Improved Method or Means of Advertising and Displaying News.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept.,. 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method or Means of Advertising and Displaying News.
I, FREDERICK WILSON SMITH, of 40 Birnam Road, Tollington Park, County
of London, Lithographic Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
I wish to take out a patent for the novel method of utilising as advertising and
news mediums on the cloths, wrappers, or covers used by hairdressers, barbers etc.
for protecting their customers apparel from soiling during the operations of hair
cutting, shampooing, shaving etc.
The cloths, wrappers, or covers may be either of linen, calico, or such suitable
material upon or into which the advertisements or news may be permanently
printed or woven or printed in color or colors that could be removed by washing
or otherwise cleaning and so leave the wrappers or covers clean for fresh advertise-
ments or news to be again printed or otherwise applied thereon; or the wrappers
or covers may be composed of paper such as for example that which is employed
in making Japanese or Chinese umbrellas, or other strong paper which would
withstand wear for a sufficient length of time for the purposes intended especially
would this be best suitable when the advertisements or news was for a short period,
or when editions of news was printed thereon and issued periodically they could
then be destroyed and fresh wrappers or covers supplemented, saving washing and
being very sanitary.
All wrappers such as the cloths and towels or razor wipers may have a disinfectant
applied before use if necessary.
I may use ornament etc. in any color or colors in connection with the advertise-
ments which may also be in one or more color or colors, so as to render the whole
appearance tasteful in design and pleasing in effect.
may print the advertisements or news forwards upon the wrappers or covers,
or I may print the advertisements or news backwards upon the wrappers or covers
so that by reflecting into looking glasses or mirrors the advertisements or news
would read forwards.
Doted thin orth
1005
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Wilson Smith.
I, FREDERICK WILSON SMITH, of 40 Birnam Road, Tollington Park, County
of London, Lithographic Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a novel method of utilising as advertising and news
mediums, the cloths, wrappers, or covers used by hairdressers, barbers, etc. for
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page_text: protecting their customers apparel from soiling during the operations of hair cutting,
shampooing, shaving etc.
The cloths, wrappers, or covers may be either of linen, calico, or such suitable
material such as is now generally used upon or into which the advertisements or
news may either be printed or woven, or otherwise applied upon separate pieces of
linen, calico, or such suitable material which can be cut out into any suitable shape
and then stitched or fixed upon the wrappers, or they may be permanently printed
or woven or printed in colour or colours that could be removed by washing or
otherwise cleaning, and so leave the wrappers or covers clean for fresh advertise-
ments or news to be again printed or otherwise applied thereon; or the wrappers
or covers may be composed of paper such as for example that which is employed
in making Japanese or Chinese umbrellas, or other strong paper which would
withstand wear for a sufficient length of time for the purposes intended especially
would this be best suitable when the advertisements or news was for a short period
or when editions of news was printed thereon and issued periodically they could
then be destroyed and fresh wrappers or covers supplemented, saving washing and
being very sanitary.
I may use ornament etc. in any colour or colours in connection with the
advertisements which may also be in one or more colour or colours, so as to render
the whole appearance artistic in design and pleasing in effect.
I may print or otherwise apply the advertisements or news forwards upon the
wrappers or covers, or I may print or otherwise apply the advertisements or news
backwards upon the wrappers or covers so that by reflecting into looking glasses
or mirrors, the advertisements or news would read forwards.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
Utilising the cloths, wrappers and covers used by hairdressers as means for
exposing trade or other advertisements or news to customers while being operated
on, as set forth.
new day or
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Wilson Smith.