Improvements in Target Diagrams for Newspapers and Periodicals, and Means for Printing the same.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Target Diagrams for Newspapers and Periodicals,
and Means for Printing the same.
I, ALEXANDER WILLIAM STILL, Editor, "Birmingham Daily Gazette,"
Birmingham, 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:-
The invention has for its object the production of target diagrams in newspapers
and periodicals in such a manner as to shew where the shots have hit the target and
the order in which the hits have been made.
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A block of type spaces is set the breadth of the newspaper or periodical column
in which the target diagram is to appear and about seventeen lines of type deep.
The divisions of the target, ist., "bulls eye," "inner" and "magpie
produced by brass rings of graduated circumference, but all of a depth equal to
the difference between the height of type spaces and ordinary type letters or figures.
Each ring is fitted with two legs each leg being the size of an n space (Fig. I of
drawings herewith).
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These rings are fixed in the block of type spaces by inserting the legs a and b
(Fig. 1) in the place of "n spaces removed from the foundation block. The
lower edge of the rings (c, Fig. 1) then rests on the top of the type spaces and the
upper edge (d, Fig. 1) rises to the level of type letters or figures.
The block of type spaces is enclosed with brass rules which rise to the level of
type letters or figures and thus form the rectangular outlines of the target. These
rules may be arranged to shew the outline of a first class target, in which case six
will be required and only two rings (Fig. III) or as a second class and third class
target in which case four rules and three rings will be required (Fig. 1I).
Any of the type spaces enclosed by the brass rules just described and within the
circles of the rings above described may be removed and type letters figures or
punctuation types inserted in their place, and such will be level with the upper
edges of the rings and of the brass rules.
The compositor prepares the target block to print a representation of the hits
made by any marksman, by inserting period types in the block of spaces in positions
corresponding to those shewn on the diagram or code supplied to him and beside
each period-type he places a figure to indicate whether it is a first second or any
subsequent shot. Prints from a target prepared according to this process will be as
shewn in Figure IV of drawings herewith.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. That it is an advantage to represent by the target diagrams printed in news-
papers and periodicals not only dots indicating the position of the hits made but
also letters or figures which shall indicate whether second and subsequent shots are
an improvement upon the first or rice versa.
2. That no means have previously been discovered or invented whereby diagrams
shewing the order as well as the position of hits made on a target can be produced
with such rapidity and economy as are required in the case of morning and evening
newsnaners.

page_text: 3. That by the invention described in the foregoing. Specification complete
diagrams are produced with greater economy case and rapidity than imperfect
diagrams have been produced hitherto.
ROBERT STILL,
Solicitor, Perth, N.B., Agent for Applicant.