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JJSGHUMAN 8; A. G. BAIER.

SPELLING BOARD.- No. 375,774. Patented Jan. 3, 1888.

UNITED STATES JOHN SGHUMAN AND ADOLPH G.

PATENT OFFICE.

BAIER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPELLING-BOAR'D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,774, dated January 3, 1888.

Application filed April 28, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN SOHUMAN and ADOLPH G. BAIER, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spellug-Boards; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices employed for object'teaching and spelling.

It is a well-known fact to school-teachers, particularly those in primary departments, that children can be taught much more quickly and effectively spelling, especially words of two or more syllables, if but one syllable of such word is presented successively until the entire word has been presented, while in object-teaching both the object and the name thereof can be presented together or separately.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is an elevation of our improved de vice. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents a suitable board, which supports the operating parts of the device, and which may be placed upon an easel or hung in any position where the face of the board can be readily seen by the class. On the face of the board A, and preferably at equal distance apart, are secured the horizontal cleats B, the two edges of which have formed in them in their longitudinal direction grooves a. At one end of the board, and coincident with the spaces bet-ween the Serial No. 236,437. (No model.)

cleats, are secured in proper brackets, D, spring-rollers O, upon each of which is wound a curtain, E, to the free ends of which one or more cords, F, may be secured, for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

Gare a series of blocks, upon which different characters or letters may be printed or otherwise secured, aud one or both faces of such blocks may be employed.

In practice we will suppose the word to be taught the class is uninterrupted. The teacher arranges the word by syllables substantially in the manner shown in Fig. 1, or the entire word may be set up in one line and the curtain drawn over so as to disclose but the first syllable, the cord F being secured in any proper manner to retain the curtain in that position. By this construction it will readily be seen that words can readily be taught to the class syllable by syllable, and that it can be advantageously employed in object-teaehing.

WVhat we claim as our invention is- 1. In a device for the purpose described, a board or base, A, grooved longitudinally and divided into horizontal spaces, and provided with a series of substantially-vertical spring rollers, O, carrying curtains E, adapted to be moved horizontally, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of the board A, groove-cleats B, spring-rollers O, curtains E, and blocks G, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes specified.

JOHN SGHUMAN. ADOLPH G. BAIER'.

XVitnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY.

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