A New or Improved Skittle Game.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Skittle Game.
I, WILLIAM HENRY COLECOM, of 14 Colchester Street, Pimlico, London, S.W.,
Foreman of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
. My invention relates to a new or improved skittle game for indoor amusement and
recreation and consists of a board somewhat resembling a banjo in shape and provided
with raised edges or sides formed or fixed around its outer edge, so as to assume the
appearance of a tray having a circular form at one end and a narrow neck like shape
at the other.
The end of such narrow part is closed by a slotted cross piece, and in the circular
portion of the board are marked or arranged in any convenient manner nine or
more round spots indicating the places at which are to be set up a similar number of
skittles. A top baving a shape resembling that of a mushroom is further provided
and is wound with twine or string in the usual manner, the free end of such string or
twine being passed through the before mentioned slot in order to be drawn with a
certain amount of force so as to send the top spinning along the narrow part of the
board into its circular portion, wherein it will collide with some of the skittles and
knock more or less of their number down. The said top is grooved around its
periphery to receive an india rubber ring.
The game may be played by two or more people and the board may be made of
wood, metal, vulcanite or other suitable material.
Dated this 18th day of December 1889.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Skittle Game.
I WILLIAM HENRY COLECOM of 14 Colchester Street Pimlico S.W. Foreman of Works
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:
My invention relates to a new or improved skittle game for indoor amusement and
recreation and consists of a board somewhat resembling a banjo in shape and provided
with raised edges or sides formed or fixed around its outer edge, so as to assume
the appearance of a tray having a circular form at one end and a narrow neck like
shape at the other.
The end of such narrow part is closed by a slotted cross piece, and in the circular
portion of the board are marked or arranged in any convenient manner nine or more
round spots indicating the places at which are to be set up a similar number of
skittles. A top having a shape resembling that of a mushroom is further provided
and is wound with twine or string in the usual manner, the free end of such string
or twine being passed through the before mentioned slot in order to be drawn with a
certain amount of force so as to send the top spinning along the narrow part of the
board into its circular portion, wherein it will collide with some of the skittles and
knock more or less of their number down. The said top may be grooved around its
periphery to receive an india-rubber ring.
The game may be played by two or more people and the board may be made of
wood, metal, vulcanite or other suitable material.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 represents a plan of my improved skittle board,
Fig. 2 a sectional elevation thereof and
Figs. 3 and 4 are details.
As hereinbefore stated the board is of banjo shape, A being the "alley" and B
being the "
pitch" area in which the skittles are set up. C is a top shewn full size
in Fig. 4 around the stem (1 of which is wound a string E the end of such string
passing through a slote in the cross piece F which closes the end of the alley, upon
which cross piece the rim of the top is supported whilst the string is pulled when the
top will travel up the alley and collide with the skittles.
A box or receptacle for the skittles may be formed at the playing end of the
board by the insertion of a vertical sliding partition G in the grooves g, Figs. 1
and 3, such box being covered by a similarly sliding lid H.
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 improved skittle board or game with the top for playing the same substantially
as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of September 1890.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.