US254430A - crandall - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

G. M. CRANDALL JACK STRAWS.

Patented'Feb. 28,1882.

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CHARLES M. CRANDALL, OF MON TROSE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNO R TO THE C. M. ORANDALL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

JACK-STRAWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,430, dated February 28, 1882,

Application filed January 9, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. CRANDALL,

of Montrose, Susquehanna county, State of- Pennsylvania, haveinvented anew and useful Improvement in J ack-Straws; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

sists in jack-straws with the letters of the alphabet stamped or otherwise affixed to them.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings,Figures 1 and 2 are front elevations of jackstraws; Fig.3, an edge view; Fig. 4, a side view of book.

Similarletters ofreferenre indicate like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to the 01d and wellknown game of jack straws, upon which it is believed to be an improvement.

Theold game of jack-straws is won by the player who shall simply acquire the greatest number of straws; but in my improved straws each one of the straws has impressed on it or otherwise affixed to it one or more letters of the alphabet, and the game is won by the player who shall be able to spell with his straws the greatest number of proper English words. By this arrangement and construction it will be seen that although a player may have the greatest number of straws it might happen that the letters would be of such a character as would prevent him from spelling out as many words as the player'who hadfewer straws but a betmay have, will be the winner, in this way 5 teaching the player how to add; or the straws may have a combination of letters and number s, thereby teaching the players to both spell and add. Forthis purpose my straws are made of any desirablematerial and of any convenient size. At one end, or at both ends, or in the center of each straw, is provided an enlarged surface, A, onto which is affixed the letter or letters or numbers, either on one side or both sides. The letters may be all of one color or of various colors. With the straws in this way made they are dropped onto the table, so that they will be well mixed together, and with the hooks B each straw lifted from its fellowsunder such restrictions as to shaking the others as may be imposed.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a newarticleof manufacturejack-straws providedwith letters or numbers, or both, as and for the purpose described.

CHAS. M. ORANDALL.

Witnesses:

WM. L. 00X, J. H. WILLIAMS.

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