Year: 1886

page_text: I CHARLES GULATH, of the City of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, one of the
United States of America, Druggist 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 :-
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation showing one form of my invention. Figure 2 is an
clevation of a ticket, before the prico has been printed or marked upon it. Figure 3
is a similar view, after the price has been marked upon the ticket. Figure 4 is an
elevation of a back ground for the form of ticket, having a dark or colored base or
support. Figure 5 is a view of a ticket having the price cut into the ticket and the
descriptive matter printed upon the ticket. Figure 6 is an elevation of a back ground.
with the face applied to the backing or base. Figure 7 is a transverse section taken
on line 7, 7, Figure 6.
My invention relates to an improved form of price-tickets, and consists in features
of novelty hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.
Referring to the drawings A (Figure 1) represents one form of my improved
ticket. In this form, it consists of the price being printed or marked upon the face of
the ticket in large, bold letters or numerals, and the descriptive matter printed or
marked upon the ticket in light letters.
In Figures 2 and 3 the same form of ticket is shown as in Figure 1, the price being
represented in bold letters and a numeral, and the descriptive matter behind the price,
as in Figure 1.
In Figures 4 and 6, I have shown the ticket with a back-ground B (Figure 4)
against which the ticket proper is stuck by suitable adhesive material, the price being
cut into the body of the ticket so that dark letters and numerals are shown in bold type,
and the descriptive matter is printed upon the face of the ticket in small or indistinct
type. In Figure 7 the same form is also shown.
In Figure 5 the price is stencilled in the ticket, showing bold letters and figures,
and the descriptive matter is printed upon the ticket in indistinct letters.

page_text: The object of my invention is to produce a price-ticket with the price represented in
large and distinct letters or numerals, and the descriptive matter, such as advertising
matter, or anything that may be desired to be printed upon the tickets, is shown in
less distinct letters, so that the price-marks of tlic ticket are not blurred or interfered
with by the descriptive matter, and still upon a close inspection, the descriptive matter
can ho read, and in this way I am enabled to produce a price-ticket with advertising
matter upon it at a very small cost, and at the same time the ticket is not in the least
impaired for its use as a price ticket.
I prefer to make the face part of metal, for the reason that it can be washed off or
cleaned, and the price-letters or figures may be stencilled into it, and the descriptive
matter either printed or stamped on it.
It will be understood that there is no necessary connection between the price on the
ticket and the descriptive matter; the price representing the price of the article on
which it may be placed, and the descriptive matter or advertising, relating to that
article, or something altogether foreign thereto.
my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A price-ticket having numerals or letters printed or marked upon its face in bold
type, and descriptive matter printed or marked upon its face behind the price and in
less distinct type.
2. In a price ticket, the combination of the back-ground B and a face-part A, the
latter being made of metal with the price stencilled upon it and descriptive matter
printed or pressed upon it, substantially as shown and described for the purpose
set forth.
CHARLES GULATH.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.