An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
James Albert BAKER of the firm of W. H. Baker, 98, Gosset Street, Bethnal
Green Road Toy Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention consists in "An Improved form of Ornamental Bracket or
Pocket" and is carried out as follows:-A piece of wood or other materia Isuitable
for my purpose is suitably prepared for hanging upon a wall or the like. At any
convenient point upon this backing and at a right angle to it a frame is secured;
which may be formed of wood or other material and is preferably of semicircular
shape. Over the hollow space thus formed is stretched a piece of paper, parchment,
skin or other material suitable for painting upon by hand or receiving imprinted or
stamped impressions of any desired device, in colour, colours, or relicf. I prefer to
secure the parchment or other material employed to the hoop or frame by bright
brass headed nails, and to mount jingles of metal in slots formed in the hoop or frame
so as to present the appearance of a tambourine.
By mounting the paper, parchment, or equivalent upon the top of the hoop my
invention can be used as a bracket, and by mounting the parchment upon the bottom
of the hoop it can be used as a pocket. The hoop may also be formed of any other
shape suited to my purpose, and the backing carved or ornamented by fretwork if
desired.
Dated October 3rd 1889
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
Agent for Applicant:
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket.
JAMES ALBERT BAKER of the firm of W. H. Baker 98 Gosset Street Bethnal
Green Road, London E. Toy Manufacturer 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 consists in "An Improved form of Ornamental Bracket or Pocket"
and is carried out as follows:-
:-
A piece of wood or other material suitable for my purpose is suitably prepared for
hanging upon a wall or the like. At any convenient point upon this backing and at a
right angle, to it a frame is secured; which may be formed of wood, or other material
and is preferably of semi circular shape. Over the hollow space thus formed is
stretched a piece of paper, parchment, skin or other material suitable for painting
upon by hand, or receiving imprinted or stamped impressions of any desired device
in colour, colours, or relief. I prefer to secure the parchment or other material
employed to the hoop or frame by bright brass headed nails, and to mount jingles of
metal in slots formed in the hoop or frame so as to present the appearance of a
tambourine.
By mounting the paper, parchment, or equivalent upon the top of the hoop my
invention can be used as a bracket, and by mounting the parchment upon the bottom
of the hoop it can be used as a pocket. The hoop may also be formed of any other
shape suited to my purpose; and the backing carved, or ornamented by fretwork
if desired.

page_text: To enable my invention to be more clearly understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing in which
Fig 1, is a front view shewing my invention when employed as a bracket.
Fig. 2, is a front view shewing my invention arranged as a pocket.
Fig 3, is a plan of Fig. 2.
a, is a piece of wood or other material suited for my purpose having a hole 6, for
hanging to a wall or the like. The backing a, may be quite plain for painting upon
by hand or it may be ornamented with a fretwork design as in Fig. 2, or in any
equivalent manner.
At any convenient point upon the backing a, and at a right angle to it, a frame or
hoop c, formed of wood or any other suitable material is secured.
This hoop is generally made of semicircular shape, and is covered with a piece of
paper, parchment, skin or other material d suited for painting upon by hand or
receiving imprinted or stamped designs in colour, colours, or relief. I prefer to
secure the cover to the hoop or frame by bright brass headed nails e, and to mount
jingles of metal f, upon pins g, in the slots h, so as to present the appearance of a
tambourine. By mounting the parchment, skin or other cover upon the top side of
the hoop as in fig. 1, my invention forms a bracket; and by mounting the skin or
other cover upon the underside of the hoop as in fig. 2, it can be used as a pocket.
Although have shewn a semicircular hoop I do not bind myself to such; as the
parchment or other cover can be stretched equally well upon or beneath a frame
having several sides, and attached to the backing in any suitable or equivalent manner
jingles being mounted in the sides if desired.
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:
"
1st. The combination in a bracket for hanging to a wall of a plain or ornamental
wood or other backing and a half hoop secured at right angles thereto, having jingles
mounted in slots, and covered upon its upper side with paper, skin, parchment, or
equivalent secured thereto with bright nails, substantially as described and for effecting
the purposes set forth.
2nd. The combination in or with a plain or ornamental backing for hanging to a
wall of a half hoop secured at right angles to it, and having jingles mounted
therein, covered upon its underside with paper, parchment skin or equivalent secured
thereto with bright nails, for use as a pocket.
3rd. The combination with a plain or ornamental backing, for hanging upon a wall,
of a frame having several sides, the said frame having jingles or not, and being covered
with skin, parchment, paper or equivalent material upon its upper or underside for
painting thereon in colour, colours, or impressing designs and for use as a bracket or
pocket as set forth.
Dated November 15th 1889
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
Agent for Applicant.