Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1899-Accepted, 19th Aug.,
1899
I, EDGAR ROBERT SMITH BARTLEET, of Abbey Mills, Redditch, in the County of
Worcester, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fly books, fishing cast cases, hook
cases or the like, and its object is to render visible the said flies and casts &c.
while in the said case, also to provide more convenient space for the deposit
of such casts in the case, also similar provision for the carrying of artificial
Hies and the like in such cases.
The case is of the pocket book type, having leaf like parts formed into pocket
compartments as follows:-The front of the pocket is made of transparent
celluloid, and is preferably doubled and having a mid partition, of similar or
other suitable substance. The doubled part of the leaf being secured or bound
to the back of the pocket book cover, thus there will be a double compartment to
each leaf like part, that is, one on each side. In these transparent fronts I further
raise or emboss circular or other suitably shaped portions from the inside-so
that when the cast is passed into the compartment it shall have freedom in such
raised part, the said raised part tending also to prevent the artificial fly or flies
attached to the cast from becoming crushed. Upon the fronts of these aforesaid
compartments I further provide in some cases, smaller transparent pockets in
which may be carried a supply of artificial flies, hooks or the like, and in such I
provide that the upper portion of the part forming the pocket shall be left
flapwise for some length, the substance of celluloid favouring such, inasmuch as
its stiff condition tends to keep it firmly down when let go from the fingers. I
may also in these smaller fronts, raise or emboss portions to accommodate the
hooks &c. lying therein. In some instances, especially for artificial flies tied on
eyed hooks, I may sufficiently raise such embossed parts as to permit the ready
sliding thereinto or out, of pieces of cork or the like upon which the hooks may
be placed, but which when inserted may be clearly visible. Or in other cases I
may arrange pieces of cork or the like upon a slab or plate upon which the artificial
flies &c. may be placed, and cover such slab, by a cover of transparent celluloid
raised or embossed to accommodate such cork &c. parts, such cover being readily
removable or openable to give access to the artificial flies &c.
The outer edges of the celluloid and the partition are secured by any suitable
means such as cementing or stitching &c.
In some cases the partition between the two transparent covers consists of the
usual damping felt, leather &c., in which case the said covers effectually prevent
the spread of damp to other portions of the book.
I find too that the use of transparent covers of the celluloid substance known as
zylonite is particularly beneficial in preventing the destructive presence of moths
or the like upon the baits &c., by reason of its camphorous odour.
Tinted this 22nd day of September 1898.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I, EDGAR ROBERT SMITH BARTLEET, of Abbey Mills, Redditch, in the County of
Worcester, 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:
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This invention relates to improvements in fly books, fishing cast cases, hook
cases or the like, and its object is to render visible the said Hies and casts &c.
while in the said case, also to provide more convenient space for the deposit
of such casts in the case, also similar provision for the carrying of artificial
flies and the like in such cases.
... In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing, upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is an end view of a book form of case, shown open, made according to
this my invention.
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Fig. 2, is a front view of a detailed leaf from such a book.
Fig. 3, is a sectional view on line A-B of the leaf Fig. 2.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the case 8, is made in the book form having
leaves 9, (two of which are shown). Upon each side of these leaves are formed
pocket like compartments 10. The front 11, of the pocket is made of transparent
celluloid, while the mid-partition or leaf 9 is preferably made of opaque material
but light in colour, so that the contents of the pocket may be readily seen.
These
transparent fronts I further raise or emboss as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, so that
when the cast 12, is passed into the compartment it shall have freedom in such
raised part, and thus tending to prevent any damage to the cast.
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In some instances I may make such raised parts 11, sufficiently high as to
permit the ready sliding thereinto or out, of pieces of cork or the like upon
which the hocks may be first placed.
In some cases the partition between the two transparent covers consists of the
usual damping felt, leather, &c., in which case the said covers effectually prevent
the spread of damp to other portions of the book.
The outer edges of the celluloid &c. are secured by any suitable means such as
cementing or stitching &c.
I find too that the use of transparent covers of the celluloid substance known
as zylonite is particularly beneficial in preventing the destructive presence of
moths or the like upon the baits, &c., by reason of its camphorous odour.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. In fishing cast cases the combination with leaves or plates in book form, of
raised pocket compartments 10 having transparent fronts 11, substantially as set
forth and shown, in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
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011.
T1900
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent,
158, Edmund Street, Birmingham.