Flam
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct.
1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
I, SAMUEL OSBORNE CAMPBELL of 29 College Square North, Belfast in the
County of Antrim, Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo
as follows:-
Spaces for the display of Advertisements on all exposed sides of any box or package
supplied with Lucifer Matches, Wax Vestas Flaming Lights, Safety Matches,
or Vesuvians.
To be carried out in following manner :-
Box or package (made of wood or other suitable material) to bear Advertisement
Spaces on top and the two sides of outside case; the bottom being devoted to the
necessary surface for striking on, and the title-such as "The Advertisement
Match." Also to bear, if necessary, an Advertisement Space on each of the two
exposed ends of drawer.
The advantages of the Invention being-
1-Effective Advertisement (a box of matches being as a rule constantly exposed, in
the most prominent positions; and coming under the notice of all classes) at very
small cost to advertisers.
2-Better value given to consumers of matches; the profit arising from Advertise-
ments, ennabling manufacturer to lower his price of matches &c. or give a larger sized
box or package at same price.

page_text: I, SAMUEL OSBORNE CAMPBELL of 29 College Square North Belfast, in the
County of Antrim, Manager 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 :-
Spaces for the display of Advertisements, on all exposed sides of any box or
package supplied with Lucifer Matches, Wax Vestas, Flaming Lights, Safety Matches
or Vesuvians; to be performed as follows:-Box or package (made of wood or other
suitable material) to bear Advertisement spaces on top and the two sides of outside
case; the bottom being devoted to the necessary surface for striking on, and the
title such as "The Advertisement Match."
Also to bear, if necessary, an advertisement space on each of the two exposed ends
of drawer.
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. Unique adaptability to the purpose of forcing Advertisments upon the notice of
all classes; a box of matches, vestas or &c., being an article of daily use, which is, as a
rule, constantly exposed to view, and when bearing attractively displayed advertise-
ments, is certain to be noticed very frequently, if not indeed handled and examined
minutely.
2. That it is capable of being made the cheapest possible medium of advertising,
in existence because the box or other package bearing the advertisements, need not
cost the manufacturer a deal more than the box ordinarily supplied with such goods;
and of course the cost of circulation would be nil, seeing that the goods bearing the
advertisements would be actually sought after and purchased.
3. That it can be made the means of affording better value to the consumers of
matches or &c. ; because the profits from Advertisements would ennable manufacturer
to lower price of his matches, or give a larger size box at same price.
Dated this 21st day of November 1888.