AN IMPROVED HOLDER FOR MATCHES AND OTHER ARTICLES COMBINED OR OTHERWISE WITH AN OFFICE INDICATOR
Year: 1886

page_text: or otherwise with an Office Indicator.
EUGENE FERRARI 19 Claverton Street South Belgravia London in the County
of Middlesex Portmanteau Maker do hereby declare the nature of my said inven-
tion for AN IMPROVED HOLDER FOR MATCHES AND OTHER ARTICLES COMBINED
OR OTHERWISE WITH AN OFFICE INDICATOR," to be as follows:-
My invention relates more particularly to apparatus for holding matches and
means whereby such matches may be consecutively presented for use and in the
ensuing discription I have simply described its use for such purpose although it
will be readily understood therefrom that the apparatus may be readily adapted
to contain and discharge other articles such as billiard balls for instance.
I have also described in connection with the match holding apparatus means for
indicating the absence or presence and probable duration of such absence or presence
of a person. These devices are more particularly intended to be combined with
the match holder when the latter is intended for office use.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ a box or receptacle preferably
of cylindrical form and with glass ends.-This box is adapted to be raised and
lowered upon a stationary central plate core or piece extending throughout the
length of the box this piece being of the requisite width to support a match upon
its upper surface. This surface when the match box or receptacle is in its normal
position is flush with the top of the same so that if there is a match thereon it may
be readily removed. The box is adapted to be raised and lowered by suitable
cords or chains which extend over pins or rollers in two standards between which
the match box is arranged and are connected with a kind of pendulum between
such standards in such a manner that when the said pendulum is pulled downward
such cords or chains will be drawn tight and raise the match receptacle upon the
stationary central plate or core. The action of the apparatus is as follows. After
the box has been filled with matches which are all laid parallel to each other
lengthwise of the said box and when the latter is raised some of the matches in
the box will fall above the upper surface of the central core and on the release of
the pendulum and the descent of such box (which may be facilitated by being
weighted) such central core will carry a match through the slot in the top of the

page_text: box ready for removal. If desired the top of the core may be provided with a
somewhat dish shaped plate to more readily hold a match.
When it is desired to denote the time of presence or absence I arrange below the
box and on the frame of the apparatus a small dial over which one or more hands
can be turned and on the opposite sides of the pendulum or box operating piece
I arrange the words "in" and "out" so that by turning such operating piece to
one side or the other and moving the clock hands to the desired position it is
possible to enable a person calling to ascertain whether another person is in and for
how long or whether out and for how long-If desired the word "till" may be
arranged upon the sliding match box so that one may read thus out till so and so
or in till a certain time.

page_text: An Improved Holder for Matches and other Articles Combined
or otherwise with an Office Indicator.
I EUGÈNE FERRARI, 19 Claverton Street, South Belgravia, London in the
County of Middlesex, Portmanteau Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my
said 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 more particularly to Apparatus for holding Matches and
means whereby such Matches may be consecutively presented for use and in the
ensuing description and Drawing I have simply described its use for such purpose
although it will be readily understood therefrom that the Apparatus may be easily
adapted to contain and discharge other articles such as for instance, Billiard Balls.
I have also shewn in combination a means for indicating the absence or presence
and probable duration of such absence or presence of a person.
In the accompanying Drawing the same Letters in the different views indicate
the same parts.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the combined apparatus complete with holder B
in its normal position.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation taken transversely through the centre of
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal Section of Match holder when raised.
Figure 4 is a transverse section of Match holder in its normal position.
A is the frame or stand with holes a bored in it.
B is the Match bolder sliding on the frame A-It has glass ends d; and is
provided with weights C. D is the cove or plate forming part of the Frame A and
passing through holes e, e¹, in Match holder B-it is provided at the top with a
grooved plate g E is the moveable pendulum having the word "out" on one side
and "in" on the other, it is suspended from a hooked wire F the top of which is
connected with the cord b, G is a dial with a pointer f operated by means of the
milled head , b is the cord secured at i, to the match holder B it passes through
holes a in frame A and is connected at bottom to the top of wire F.
The action of the Apparatus is as follows Suppose the Apparatus to be in its
normal position as shown in Figure 1-To abstract a match from the holder B the
pendulum E is depressed pulling down the cord b and so raising the holder B into
the position shewn in figure 4 so that a match falls into the groove of grooved
plate g-On releasing the pendulum E the holder B aided by the weights C falls
back into its normal position so that the grooved plate 9 reappears above top of
holder with match resting in it in a convenient position for removal-When the
indicator is required to denote that the individual is "out" the pendulum E is
hung on the wire F with the word "out" in front as shewn in figure 1 and the.
pointer on dial G is put, by means of the milled head h, to the time when the
individual will return-When the indicator is required to denote that the individual
is "in" the pendulum E is reversed so that the word "in" appears in front and
the pointer on dial G is put by means of the milled head h, to the time up to
which the individual will be "in,"

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be clearly
understood that I do not bind myself to the exact details shewn and described but
I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The holder for matches or other articles with the method of abstracting the
contents thereof substantially as shewn and described.
2. The holder for matches or other articles with the method of abstracting the
contents thereof combined with the indicator substantially as shewn and described.
EUGÈNE FERRARI.