Improvements in Glass and other Dishes for Displaying Confectionery and similar Articles in Shop Windows.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1892-Accepted, 9th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Glass and other Dishes for Displaying Confectionery
and similar Articles in Shop Windows.
I LEWIS HENRY WATERMAN, of 28, Fairfield Road, Bristol, Manufacturers'
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of dishes, of glass, earthenware, or
other material, for confectioners' use (principally), by means of which the dishes
may be placed on rods or brackets in the window and sloped towards the front at
any angle, so that any goods placed in the dishes may be displayed in an attractive
manner.
When ordinary dishes are used in window dressing, they can only be put at the
bottom of the window or on flat shelves, so that the window presents a dull and
heavy appearance, but dishes made according to my invention can be placed on
rods or brackets and sloped, so as to catch the attention of outside spectators, thus
exposing the whole contents of the dishes, and affording much greater facilities for
ornamental and effective window dressing.
In carrying my invention into effect, the dishes are either made of the same
shape as is now in general use, or with one end deeper than the other; so that the
deep end may be placed nearest the window, giving it a massive appearance; on
the bottom of the dish, at one or both ends, I place a strip of the same material
having a lip or catch, if the dish is deeper at one end than the other, the lip is
turned towards the deep end the strips may be either made at the same time as
the dishes, or may be welded or otherwise fastened thereto in any convenient
manner: or instead of strips extending the whole width of the dishes, feet or claws
may be attached at or near the ends in such a way that they will surround the
rods and serve to hold the dishes in their required position.
The dishes so constructed are placed on ordinary rods or brackets as used in
window dressing, the usual adjusting appliances allowing the rods or brackets to be
placed and fixed at any convenient angle, so that the dishes with their contents
may be put in the desired position, the whole being exposed to view, and the strips
or claws at the bottom of the dishes keeping them in their place on the rods.
Dated this 24th day of August 1901
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Glass and other Dishes for Displaying Confectionery
and similar Articles in Shop Windows.
I, LEWIS WATERMAN, of 28, Fairfield Road, Bristol, Manufacturer, being
the legal representative of Lewis Henry Waterman, deceased, 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 the manufacture of dishes, of glass, earthenware, or
other suitable material, having an attachment or appliance for supporting the
dishes on rods or brackets which are set in planes sloping towards the window, so
that confectionery and similar light goods may be placed in the dishes, and
exhibited in an attractive manner to persons looking at them from the outside of
the window.
When ordinary dishes are used in window dressing, they can only be placed at
the bottom of the window or on flat shelves or supports, the general result in the

page_text: latter case being that the only objects visible are the front edges of the dishes and
any contents that may project above the sides; the object of this object of this
invention is to provide means whereby the dishes may be laid on two or more rods
having different elevations, so that the hollow part of the dishes or any goods
placed in them may be held at any required angle with the window, showing the
whole contents of the dishes, and making a far more effective display than is
possible with dishes now in general use.
This invention consists in making or fitting the dishes with hooks, fingers, cleats,
or similar contrivances for holding them in a sloping direction, and these.con-
trivances may be either made separately and attached to the dishes, or may form
integral parts thereof, and may be placed at one or both ends of the dishes, but
one end will in practice be sufficient, as there will be a difficulty in adjusting the
rods to fit the catches at both ends the rods for supporting the dishes are of the
ordinary kind used for shop windows, those made for the hosiery and boot trades
being best adapted for the purpose, consisting essentially of standards fitting in
screw sockets, with adjustable notched brackets, which may be set at any height
from the floor and at any angle with the window, so that rods placed on them will
be easily adjusted to give the dishes the right inclination towards the window.
This invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying
sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a dish, which is conveniently made deeper at one end
than the other, and showing at a the parts which grip one of the rods, and as
before mentioned, may be either a finger or fingers, or a cleat the width of the
bottom of the dish with a projecting catch, both of which form integral parts of
the dish, or may be a hook or hooks welded to the dish or fastened thereto by any
mechanical means;
Fig. 2 is a (part) plan of the bottom of a dish, with a couple of fingers or
clutches made on the dish and depending therefrom, and
Fig. 3 is a similar plan of dish, with a cleat and clip across the bottom;
Fig. is an elevation, and Fig. 5 a plan of bottom of a dish, having a series of
transverse grooves to fit over and grip the rod, the additional grooves being made
to enable dishes of various sizes to be placed on the same rods, and present a
uniform front appearance; the parts of the dish which grip the rod are marked a
in all the figures, whether grooves or hooks made on or in the dishes, or attach-
ments fastened thereto.
The dishes being made with hooking appliances as described, and the window
fitted with the usual standards, rods, and brackets, the goods to be exhibited are
placed in the dishes, and the dishes put on the rods, with the hooking appliances
at the back and gripping one of the rods, and the dishes with their contents inclined
towards the window by adjusting the brackets as may be required, which will
permit several rows of dishes containing goods to be placed one above the other,
and thus form an effective display, especially if the dishes are made in ornamental
designs, and the front end deeper, as shown in Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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The construction of glass and other dishes, with projections, hooks or other
means for supporting them on rods or shelves at an inclination, for the more
effective display of their contents in shop windows and similar places, substantially
as and for the purposes herein described and set forth in the accompanying
drawings.
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Agent for the Applicant.