US83236A - anderson - Google Patents

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Toy ally whom fit mwy concern have invented a new Improvement material, as seen in lig. 3,

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OUTLINE MAP TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY, cc. m

" The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingvpart of Be it known that I,

E. F. ANDERSON, of Mansfield, inthe -connty of Tolland, and State ot' Connecticut,

and I do hereby declare the tbllowing, when 'taken'iu connection with the accompanying drawings, land the letters of reference marked thereon,

to berai'ull, clear, ot the same, and which said drawpart of this specification, and repreand exact description ings constitute sent, in l 4Figure 1, a view of the map of Connecticut. Figures 2 and 3, two methods 'of attaching names or places, 8:0., 'to the nui-p. This intention is designed as an educa-tor to teach, in a simple manner, location of states, counties, towns, rivers, &c.; and consists in an outline1nap perforated or prepared in different parts for theinsertion or attachment of the naine of such pmt, and so that the name may be easily detached therefrom. V

To enable others to prepare maps in this manner, as well as to more fully illustrate its object, I will proceed to a description ofthe same, taking the State of Connecticut as an illustration.

l iirst, by preference, perforate themap, as denoted in each county. of card-board or other suitable plint or stamp the name of or piece I attach to a pin or ata, here shown'to be I then, upon a piece the county, and this card in Outline-lilaps;4

the pupil or person the names or the s ame.

any suitable device, constructed so that of the perforations.

A separate card or name is thus arranged for each county, andthe pupil or person is required to properly place the several names.

This, it will be readily seen, maybe extended in like. nia-nner to villages, towns, rivers; or any part of land or water on'the map, Whether it be the map of the as seen in g. 2, the said device it may be easily inserted into either world, or portion thereof.

It will also be readily perceived that various devices may he employed for the attachment of the names.

' Although specially designed asan` educator, it may also forni a pleasing or instructing amusement as a ame. g I do not Wish to be understood as confining myself to any particular device for attaching the names; but having fully described my invention, l

VVha-t I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The construction of an outline-map, and the names of different divisions or parts thereof, so that the said names may be attached or detached, substantially in the manner as herein set fort 4 E. F. ANDERSObT Witnesses:

'HENRY ROGERS, Moses C; WELCH.

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