The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-30
SECURES HIS PATENT
The Game Of 'sStOek Exchange Is
Now Covered By U. 8. Patent.
MIR. Harry E. Gavitt Was the First to
Publish, Copyright aud Patent the
Burlesque Stock Market Card Game.
This Game Is Making a Great Hit in
the East and Is Being Copied Af-
ter by Several Eastern Concerns

Mr. Harry E. Gavitt has just received
notice from his attorneys in Washing
ton that his patent on the burlescue
stock market card game, known as
"Gavitt's Stock Exchange" &c. S. Fs.)
was allowed on October u, 1903.
When Mr.. Gavftt first published.
copyrighted and applied for patent on
this game. he did not have the slightest
idea that it would prove to be such a
rage among the college and society
clubs throughout the United States.
Mr. Harry E. Gavitt is a son of w.
w. tSavitt and is manager of the Cav
lit Printing and Publishing company,
and also manager of the Gavitt Med
teal company, manufacturing chemists,
of Topeka, Kas. It was his first idea
in publishing this game to distribute
them free as an advertising plan for
the advertising of one of their well
known remedies, known as Gavitt' S
System Regulator. The manner in
which he worked the medical ad. in
the. card game was pronounced to be
winner and a very clever system of
advertising by many eastern adver-
tising managers.
The @rst lot of these games he had
published to be distributed among their
5000 medical agents. and notified the
agents to give them to their customers
free. He also gave a few sets to his
friends. After that the demand be-
came SO great for free sets he decided
to make a small charge for them.
The demand increased all the more.
lie then decided to remove the medical
ad from the cards, increase the price to
25c per set, using better stock and put
ting them UP attractively for the trade.
1t was not long before the demand from
book and stationery dealers from all
parts of the United States was greater
for the games than their printing plant
could turn out. Additional machinery
was continually added until they were
able to fill all orders promptly
The game spread so rapidly in eight
months that it surprised Mr.. Gavitt,
but he evidently thought it a winner,
1 for he began protecting his rights from
the very first and now he has this game
protected by three copyrights, trade
mark and two u. S. patents, one patent
granted October r. 1903, and another
granted September Is, 1896, and also
protected in Canada and Great Britain.
1t is understood by some that ex-
tenSive preparations are under headWay
between Mr.. 0avitt and prominent
New York law corporation, whereby all
infringers on his rights will be asked
to put up or show cause for their in
fringing. Several big law suits are
looked for as there is much capital be-
hind the patent.
Mr. Gavitt is a developer of ideas
and owns several valuable patents
along other lines, gotten up originally
for his own use, they proved so success
full, he has had thetm patented Inc most
complicated of his Inventions IS ms
automatic office envelope Ieeding ana
sealing machine. This machine Will seal
$4,000 office envelopes per houT
His patent artificial horse tail DOCK,
for doing horses tails up IN a styIisn
manner and giving them the appear
ance of being locked is great success
and is used by many of the prominent
horse owners in all eastern cities he
has other patents pending