GAME OF DOMINOES OR PICTURE CARDS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, THOMAS LAUDERDALE TOWLER, Furrier, of 19 Canonbury Road, London, N.
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for THE GAME OF
DOMINOES OR PICTURE CARDS," to be as follows:-
" PICTURE
A set of Cards or Dominoes, made of card, wood or other material, and each
card or domino divided into two parts by a line across the middle after the manner
of the ordinary dominoes, and having pictures upon them, placed upon them in
halves, in the manner hereinafter described, and having spots, numbers or other
marks placed on each end or half of each card or domino so that they may be
played together to make a game in a manner similar to ordinary dominoes; the
halves of the figures or pictures to be played together, making more or less pictures
for the amusement of the players.
The invention for which protection is prayed is the placing on each card or
domino two separate halves of the same figure or picture, or the halves of two
separate figures or pictures, so arranged that the parts where the figures or pictures
are divided shall be at the end or side of each card or domino, so that a complete
figure or picture may be made by placing or playing two separate cards or
dominoes together. The pictures thus made being more or less perfect according
as the own or correct parts are placed or played together, or the parts of different
pictures, as may seem necessary to the player for the placing together the marks
or spots on the cards or dominoes;--And the marking of the Picture Dominoes
with marks, numbers or spots at each end, so that when the Picture Dominoes are
played together, making amusing combinations of figures or pictures, a game may
also be played after the manner of ordinary dominoes.
The drawings, accompanying this document, marked No: 1, show a set of the
Picture Dominoes, marked with spots after the manner of ordinary dominoes, and
show the manner in which the figures or pictures are placed upon them, and for
which protection is prayed. The drawings, marked No. 2, show one way out of
many ways in which the Picture Dominoes may be played together, making
amusing combinations, and at the same time playing a game according to the
pots or marks on the Picture Dominoes, and for which protection is prayed.
Dated this second day of February 1885.

page_text: The Game of Picture Dominoes or Picture Cards.
I, THOMAS LAUDERDALE TOWLER of N° 8 Canonbury Square Islington in the
County of Middlesex Furrier but late of No 19 Canonbury Road in the said
County do hereby declare the nature of my invention for THE GAME OF "PICTURE
DOMINOES OR PICTURE CARDS" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The manufacture of Cards or Dominoes of any shape and made of Card Paper
Wood Ivory Bone or other material such Cards or Dominoes having on one or both
or either side thereof Figures or Pictures either Plain or Colored and either Printed
Fixed Fastened Engraved or otherwise affixed or fastened thereon such Figures or
Pictures being so Printed Fixed Fastened Engraved or otherwise affixed in the
following manner namely:-The side or sides of each Card or Domino on which
such Figures or Pictures shall appear to be divided into two parts by a line
drawn across the middle and each of such parts to contain one half of the same
Figure or Picture or one half of a separate Figure or Picture so arranged that the
parts where such Figures or Pictures are divided shall be at the end or side of each
Card or Domino so that when two of such separate Cards or Dominoes are placed
or played together a complete Figure or Picture will be made either more or less
perfect according to whether the corresponding or correct halves of such Figure or
Picture or the halves of a different Figure or Picture are so placed or played
together. The placing upon one or both or either side of such Cards or Dominoes
such Numbers Figures Spots Words or other distinguishing marks so as to enable
same to be used for playing any Game at Cards or Dominoes or any other
Game for which the same can or may be used or adapted-Also the manufacture
of Cards or Dominoes as before described and not having upon them any Numbers
Figures Spots Words or other distinguishing marks so as to enable same to be
used as aforesaid for playing at Cards or Dominoes or any other Game.
The Drawing No 1 filed with the Provisional Specification illustrates Dominoes
having upon them Figures drawn as hereinbefore described and having upon them
spots thus enabling same to be used as ordinary Dominoes-As before mentioned
the right is claimed to put any other Figures or Pictures upon Cards or Dominoes
in the same manner and either to put upon such Cards or Dominoes the spots as
appearing on such Drawing N° 1 or to put thereon such Numbers Figures Spots or
other distinguishing marks as to enable same to be used for playing any Game or
to omit such Numbers Figures Spots or other distinguishing marks altogether.
The Drawing No 2 filed with the Provisional Specification illustrates Cards or
Dominoes containing the same Figures as appear on Drawing No 1-and placed
together so as to shew certain of the complete Figures which can be formed by so
doing.
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page_text: 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. The right of manufacturing or making Cards or Dominoes having upon them
Figures or Pictures so arranged as herein before described.
2. The right of putting upon such Cards or Dominoes as aforesaid of such
Numbers Figures Spots Words or other distinguishing marks as hereinbefore
described.
3. The right of manufacturing or making such Cards or Dominoes as aforesaid
without any Numbers Figures Spots Words or other distinguishing marks.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1985
THOMAS LAUDERDALE TOWLER,