Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
We, HENRY BATTAMS, of 4 Brabant Court, in the City of London, Accountant,
and THEODORE SICHEL, of 28 Hop Exchange, Southwark Street Borough, in
the County of Surrey Manufacturers Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is to enable advertisements to be displayed on
footpaths sidewalks walls and the like without permanently disfiguring the same.
Now according to this invention we provide a pad or stamp of hair felt sponge
or other suitable material having the design or letters forming the advertisement to
be displayed sunk therein. We provide also a reservoir to contain water or other
suitable liquid communicating by means of pipes or other suitable conduits or
capillary material with the said pad.
The pad being thus kept constantly wet it will be easily understood that by
pressing the pad on a wall sidewalk pavement or footpath the design or letters
forming the advertisement will appear on the surface of the wall sidewalk or
pavement dry on a wet back ground. The liquid used being absolutely colorless as
for instance water which when it has evaporated does not disfigure the walls or
other surfaces.
Instead of sinking the letters or design into the pad the same may be made of
waterproof material inserted therein or the letters or design may be made in
capillary or porous material and the pad itself be waterproof, in this latter case the
advertisement only would appear wet.
Pads or stamps for displaying advertisements on sidewalks footpaths and other
similar surfaces constructed as above may be conveniently attached to the soles of
boots and shoes or to gloves or the pad or stamp may be attached to a convenient
handle containing a supply of liquid and used as a walking stick.
Although we have described our invention as being used with colorless liquids
which are preferable as Local Authorities Corporations and others object to
permanent impressions being left on pavements footpaths and the like yet we do
not limit ourselves to any particular liquid colorless or otherwise or to the
particular construction of pad for use therewith herein before described as it may
be necessary to vary the details somewhat to suit the different liquids employed.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1893.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
We, HENRY BATTAMS, of 4 Brabant Court, in the City of London, Accountant,
and THEODORE SICHEL, of 28 Hop Exchange, Borough, Manufacturers Agent,
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:-
The object of this invention is to enable advertisements to be displayed on
footpaths sidewalks walls and the like without permanently disfiguring the same.
Now according to this invention we provide a pad or stamp of hair felt sponge
or other suitable material having the design or letters forming the advertisement

page_text: to be displayed sunk therein. We provide also a reservoir to contain water or
other suitable liquid communicating by means of pipes or other suitable conduits or
capillary material with the said pad.
The pad being thus kept constantly wet it will be easily understood that by
pressing the pad on a wall sidewalk pavement or footpath the design or letters
forming the advertisement will appear on the surface of the wall sidewalk or pavement
dry on a wet background.
The liquid used being absolutely colorless as for instance water when it has
evaporated no disfigurement of the walls or other surfaces will be left.
Instead of sinking the letters or design into the pad the same may be made of
waterpoof material inserted therein or the letters or design may be made in
capillary or porous material and the pad itself be waterproof in this latter case the
advertisement only would appear wet.
Pads or stamps for displaying advertisements on sidewalks footpaths and other
Similar surfaces constructed, as above may be conveniently attached to boots and
shoes or gloves or the pad or stamp may be attached to a convenient handle
containing a supply of liquid and used as a walking stick.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which :-
Figure 1 represents side elevation of a boot fitted with a pad for displaying
advertisements constructed according to this invention.
Figure 2 is section of same.
Figure 3 is view of underside of the sole of the boot.
Figure 4 is view of underside of pad.
Figure 5 is plan of the boot.
Figure 6 is section of a pad for displaying advertisements adapted to be fitted to
a handle or a walking stick.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a boot or shoe having a waterproof sole b of indiarubber or other water-
proof material to which is attached by stitching or otherwise a pad c of hair
felt sponge or other suitable material. d is a reservoir attached to the boot a to
contain water or other suitable liquid preferably colorless to keep the pad c
constantly wet the supply of the liquid to the pad being regulated by the cock e
or by other suitable means.
To enable the pad to be saturated equally all over channels ff are formed in the
waterproof sole 6 these channels communicate with the reservoir d by means of
the bent pipe g. The letters or design forming the advertisement to be displayed
are preferably sunk in the pad c as shewn in the section Figure 2 or they inay be
formed of waterproof material / Figure 6.
In order to prevent the pad c from choking the channels fit may be necessary to
insert a piece of perforated metal or other suitable material between the sole band
the pad c. In Figure 6 is shewn a pad c for displaying advertisements attached
to a reservoir of metal or other suitable material having channels ff in the
bottom thereof which channels communicate with the reservoir d by means of
holes k k formed at intervals is a socket into which a handle or walking stick may
be secured m is the filling orifice closed by a cap n.
It will be seen that by means of this invention advertisements and the like may
be displayed on walls sidewalks footpaths and other places without permanent
disfigurement the device appearing dry on a wet background or the advertisement
only may be wet.
In the latter case the pad c may be made of waterproof material and the letters
or device of felt or other suitable material suitable channels or other means being
provided to enable the said letters or other device to be constantly saturated with
the liquid from the reservoir.
Although we have described our invention as being used with colorless liquids
which are preferable as Local Authorities Corporations and others object to

page_text: permanent impressions being left on pavements footpaths and the like yet we do not
limit ourselves to any particular liquid colorless or otherwise or to the particular
construction of pad for use therewith herein before described as it may be necessary
to vary the details somewhat to suit the different liquids employed.
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 :-
I. In a means for displaying advertisements the use of a pad of sponge hair felt
or other suitable material having an impression sunk therein or formed of water-
proof material in combination with a reservoir to contain water or other liquid
substantially as herein before described and for the purpose stated.
II. In a means for displaying advertisements the combination of a pad of sponge
or other suitable material having the advertisement to be displayed sunk or
otherwise formed therein with a reservoir to contain water or other liquid and a
distributing and regulating device for the said liquid all substantially as hereinbefore
specified and for the purpose stated.
III. In a means for displaying advertisements the combination of a pad of
waterproof material having the advertisement formed therein of felt hair sponge or
other suitable material with a reservoir for containing a suitable liquid and a
means of distributing and regulating the supply of the said liquid to the device or
letters forming the advertisement substantially as hereinbefore described.
IV. In a means for displaying advertisements the use of a pad of sponge hair
felt or other suitable material attached to the underside of a boot or shoe having a
reservoir of liquid attached to the said pad or to the boot or shoe and a device for
keeping the pad saturated with the liquid all substantially as hereinbefore described
and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
V. The improved method of and means for displaying advertisements substantially
as described and shewn.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.