Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left. 8th Sept.. 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
JOHN HILL KNIGHT Sign & Glass Writer, Glass Tablet Manufacturer &c., 143
Devonshire Street, Sheffield, Yorks, ALBERT THOMAS HOLLELY Ivory Turner, 20,
New Church Street Sheffield Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
A Tablet made of Glass, Metals, Wood or any other Substance to fix on Shop
Doors, Pilasters, Pannels or any conveniente Place, outside or inside any Building,
Railway Carriage or Public Conveyance for the purpose of Striking Matches &
Advertising Trades Professions & Specialitys. They may be in any form or Size,
Square, Oblong, Circular &c. the most useful form being Oblong for the Protection
of Painted & Decorated Work on Shop Pilasters and other Places from being defaced
by Match Strikers which is so very Common a Practice.
We Claim to be the Inventors of the Idea of the request to Please Strike Your Matches
here (or any similar request) & the providing of a Rough Surface in the Glass,
Metal, Wood or other substance to Strike them on in conjunction with the Advertise-
ment Space.
J. H. KNIGHT.
ALBERT T. HOLLELY.

page_text: We JOHN HILL KNIGHT of 143 Devonshire Street Sheffield in the County of
York sign and glass writer and ALBERT THOMAS HOLLELY of 20 New Church Street
Sheffield in the County of York Ivory turner do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention for a "MATCH STRIKING AND ADVERTISING TABLET" 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 improvements in advertising tablets and consists of a
framo made of wood or other suitable material having a glass or metal face placed
in, or without the frame one portion of which is roughed by means of ribling, grinding
or any other convenient method for the purpose of striking matches thereon.
Written or painted on the glass or metal or in the case of glass printed on paper
and placed thereunder are required advertisements or any other printed matter.
These tablets may be made to any convenient size and form and affixed to doors
tables pillars or in any other prominent and noticeable places.
The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.
Fig. 1, is a front view in elevation of one pattern shewing frame A, glass B, with
advirtisement either painted on it or placed underneath shewing the roughed
portions C to strike the matches on also two small rings D to secure the tablet in
position on walls.
Fig. 2 is a plan shewing a smaller pattern for fixing to tables inside Railway
Carriages Cabs etc.
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,
An improved advertising tablet and match striker combined made to any
size and shape which may be easily attached to doors tables the inside of Railway
Carriages and in other prominent places, one part whereof is roughed for the purpose
of. striking matches thereon-as hereinbefore specified described and as illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of Sentember 1888