling effect.
I, THOMAS ROBERT DEWAR, of 48, Lime Street, in the City of London, Distiller,
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:―
The object of this invention is to construct a toy in such a manner as to
enable it to unexpectedly make a noise when the wrapper containing it is undon
and to thereby startle the person unwrapping it, a portion of the said toy being
available for advertising purposes.
Now according to this invention I provide a tablet of any suitable size and

page_text: shape on which is displayed the advertisement the said tablet being made
of wood cardboard metal or of any other suitable material the advertisement
being displayed thereon by printing engraving embossing or by any other suitable
means.
I provide also a bow of wire preferably of a hard and elastic material the
said bow having a loop or eye formed at each end thereof.
I form also apertures or eyes in or on the tablet on opposite sides thereof
through which are passed rings or strings of indiarubber or other suitable
material which are also secured in the loops or eyes at the ends of the wire
bow.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which
Fig. 1 represents a toy constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 2 represents the same ready to be placed in the wrapper.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is a bow of wire having a loop or eye 6 formed at each end thereof by
bending the wire a as shewn.
The bow a is preferably made of steel wire or it may be made of hard brass
wire so as to be as elastic as possible.
Whalebone or wood may be substituted for the wire if desired but I prefer in
all cases to use elastic wire.
c is a tablet of wood metal cardboard celluloid or of any other suitable material
having apertures or eyes d d formed therein at or near the opposite ends thereof.
The advertisement to be displayed is printed painted engraved or embossed
on the said tablet or the said advertisement may be displayed by perforating the
tablet, one or more advertisements being displayed on each side of the tablet if
printed painted engraved or embossed.
fg are bands or strings of indiarubber or other suitable material which are
passed through the apertures or eyes d d in the tablet and secured in the eyes
or loops bb at the ends of the bow a.
When used the tablet is twisted round and round on the bands or strings f g
as an axis thereby drawing the ends of the bow a towards each other and while
still wound up
"the toy is placed in a wrapper of rather stiff paper which
wrapper may also be used for advertising purposes.
When the wrapper is unfolded the tablet rotates quickly and striking against
the partly opened wrapper produces a startling noise and often causes the person
in whose hands it is to drop it.
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
1. A toy suitable for advertising purposes consisting of a bow of wire or other
suitable material having loops or eyes at each end thereof, a tablet of wood metal
or other suitable material on which advertisements may be displayed, and bands
or strings of indiarubber connecting the ends of the said tablet to the loops or
eyes in the said bow substantially as hereinbefore specified.
2. Toys constructed as shewn by the accompanying drawings.
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B. J. WILDBORE,
38, Great Tower Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.