IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING NAMES OF FIRMS, NUMBERS OF HOUSES, AND OTHER LIKE INFORMATION UPON POSTS IN STREETS OR ROADWAYS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Frederick Poarse and Ashton Lever, both of 73,
Fleet Street, in the City of London, Advertizing Agents, for the Invention
of "IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING NAMES OF FIRMS,
NUMBERS OF HOUSES, AND OTHER LIKE INFORMATION UPON POSTS IN STREETS
OR ROADWAYS"
Scaled the 1st December 1876, and dated the 7th June 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Frederick Pearse
and Ashton Lever at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th
June 1870.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PEARSE and ASHTON LEVER, both of 73, Fleet Street, in the
City of London, Advertizing Agents. "IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR
INDICATING NAMES OF FIRMS, NUMBERS OF HOUSES, AND OTHER LIKE INFORMATION
UPON POSTS IN STREETS OR ROADWAYS."
This Invention relates to improved means and apparatus for indicating names of
firms, numbers of houses, and other like information upon posts in streets or road-
ways, and consists in so constructing a frame in skeleton or other form, and of
hexagonal or other shape, that printed or painted slips can be inserted and secured
in position vertically.
The frame is carried at top and botton by other frames, which permit in most
cases the first frame to be rotated to the right or to the left, and be retained tem-
porarily in the position to which it is turned.
The two frames may be in segments to enable them to be fitted to existing lamp
posts or corner posts in public thoroughfures, or upon special posts, as found
desirable.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said William Frederick Pearse and Ashton Lever in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 7th December 1876.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PEARSE and ASHTON LEVER, both of 73, Fleet Street, in the
City of London, Advertizing Agents. "IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR
INDICATING NAMES OF FIRMS, NUMBERS OF HOUSES, AND OTHER LIKE INFORMATION
UPON POSTS IN STREETS OR ROADWAYS."
This Invention relates to improved means and apparatus for indicating names of
firms, numbers of houses, and other like information upon posts in streets or road-
ways, and consists in so constructing a frame in skeleton or other form, and of
hexagonal or other shape, that printed or painted slips can be inserted and secured
in position vertically.
The frame is carried at top and bottom by other frames, which permit in most
cases the first frame to be rotated to the right or to the left, and be retained tem-
porarily in the position to which it is turned.
The two frames may be in segments to enable them to be fitted to existing lamp
posts or corner posts in public thoroughfares, or upon special posts, as found
desirable.
Our Invention, as described above, is fully represented in the annexed Drawings,
in which Figure 1 is an elevation of an ordinary lamp post, and Figure 2 an eleva-
tion of a corner or intermediate post upon which the top and bottom bands or
segments of bands or frames a, b, are secured in any well known or convenient
11anner. The under side of the upper band and the upper side or face of the lower
band have a circular groove formed in them for the reception of correspondingly
shaped portions of a skeleton frame A, which is also in segnents (preferably two)
for the purpose of being easily fitted.
The part between the circular ends is of hexagonal form, as seen in cross section
in Figure 3, or square, as in Figure 4, or it may be in any other convenient shape
in cross section, so that a series of flat faces can be exposed, as is represented in
Figures 5 and 6, to permit the insertion of printed or painted slips on which the
names of shopkeepers and other business men can be shown, as in Figure 6, and
also their trades or profession in addition to the number of the houses and the
respective side, say, of the street or road in which the houses may be situated.
The names or trades may be arranged alphabetically or in other order upon the
slips, which can be inserted vertically to enable them to be withdrawn and others
placed in when desired, one of the slips being preferably reserved for general infor-
mation, as is represented on the slip in Figure 6.
It will be seen by Figures 1 and 2 that the slips are arranged at a convenient
height from the ground to enable pedestrians to read the names and addresses with
facility; and in the case of a lamp post, the light from above will enable the slips
to be examined and read at night.
In some neighbourhoods where the houses are at a distance apart the whole of
the names of the residents between any two lamps can be affixed to one of them,
and also the name of the villa or lodge with the general information slip upon cach;
and in busy business thoroughfares each lamp post may be provided with one of our
apparatus which may have the names of the occupiers that are nearest to it, each
apparatus or frame which carries the slips being capable of rotation, as before
explained.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, we declare that we claim,—
Firstly. The foregoing explained method of indicating names of firms or persons,
also the numbers of the houses, and other like information upon lamp or other posts
in streets or roadways.
Secondly. We claim fitting an apparatus which is capable of rotation upon a lamp
or post in a street or road, in which apparatus printed or other slips can be exposed

page_text: for the information of the public, as set forth and as shown in the annexed
Drawings.
In witness whereof, wc, the said William Frederick Pearse and Ashton Lever,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Seventh day of December, One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PEARSE. (L.S.)
ASHTON LEVER.
(L.S.)

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