Year: 1887

page_text: I, ALEXANDER CRAIGHEAD THOMSON of 113 Union Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
My Invention has reference to improvements in the construction and mounting of
that class of business tablet diaries or jotting papers in which cach page contains
spaces for the remarks on the days of each week, and in which the loose pages are
generally torn away at the end of the week and thrown aside, and the page for the
days of the succeeding week are brought to view. The object of my invention is
to preserve all the pages of the diary or jotting papers without detaching them
from the tablet or each other, and give the advantage to past as well as present
jottings on these, whilst still presenting a front page for each succeeding week or
period of time.
The nature and novelty of my improvements consist all as follows:-Under one
arrangement suitable for a weekly tablet or diary, the pages for each week of the year
are mounted in front of a card, preferably having the months of the year printed down
its sides, and the name and other particulars on the top of the card. A slit would be
formed through the card near the top, the full breadth of the daily paged tablet or
jotting diary, which would have the pages printed on one side in double length folded
and secured in the centre by an elastic or other band or wire at the slit part of the
card and the top of each page which would have the name of the month, while the
days of the week and dates would be printed at the side or sides between the lines set
apart for writing and taking notes for the day, and would have six or seven daily
spaces across each page. The card would be made fully longer than the double folded
sheets so formed, and be held in front by an elastic band across the bottom front and
back faces and passed through eyelet holes beyond the edges, so as to hold the loose
ends of the sheets tight on both sides of the card as will hereinafter be explained.
In the beginning of the year the whole diary would be secured in front of the card
as stated, but each page of the week would not be torn away as heretofore, but after
being used would at the end of the week be slipped through the slit over the top
securing cord, and doubled down with its face inwards, close on the back of the card,

page_text: and have its lower loose end secured by the double cord on the back passed through
the eyelet holes in the bottom of the card for that purpose, the same as secured in
front and all ready for reference when required, and the card of the diary would
preferably have a light sheet metal swivelling staple secured to it by an eyelet or
otherwise for hanging the diary to a wall or other convenient place near the business
desk. Or otherwise the main card might be made with an extra loose back card
hinged at top, or other equivalent, as a folding ont support to stand the card at an
angle (like an artists easle) when this is preferred to hanging it up as described.
Instead of printing these double or folding diaries on one side of the paper as
described, the paper used may be thicker and be printed on both sides in like
manner, so that when each sheet was folded over to the back its outside would form
the following week's diary, while that exposed on the former side would form the
alternate weekly diary; and in this case the card or board might be printed and have
the reference calendars on both sides; this arrangement would be more suitable for
the hanging card. Or the card and its folding stand may in some cases be made
of thin sheet metal japanned or otherwise ornamented, which would be more durable
than the card-board construction hereinbefore described.
Sheets of jotting paper could also be mounted in this double manner over the front
and back of a slit card, in accordance with this invention to give the same advantage
of instant reference to past and present jottings.
Dated this 28th day of December 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Diaries and Jotting Papers.
I, ALEXANDER CRAIGHEAD THOMSON of 113 Union Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement in writing, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of
drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
My invention has reference to improvements in the construction and mounting of
that class of business tablet diaries or jotting papers in which each page contains
spaces for the remarks on the days of each week, and in which the loose pages are
generally torn away at the end of the week and thrown aside, and the page for the
days of the succeeding week are brought to view. The object of my invention is to
preserve all the pages of the diary or jotting papers without detaching them fron the
tablet or each other, and give the advantage to past as well as present jottings on
these, whilst still presenting a front page for each succeeding week or period of time.
And in order that my said invention, and the manner of performing or carrying the
same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended an
explanatory drawing in which Figure 1. shows a complete perspective elevation of
the new or improved diary or jotting papers in its standing or upright position with
the first page A of the year outwards, all ready for use; and Figure 2 shows a
sectional edge elevation as taken near the centre of the diary and with a few of the
pages A turned over as used at A¹ on the back of the card B.
Referring to these drawings, the nature and novelty of my improvements consist all
as follows-Under one arrangement shown in the drawings suitable for a weekly
tablet or diary, the pages A for each week of the year are mounted in front of a
card B preferably having the months of the year printed down its sides at B¹ and the
title name and other particulars on the top of the card B. A slit bis formed through
the card B near the top, the full breadth of the daily paged tablet or jotting diary
which would have the pages A printed on one side in double length folded and secured
in the centre by an elastic or other band or wire a or other equivalent attachment
fastened to eyelet holes a' at each end of the slit part 6 of the card B. The top of
each weekly page A would have the name of the month printed on it, while the days
of the week and dates would be printed in a column at the left side between the lines
set apart for writing and taking notes for each day and would have six or seven daily
spaces across each page. The card B is made fully longer than the double folded
sheets A so formed and is held in front by an elastic band a² across the bottom front
and back faces and passed through eyelet holes a³ beyond the edges so as to hold
the loose ends of the sheets A tight on both sides of the card B as will hereinafter be
explained.
In the beginning of the year the whole diary of pages A is secured in front of the
card B as shown in Figure 1, but each page A of the week would not be torn away as
heretofore, but after being used would at the end of the week be slipped through the

page_text: slit over the top securing cord a and doubled down with its face inwards, as
indicated at A close on the back of the card B, and have its lower loose end secured
by the double cord a³ on the back passed through the eyelet holes a³ in the bottom of
the card B for that purpose, the same as secured in front and all ready for reference
when required. The card B of the diary would preferably have a light sheet metal
swivelling staple C secured to it by an eyelet or otherwise for hanging the diary to a
wall or other convenient place near the business desk. Or otherwise the main card
might be made with an extra loose back card B2 jointed or hinged near the top,
as a folding out support to stand the card B at an angle (like an artists easel) when
this is preferred to hanging it up as described by the eyelet staple C or the diary
may be formed with both of these supports as shown. Instead of printing these
double or folding diaries A on one side of the paper only as described, the paper
used may be thicker and be printed on both sides in like manner, so that when each
sheet A was folded over to the back, its outside would form the following weeks
diary, while that exposed on the former side would form the alternate weekly diary;
and in this case the card or board B might be printed and have the reference calendars
on both sides; this arrangement would be more suitable for the hanging card. Or
the card B and its folding stand B3 may in some cases be made of thin sheet metal
japanned or otherwise ornamented which would be more durable than the card-board
construction hereinbefore described.
Sheets of jotting paper could also be mounted in this double manner over the front
and back of a slit card, in accordance with this invention to give the same advantage
of instant reference to past and present jottings.
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 :-
First. The construction and use of diaries or jotting papers with the leaves or pages
so mounted on a card that after being used the are slipped over and retained on the
opposite or back side of the card, substantially as herein described in reference to and
shown on the accompanying drawings.
Second. The constructing of the cards or flat frames of diaries or jotting papers
with a slit at their upper end, for folding the pages over to the opposite side, and an
elastic band or other equivalent for holding or carrying them in front and either with
or without an elastic band for retaining the pages at the lower end, substantially as
herein described, in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of Santamber 1888