Improved Means of Displaying Advertisements.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Displaying Advertisements.
JOHN EDWIN LINNETT, 27, Smithford Street, Coventry, Warwicks, Draper, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a novel means of displaying advertisements and consists
of a strip of paper perforated in a line down its entire length so that it may be
easily and correctly divided into two equal parts.
The two ends of the strip are made adhesive on the same side or face of the
paper, thus when joined forming an endless band having a half turn or twist in
it which when divided along the line of perforations produces an endless band
double the size of the one first formed and any matter printed previously on both
sides of the smaller is produced on one side of the larger band.
The paper slip may be also used for advertisement ready joined into the band
and folded flat for convenience in handling
Tatod this 20th dow of Tum
1907
JOHN EDWIN LINNETT,
27, Smithford Street, Coventry.
Improved Means of Displaying Advertisements.
I, JOHN EDWIN LINNETT, of 27, Smithford Street, Coventry, in the County of
Warwick, Draper, 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 relates to a means of displaying advertisements.
The apparatus consists of a strip of paper or other like material, perforated in a line
down preferably the centre of its entire length so that it may be easily and correctly
divided into two equal parts. The strip has a half turn on it, and the two ends
of this strip are made adhesive on the same side or face of the paper, and caused to
adhere, thus when joined they form an endless band having a half turn or twist in
it. When this band is divided along the centre line of perforations, an endless
band of twice the length of the first one is formed, and matter may be so printed
on both sides the smaller band, that when the band is divided, this matter shall
be produced on one side the larger band.
In the drawing,
Figure 1 shows a strip of paper so folded
strip shall have half a turn or twist in it.
that when the two ends are joined, the
The fold in this particular instance is

page_text: at each end, so that when the ends of the strip are made to adhere, the half turn
or twist in the strip will be at the joint;
Figure 2 shows the paper strip ready joined at ends into a band and folded flat
for convenience in handling.
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The latter figure only shows the advertisements printed on the strip. They may
be displayed in tiers separated by the perforated line A. Thus when the band is
separated by the perforated line, these advertisements appear in single tier on the
larger band. The advertisements may be both on the inside and outside of the
band.
The invention may be used as an advertising toy, or purely as a means of display-
ing advertisements.
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:
As a new toy, or means for displaying advertisements, à band formed of a long
strip perforated longitudinally, having pictures or advertisements or ornamentation
on each side of the perforations, and having a single half turn, the two ends being
joined with the same sides of the paper adherent, whereby when the band is torn
in two along the perforations, it shall form a band of double its length and half
its breadth,
Dotad this 24th day of March 1808
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.