A Match Box or Stand for Exhibiting Advertisements, Photographs, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Match Box or Stand for Exhibiting Advertisements, Photographs,
or the like.
JOHN FREDERICK CHARLES HARRISON 83 New Oxford Street, London,
W.C. Designer and Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates more particularly to the construction of match boxes or
stands, intended also to be used for exhibiting advertisements, tablets, photographs,
or the like matter, the arrangement being such that the movement of the
suspended pendulum lid, will allow matches to be extracted from the match.
receptacle.
The nature of the invention is hereinafter described with reference to a match
box employed as an advertising medium from which the application of the invention
for other uses is obvious.
An oblong match receptacle fixed to, and in the centre of, a small tray, with
two upright standards, one at each end of the receptacle, being fixed to the tray
and receptacle at the bottom, and held together by a flat cross-bar at the top, onto,
and above which is fixed a gong, or call bell. Closely underneath this cross bar is
a round rod running between the two standards, on which is suspended a hollow,
wedge shaped banner, or pendulum extending down almost to the top of the match
receptacle, thereby forming a cover for the receptacle. With this construction
each time the pendulum is moved a match, or matches, may be extracted from the
receptacle at will. On each front of the wedge shaped banner or pendulum
advertisements or tablets may be exhibited. Cigar cutters, are formed on each
standard by attaching a knife blade near a small opening half way up each side of
the suspended pendulum, a round hole in each of the standards acting as a guide to
admit the cigar, by a slight pressure of the pendulum the point of the cigar is cut
off and falls into the hollow chamber of the pendulum, which may be emptied
at will.
3rd April 1895.
JOHN FREDERICK CHARLES HARRISON.
AADIL LEID
DIEVITIATION.
A Match Box or Stand for Exhibiting Advertisements, Photographs,
or the like.
I, JOHN FREDERICK CHARLES HARRISON of, 83 New Oxford Street London,
W.C. Designer and Draughtsman 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 more particularly to the construction of match recepticles
or stands intended also to be used for exhibiting advertisements, tablets, photo-
graphs or the like matter, the arrangement being such that the movement of the
suspended pendulum or banner lid will allow matches to be extracted from the
match recepticle.

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Fig. 3 is a section.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation.
The nature of this invention is hereinafter described with reference to a match
recepticle or box employed as an advertising medium from which the application
of the invention for other uses will be obvious.
An oblong match recepticle A is fixed to and in the centre of a tray C with two
upright standards B. B. one at each end of the recepticle, being fixed to the tray
and recepticle at the bottom and held together by a flat cross-bar K.at the top,
onto and above which is fixed a gong or call bell K' closely underneath this cross
bar is a round rod F running between the two standards B. B. on which is
suspended a hollow wedge shaped banner or pendulum E extending down almost
to the top of the match receptiele A thereby forming a cover for the recepticle.
With this construction each time the pendulum E is moved a match or matches
may be extracted from the recepticle at will. On each front of the wedge shaped
banner or pendulum, advertisements, or tablets, D. D. may be exhibited. Cigar
cutters are formed on each standard by the attachment of triangular knife
blades H. H. near a small opening G on each side of the suspended pendulum, a
round hole G on each of the standards acting as a guide to admit the cigar, by a
slight pressure of the pendulum the point of the cigar is cut off and falls into the
bollow chamber of the pendulum E which may be emptied at will through the
sliding slot E' at the bottom.
L. L. are match striking plates.
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 :-
1. A combination with a recepticle for matches or other articles of a banging
pendulum or banner for the display of advertisements photographs or the like.
2. In apparatus of the class described the combination with a match or like
recepticle and advertising or photograph exhibiting banner pendulum, of a cigar
cutter substantially as set forth.
3. The general arrangement and construction of parts forming the improved
combined recepticle for matches or other articles and for exhibiting advertisements,
photographs or the like, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1896.
JOHN FREDERICK CHARLES HARRISON,
83 New Oxford Street, London, W.C.