US83072A

US83072A - Improvement in work-table

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Publication number: US83072A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 1885-10-13

Description

JAMES c.. LUCAS, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

' Letters Patent No. 83,072, dated October 13, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN WORK-TABLE l.APIEIIZIIANCH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES G. LUCAS, of Newark, in the county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Work-Table Appliance for ladies use,- Which I term A Ladys Companionf and the following is a description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan view of a device or appliance made according to my invention. A

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures. v

The object of this invention is to provide a device in which the several articles commonly employed or attendant upona ladys work-table may be oompactly' held together, in such manner that either .or any of them may be readily used as occasion requires.

The invention consists in a novel arrangement of an annular spool-holder, a pin-cushion, mirror, scissors,

holding-clasps, thimble-holder and emery-case, and a thread-cutter, wherebv the object indicated is effectually secured.

,To enable others to understand the nature and construction of my invention, I will proceed te describe it with reference to the drawings.-

A is a vpin-cushion, preferably of circular form, and having a wooden base, a, iom the opposite sides of which extend arms, b.

Fastened, as shown at a', one of these arms, is a wire, B, bent into circular form to constitute anl annular spool-holder, and having its two ends fitted into a suitable socket provided in the to the outer extremity of corresponding extremity ofthe other arm, in such manner as to be readily detached therefrom, Ai', of thread may be slipped thereon,

so that spools, and held in conf venient position to permit the thread to be readily unwound therefrom.

formed in its outer end, and has fitted thereon a cap,

c, capable of being turned around upon the casein such manner that holes, b', formed therein, may be brought in line with the holes a'in the top of the case, as Shown in fig. 3, which being done, a needle may be thrust down through such be polished as withV an `ordinary emery-bag, While, by turning the cap to bring its holes away from those in the case, thelatter may be wholly closed.

Fitted upon that side of the base, a, opposite that 'at which the pin-cushion is attached thereto, is a mir ror or looking-glass, E, and provided upon each of the arms b is an elastic clasp, d, vthe two. clasps being so arranged that a pair of scissors, F, in a closed position,

may be thrust through and be'held withinl them, as

represented in g. 2.

What I claim as my by Letters Patent, is-y I lThe device or appliance, composed of the annular spool-holder B, pin-cushion A, mirror E, scissorsholding clasps d, emery-case C, serving also as a thimble-holder, and thread-cutter D, the whole arranged substantiallyasand for .the purpose specified.

.y Witnesses: J G. LUCAS.

invention, and desire to secure J. W. Goonies, A. LE CLERC.

r 'of holes, a', Y

holes into the emery, and.