Improved Means for Advertising.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1895-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1895
INUVIDIONAL DIUIFICATION.
Improved Means for Advertising.
I, THOMAS MCGRAH of 54 Thirlwell Road Heeley Sheffield in the County of
York Advertising Contractor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention consists in making a clock or barometer dial in segmental parts or
otherwise dividing the same into divisions composed preferably of glass and
arranging the same so as to make it into a general advertising medium combining
therewith an electric bell arranged in such a way as to ring at certain intervals by
the movement of the clock the dial may also be arranged to revolve in conjunction
with the large hand an outer stationary disc or ring bearing the numerals or
divisions of the hour.
Dated this 3rd day of September 1894.
I, THOMAS MCGRAH of 54 Thirlwell Road Heeley Sheffield in the County of
York Advertising Contractor 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 :-
My invention consists in making a clock or barometer dial in segmental parts or
otherwise dividing or spacing out the same into divisions and so arranging the
same as to make into a general advertising medium and combining therewith an
electric bell arranged in such a way as to ring at certain intervals by the movement
of the clock the dial of which may also be arranged to revolve in conjunction with
the large hand in connection with a stationary disc or rim bearing the numerals or
divisions of the hour the said dials may be made from any suitable metal but
I prefer glass except where the clock dial is intended to revolve in such cases
I prefer to make them of aluminium on account of its extreme lightness. Referring
to the drawings herewith Figure 1. shows a clock dial spaced out and bearing
advertisements which is inserted in a square advertising case or frame containing
other advertisements when the clock dial is intended to revolve I secure the same
on to the bush which carries the large hand and in conjunction therewith they both
revolve together the outer rim bearing the numerals or divisions of the hour
remaining stationary Figure 2 shows an arrangement by which the electric bell is
caused to ring every hour the figure represents the front part of a clock with the
dial removed A is a small eccentric disc secured on the bush of the cog wheel
which carries the large hand B is the eccentric part or projection which is fixed in
such a position so that upon the large hand reaching the hour the projection
presses against the end of lever C causing the opposite end of lever D to press
against the spring or connection E thus forming a circuit with the two wires F F
and thus produce the action of the bell by adding additional projections on the
disc A the bell may be caused to ring the same number of times during the hour as
D

page_text: there are projections where I employ a barometer dial for the purpose herein
stated I connect the movements of a clock to produce the action of the electric bell
the arrangement and connections being precisely the same as herein previously
described in connection with the clock the dial not being arranged or intended to
revolve.
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
A clock or barometer dial as hereinbefore set forth and described to be used as a
general advertising medium the arrangement or connection therewith of an electric
bell as hereinbefore set forth and described and the construction of the clock dial
to revolve as hereinbefore set forth and described.
Dated this 31st day of May 1895.
THOMAS MCGRAH.