PATENT SPECIFICATION No. 321484

APPLICATION DATE: August 22 1928

SPECIFICATION ACCEPTED: November 14 1929

TITLE: IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PLAYING RACE GAMES

APPLICANT: STANLEY MITCHELL of 199 Little Ilford Lane, Manor Park, London E12 and WALTER BERESFORD GIBBS, M.M. , of 11 Edward Street, London NW1. Note: Walter Beresford Gibbs was a Lance Corporal in the Machine Gun Corps 1914-1920, where he presumably won the Military Medal.

Size: 195mmx270mm.

No. of pages of text: 6

No. of pages of drawings: 3. Size of page of drawing/s: 300mmx225mm(2) & 140mmx225mm (1) 

Brief Description of Patent: This invention relates to apparatus for playing a side show race game. The apparatus is approximately 16' 0" x 11, 0" x 14' 0" over all, and comprises a number of  model race horses worked simultaneously by approximately twelve players where riding of the model horses by model figures is one of the main factors...The model figures are carved or manufactured models of a person or persons about 8" high and 2" in width in a sitting position...the model horses are carved or manufactured models of an original horse and are about 1' 0" over all in size..

Condition: Slight crinkling. Wear to edges where patent has been removed from the volume. 

This was sold by a Library and has their stamp impression on some of the pages/drawings. Multiple Item Postage: Patents can be combined for postage costs, the cost is the same whether you purchase one or several, so check out our Ebay Shop patent listings as well. This patent specification has been disbound from a volume of 100 different patents. This is an original HMSO published item at the time, not a modern copy as are being sold elsewhere. The drawings are often ideal for framing. It is part of a collection of several volumes from the 1893-1900,1907 & 1920/50's that I have from which individual patents will be sold over the next few years.