An Improved Show Case for Displaying Small Boxes Containing Cosmetics and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Show Case for Displaying Small Boxes Containing
Cosmetics and the like.
We, HARRY BINFIELD PARISH, and THE ZOMÉLA COMPANY of the
Villa Cross Pharmacy, Villa Cross, Handsworth, in the County of Stafford,
Manufacturing Chemists, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved show case and has for its object to provide
a simple and effective means of displaying in a shop or shop window, small boxes
containing cosmetics and the like.
Our invention consists essentially of a suitably shaped frame and preferably
rectangular, the upper surface being bevelled and covered with plush or ornamental
fabric.
We make the said frame of wood, cardboard, or other suitable material and fit
therein a glass tablet. We likewise make a body of wood or cardboard consisting
of two flat surfaces the same shape as the frame connected together in the form of
a flat box. The upper surface we furnish with a series of circular holes to fit the
boxes containing cosmetics or the like. The said case is also covered with plush
or ornamental fabric to match the frame to which it is connected by means of
hinges, the two being capable of opening and closing together. When the holes
in the said case are supplied with boxes of cosmetics the case produces an attractive
and ornamental effect, the boxes may be readily removed therefrom or replaced
therein.
Dated this 8th day of November 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Show Case for Displaying Small Boxes Containing
Cosmetics and the like.
We, HARRY BINFIELD PARISH and THE ZOMÉLA COMPANY of the
Villa Cross Pharmacy, Villa Cross Handsworth in the County of Stafford,
Manufacturing Chemists 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 relates to an improved show case and has for its object to provide
a simple and effective means of displaying in a shop or shop window small boxes
containing cosmetics and the like.
Our invention consists essentially of a suitably shaped frame and preferably
rectangular, the upper surface being bevelled and covered with plush or ornamental
fabric.
We make the said frame of wood, cardboard, or other suitable material and fit
therein a glass tablet. We likewise make a body of wood or cardboard consisting

page_text: of two flat surfaces the same shape as the frame connected together in the form of
a flat box. The upper surface we furnish with a series of holes to fit the box
containing cosmetics or the like. The said case is also covered with plush or
ornamental fabric to match the frame to which it is connected by means of hinges,
the two being capable of opening and closing together.
When the holes in the said case are supplied with boxes of cosmetics, the case
produces an attractive and ornamental effect, the boxes may be readily removed
therefrom or replaced therein. The said show case may be made oval, circular, or
any other similar shape.
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We will describe our invention by reference to the accompanying drawings the
same letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout.
Figure 1 represents in front elevation a show case constructed in accordance
with our invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same show case in a standing position.
Figure 3 is also a side elevation of the same case with the back partly open.
Figure 4 is a cross section on line a. b. of Figure 1.
A is a rectangular frame made of wood or card board covered with plush or
other ornamental material. I B is a glass tablet to fit the frame A.
D is the body of the box consisting of the upper surface E provided with
holes F F. or H. H. for holding boxes of cosmetics or the like. The upper surface
of the said body is covered with plush or ornamental material J.
The spaces K and K¹ may be used for displaying advertisements. The body D
is attached to the frame A by a hinge joint M Figure 3 by which the same may
be opened or closed for removing or replacing the boxes of cosmetics.
Figure 2 illustrates the manner in which the said show case may be fixed in a
shop window or like by means of the stand P and the hinge joint R for displaying
boxes containing cosmetics and the like. We may in some cases dispense with the
holes F. F. and H H and make the upper surface E of the body flat and attach
tubes, phials or packets containing cosinetics by means of sewing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. An improved show case for displaying small boxes containing cosmetics and
the like substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
2. An improved show case having the hinged body D provided with small holes
or recesses for holding boxes of cosmetics substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of August 1896.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.