Frames of Horizontal and Vertical Supports for Nuts, Balls, Cups, or Glasses for Throwing Amusements.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Frames of Horizontal and Vertical Supports for Nuts, Balls, Cups,
or Glasses for Throwing Amusements.
THOMAS SMITH GREENWAY of 74 Great Brickkiln Street Wolverhampton
in the County of Stafford, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Amusements for fairs, wakes, parks, sports, private recreation &c. consisting of:
A range of vertical supports in wood, iron or other metal in frames, in numbers
required, pierced for receiving the horizontal supports of the nuts & c.
In the face of this is secured a strong sheet, to stop the balls when thrown, this
sheet is also pierced through which is inserted the iron or other metal rod securely
fixed to the vertical supports, holding the nuts, balls, cups or glasses, the player
or players standing some seven or eight yards away.
Dated this 25th day of July 1892.
THOMAS SMITH GREENWAY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Frames of Horizontal and Vertical Supports for Nuts, Balls, Cups,
or Glasses for Throwing Amusements.
THOMAS SMITH GREENWAY of 74 Great Brickkiln Street Wolverhampton
Staffordshire, Cabinet Maker &c. 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 :—
1 a frame of wood, iron or other metal is made to receive and shelter the
invention. 2 the base, consisting of wood or iron, (morticed to receive the vertical
supports) is next the ground, 3 another similar is fixed at the top to receive the
tops of the said supports, and at half distance, a similar one is provided with
screws, bolts or straps, binding firm the supports. Herein is fixed vertical
4 supports, made of iron tubing, solid iron rods, wood plated, brass cased tubes,
or of any other material; these are pierced with holes as required, being screwed
or plain to receive the holders 5.
6 in front of all this is a canvas or sheeting of any colour on rollers 7 top and
bottom, to stop the ball thrown. 5 the holders, made of iron, brass, or other metal
is coiled at one end to receive the 8 nuts or objects, the other end is screwed, or has
a cotter hold to fasten it. Balls are provided for throwing at the nuts or objects
as amusement at parks, fetes, fairs, clubs or parties & wakes, they can play for
numbers or colour of balls, or for nuts or objects, placed upon the holders, being
charged a nominal fee for the play and use thereof; the goods or objects they
knock off or break, is given in return as their skill may determine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The horizontal holders inserted through sheeting or canvas, secured in frame-
work at the back of sheeting, only the coiled end being visible, studded with the
cocoa nuts or objects in varied lines; in lettered, figured or ring appearance.

page_text: The cocoanuts or objects are seen resting on the coiled rings of protruding
holders, but how the holders are supported is all sheeted in out of sight, forming
quite a new display of supporting objects for a game of skill.
Dated this 10th day of August 1892.
THOMAS SMITH GREENWAY.