Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 17th Aug., 1888
I, THOMAS JOHNSON, of No. 27 West parade, Huddersfield pianoforte Dealer and
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a new form of
machine or apparatus for exhibiting advertisements, pictures, and the like.
In carrying out my invention I employ one or more wheels fixed in suitable frame-
work driven by manual or horse power, I also employ a number of boards, plates or
blocks of any suitable shape placed vertically upon suitable axles or shafts and
supported at top and bottom by convenient brackets, or other supports. I also employ
a suitable arrangement of bevil or other toothed wheels receiving their motion from
the wheels which revolve upon the ground as the machine travels, and upon the upper
or lower end of the axles of the vertical boards I place toothed wheels or pulleys,
around all of which is a chain or strap, the arrangement being such that as the main
driving wheels revolve the vertical boards, plates or blocks are caused to rotate or
revolve upon their axis, so that if bills or other printed or painted matter be placed
upon both, or all sides of the boards plates or blocks such printed or painted matter
would be exhibited as the machine passed through the streets, whilst the stationary
part of the machine may also have advertisements placed upon it.
By means of this form of apparatus, many advertisements may be freely and
continuously exhibited as the apparatus is passing up and down the streets for public
exhibition.
The boards, plates or blocks may be constructed hollow, with a light, so that they
may be illuminated, whereby the advertisements can be seen and read in the dusk.
Dated this 14th day of October 1887.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: A New or Improved Advertising Machine.
I, THOMAS JOHNSON, of No. 27, West Parade, Huddersfield, pianoforte Dealer and
Merchant, 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 :-
This invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a new form of
machine or apparatus for exhibiting advertisements, pictures, and the like.
In carrying out my invention I employ one or more wheels fixed in suitable frame-
work drawn by manual or horse power. I also employ a number of boards, plates, or
blocks of any suitable shape, placed vertically upon suitable axles or pivots, and
I also employ
supported at top and bottom by convenient brackets or other means.
a suitable arrangement of bevel or other toothed wheels, receiving their motion from
the wheels which revolve upon the ground as the machine travels; and upon the
upper or lower end of the axles of the vertical boards I place toothed wheels or
pulleys, around all of which is a chain or strap, the arrangement being such that as
the main driving wheels revolve the vertical boards, plates, or blocks are caused to
rotate or revolve upon their axis.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, I will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of Drawings wherein Fig. 1 is elevation and Fig. 2 plan view of an
advertising machine constructed according to my invention. The machine is com-
posed of top and bottom parts A and B, connected together by upright pillars or
rods C. The lower part of the machine carries a shaft or axle D, on each end of
which are wheels or pulleys E. On one end of the said shaft D is a bevel wheel a,
gearing with another bevel wheel 6 fixed on the bottom of an upright shaft c, on the
upper end of which shaft is a toothed wheel d.. F represents boards, plates, or blocks,
provided on their lower ends with pivots e, whilst the upper ends are also provided
with pivots on which are fixed toothed wheels g.-h represents a chain, strap, or
cord, passing around the driven toothed wheel d, and also around each toothed wheel
on the top of each revolving plate or board F. If, therefore, the machine is pushed
along the ground, the rotary motion of pulleys E will impart rotary motion to the
bevel wheels and upright shaft and consequently to the chain h, causing all the
vertical boards, plates, or blocks to rotate or revolve upon their own axis, so
that if bills or other printed or painted matter be placed upon both or all sides of the
boards, plates, or blocks, such painted or printed matter will be exhibited as the
machine passes through the streets, whilst the stationary parts A and B of the machine
may also have advertisements placed upon them.
By means of this form of apparatus many advertisements may be freely and
continuously exhibited as the apparatus is passing up and down the streets for public
exhibition.

page_text: The boards, plates, or blocks, may be constructed hollow and made of glass or
other transparent material, so that if a light is placed within such blocks, the adver-
tisements may be exhibited and read at night.
The machine is provided with suitable form of arms or shafts G, so that it may be
drawn or pushed along the road either by animal or manual labour.
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 :-
Firstly. In an advertising machine having a series of boards, plates, or blocks,
capable of revolving upon vertical pivots, through the intervention of gearing as the
said machine moves upon the ground, in manner substantially as described.
Secondly. An advertising machine having hollow boards, plates, or blocks provided
with lights and made of transparent material for exhibiting advertisements during
the night.