A New or Improved Christmas Cracker.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left 18th Oct 1800 Accented
Oth Doo 1000
I, JAMES ERNEST SPAGNOLETTI, of 2, Craven Terrace, Ealing, in the County of
Middlesex, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel form of Christmas cracker which I construct
as follows:
I form my improved cracker, of any suitable material, in the form of what is
known as a wish bone" or in the form of an horse shoe, one side or arm of
which is weakened at any desired spot; to the other side or arm of the "wish bone
or horse shoe I attach, in any desired manner, the usual prize or gift which is
suitably enclosed. The explosive or detonating material is contained in a strip
of paper or other suitable material connected to each side or arm of the "wish
bone," or "horse shoe," so that when the sides or arms are pulled in opposite
directions, fracturing said paper or other connection, a report will take place;
as a modification, the detonating material is placed at the weakened spot in the
one side or arm above referred to so that when said arm is broken off by the action
of pulling, a report will take place.
100
JOHN P. O'DONNELL, Fel. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
Agent for the said Applicant,
70/1, Palace Chambers, Westminster, S.W.
A New or Improved Christmas Cracker.
I, JAMES ERNEST SPAGNOLETTI, of 2, Craven Terrace, Ealing, in the County of
Middlesex, Electrical Engineer, 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: -
"
This invention relates to a novel form of Christmas cracker which I construct
as follows, reference being made to the accompanying drawing.
My cracker is made, of any suitable material, (such as sweetstuff, wood, carthen-
ware, or the like) in the form of what is known as a wish bone or in the form
of a horse shoe as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively, one side or arm of the
bone or shoe being weakened at any desired spot, such as X; by means of a hole
or recess in the material; to the wish bone or horse shoe I attach, in any desired
manner, the usual prize or gift a which is suitably enclosed. The explosive or
detonating material is contained in a strip of paper or other suitable material b

page_text: connected to each side or arm of the "wish bone," or horse shoe, so that when
the sides or arms are pulled in opposite directions, fracturing said paper or other
connection, a report will take place; as a modification the detonating material
may be placed at the weakened spot in the one side or arm above referred to so that
when said arm is broken off by the action of pulling a report will take place.
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 Christmas cracker constructed and operating substantially as herein set forth
and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 18th day of October 1899.
JOHN P. O'DONNELL, Fel. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
Agent for Applicant,
70 and 71, Palace Chambers, Westminster, S.W.