IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL HOLDERS & POINT PROTECTORS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE RICHARD WILLIS of 2, Olaybury Villas Latchett Rd George Lane
Woodford in the County of Essex Book-keeper do hereby declare the nature of
my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL HOLDERS & POINT PROTECTORS to be
as follows:-
It being usual in all large firms to call back & check off Goods &c with two or
more coloured pencils vizt. Red, Blue & other colours & which is usually performed
with separate pencils or else with a pencil holding one colour one end and another
colour the other end-I have so constructed a Twin ferrule holder, made of brass
or any othe suitable material, of about one inch and a half in length and of
suitable diameter for the pencils to be used Both pencil channels being parallel,
or there about to each other and split from end to end, partly so, or not at all-
Another method I have of arriving at a similar result, is, to slide the pencils side
by side in a single band Holder of oval shape, and of suitable length and which is
also split from end to end, partly so, or not at all.
The object of my invention is, that the pencils shall be parallel or there about,
to each other and when writing with the one the other shall be off the paper and
vice versa, which is performed by a simple up and down movement of the thumb
thus enabling the writer to change instantly from the one colour to the other and
thus saving the time of either changing pencils all-to-gether, or in the other case of
reversing the ends. And moreover when the pencils are not being used, the band
or ferrule holder described above that connects them parallel or there about to each
other can be slid up over the points so as to act as a Protector to both points.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I, GEORGE RICHARD WILLIS of 2, Claybury Villas, Latchett Rd George Lane,
Woodford, in County of Essex, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL HOLDERS & POINT PROTECTORS and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
It being usual in all large Firms to call back and check off Goods &c with two
or more coloured pencils, as Red, Blue & other colours and which is performed with
separate Pencils or else with a pencil holding one colour one end and other colour
the other I have so constructed a Twin Ferrule Holder made of brass or other
suitable material of about an inch and a half in length and of suitable diameter
for the pencils to be used, both pencil channels being parallel or thereabouts to
each other and split from end to end partly so, or not at all or again another
method I have of arriving at a similar result is to slide the pencils side by side
in a single band holder and of suitable length and which is also split from end to
end, partly so or not at all-The object of my Invention is.-That the Pencils shall
be parallel or thereabouts to each other and when writing with the one, the other
shall be off the paper and vice versa, which is performed by a simple up and down
movement of the thumb, thus enabling the writer to cliange instantly from the one
colour to the other and thus save the time of either changing pencils altogether or
in the other case of reversing the ends and moreover when the pencils are not
in use, the band holders described above that connects them parallel or thereabouts
to each other, can be slid up over the points so as to act as a protector to both
points.
This description will be more readily understood by reference to the annexed
drawings.
Figures 1. 2. & 3 shew one form of ferrule or band pencil holder.
Figures 3. 4 & 5-shew another form of ferrule or band Pencil Holder.
Figure 7 shews Pencils in Holder and ready for use.
Figure 8-shews the Holder acting as point protector.
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
A Ferrule or Band of metal or other material, in which two pencils are held side
by side and which can be readily slipped over the points, when the pencils are not
in use thus protecting them as substantially herein described and illustrated by
accompanying drawings.