Improvements in Show-cards, Tablets, and Articles of a similar character used for Advertising and analogous purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899
Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899
Improvements in Show-cards, Tablets, and Articles of a similar
character used for Advertising and analogous purposes.
We, SAMUEL LYNN, Stationer, and MCCAW STEVENSON & ORR LIMITED, Manu-
facturers, all of Linenhall Works, Belfast, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:
This invention has reference to show-cards, tablets and articles of a similar
character used for advertising and analogous purposes, and has for its object to
prevent such articles from becoming warped or otherwise deformed by variations
in temperature without adding too much to their weight and cost of manufacture.
According to our invention we construct the show-card of two pieces of card-
board or other suitable material, one of which is flat and the other dished or
bevelled, so that when the two pieces are placed together face to face a space
will exist between them. Within this space and connected to both of the said
pieces by glue or otherwise, strips of card-board or other appropriate material
are arranged edgewise in circular, oval or other form. In this manner we obtain
a light hollow block which is very rigid and effectually resists warping, while
it adds greatly to the artistic appearance of the pictorial or other matter mounted
thereon.
The aforesaid dishing or bevelling of one of the pieces composing the show-
card may be effected, when, the card is of rectilinear shape, by scoring the said
pieces along a marginal line a short distance from the edges and cutting out a
portion of the card outside the scoring at each corner. The scored portions are
then bent inwardly, thus imparting to the said piece a bevelled form, the said
scored portions being retained in such position by pieces of fabric or other
material glued or otherwise attached to the corners.
When the show-card is of circular shape the dished piece may be obtained by
making it concave or in the form of a portion of a hollow sphere and then
the aforesaid scoring would of course be unnecessary.
Dated this 21st day of November 1898
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Show-cards, Tablets, and Articles of a similar
character used for Advertising and analogous purposes.
We, SAMUEL LYNN, Stationer, and MCCAW STEVENSON & ORR LIMITED, Manu-
facturers, all of Linenhall Works, Belfast, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
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page_text: 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 has reference to show-cards, tablets and articles of a similar
character used for advertising and analogous purposes and has for its object to
so construct such articles that they will be prevented from becoming warped
or otherwise deformed by variations in temperature, without adding too much to
their weight and cost of manufacture.
According to our invention the show-card or tablet is formed of two pieces
of card-board or other material, one of said pieces being flat and the other dished
or bevelled so that when the two pieces are placed together a space will exist
between them. Within this space and connected to either or both of the said
pieces by glue or otherwise are strips of card-board or other appropriate material,
arranged edgewise in circular oval or other form. When all the parts are con-
nected together we obtain a light hollow block which is very rigid and effectually
resists warping, while it adds greatly to the artistic appearance of the pictorial or
other matter mounted thereon.
In order that our said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of the tablet which is rectangular
in shape and provided with bevelled edges.
Figures 2 and 3 are respectively a vertical and a horizontal section of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a back elevation of the bevelled or front piece of the tablet with
the internal strips applied thereto.
Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of one of the corners of the bevelled or
front piece of the tablet, which will be hereinafter more fully referred to.
Figure 6 is a back elevation of the bevelled or front part of a tablet in which
a modified arrangement of the internal strips is adopted.
Figure 7 is a transverse section of the same.
A is the front part of the tablet and B the back part thereof; C C are the
strips which are arranged edgewise within the tablet and secured to one or both
of the said parts A B.
The aforesaid bevelling of the part A is effected by first scoring the said
part (see Figure 5) along a marginal line a, whose distance from the edges depends
on the angle at which the bevel is to be produced. From each of the corners
is cut out a triangular piece of the shape indicated by the dotted lines b b. The
scored portions are then bent inwardly until the said edges 6b meet together,
as represented by the full line c, whereby the bevelled form is imparted to the
said part A.
The strips C are in the example illustrated in Figure 4 composed partly of
straight pieces disposed parallel to the edges of the tablet and partly in zigzag
pieces arranged within the spaces existing between the parallel pieces. These
strips have their edges glued to the bevelled or front part A of the tablet and
the back part B is then glued to their opposite edges. The marginal edges of
the parts A and B are then united by pasting strips of calico around the said
edges as represented in Figure 1 and upon these strips of calico is pasted thin
wood veneer or paper having its surface ornamented in accordance with any
desired pattern. It will be found to be especially effective when the pattern
thereon is made in imitation of the grain of wood so as to impart to the tablet
the appearance of woodwork. The inner edge e of the said paper is covered
by the picture which is pasted to the raised part of the portion A of the tablet.
A sheet of paper c¹ is applied to the back of the tablet and covers the edges e³ of
the said ornamented paper or wood veneer that would otherwise be exposed and
give an unfinished appearance to the tablet.
Instead of employing the strips of calico d we may provide at each of the 5
corners of the bevelled part A of the tablet rectangular pieces of calico das
represented in Figure 6.

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We do not wish to confine ourselves to the above stated manner of connecting
the front and back parts of the tablet together as any other suitable manner of so
doing may be employed; nor do we wish to confine ourselves to any particular
arrangement of the internal strips C as the same may be arranged in a variety of
ways and still serve the purpose of preventing warping of the tablet.
instance in Figures 6 and 7 we have shown the said strips arranged in curved
form and without interposing in the space existing between them any other
strips. This construction would be found more particularly suitable for tablets
of comparatively small dimensions. The contour of the show-cards may be
varied, that is to say, they may be of triangular or any other form as may be
desired to meet special requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:
1. A show-card or tablet made hollow and provided with internal pieces adapted
to prevent warping of the card.
2. A show-card, tablet or similar article constructed substantially as described
with reference to either of the arangements illustrated by the accompanying
drawings for the purpose specified.
Dated this 101
1000
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.
Agents for the Applicants.