Improved Means for Transmitting Orders to Tradesmen.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
I JOHN HENDRY of 13 Heathfield Park, Willesden Green, Middlesex, N.W. Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An Indicator according to this invention is intended for display in or near Trades-
men's entrances of houses, for the purpose of preventing the necessity of certain
5 tradesmen ringing servants to the door to ascertain if there are any orders, and which
will also be the means of expediting the round of tradesmen.
The Indicator is constructed as follows:-
Upon a suitable tablet are arranged a number of divisions for a slide to be inserted,
opposite each division is the name of a tradesman, upon the slide is put the word
"Call," consequently only those tradesmen will be required to call opposite whose
name is the word "Call." To prevent the Indicator being tampered with the entrance
for the slide is closed by a locked guard.
Improved Means for Transmitting Orders to Tradesmen.
I JOHN HENDRY, of 13 Heathfield Park, Willesden Green, Middlesex, N.W. Engineer,
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 refers to an indicator, tablet or notice board for display in or near
trademen's entrances of houses, or other places, the object of the invention as hereafter
described, being for example to prevent the necessity of certain tradesmen bringing
servants to the door to ascertain if there are any orders, while at the same time
expediting the "rounds" of such tradesmen.
To this end I provide a tablet whereon is indicated the names or callings of certain
tradesmen, and against each such name or the like I provide a slide, by which, when
in one position, a notice such as "call " is exhibited, but such notice is concealed when
the slide is in another position. A convenient construction of the invention will now
be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, on which Figure 1 shows
the indicator or tablet in front elevation, Figure 2 a horizontal section on the
line X Y, Fig. 1; and Figure 3 shews a back view of such a tablet.
According to my said invention I provide a tablet A, having a number of apertures,
each aperture having for example as shewn at Fig. 1, a tradesmens calling printed
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page_text: adjacent thereto, such a tablet A, is provided with a back piece A¹, Figures 2 and 3,
and a word such as "call" is printed thereon in several places, so that a repetition of
such word appears through each aperture of the front tablet A. Between the front
and back parts A. A¹, I locate slides or shutters B, one for each aperture and such
slides B, have projecting lugs B', by which they may be separately slidden in or out
to cover or uncover the word such as "call" aforesaid.
Thus as shewn at Fig. 1, it is obvious that the milkman and greengrocer are not
required to call while the other tradesmen named are required to do so.
The back of the tablet on the face A¹, Fig. 3, may be formed of a material suitable to
be written upon and the callings of corresponding tradesmen may be printed thereon,
so that instructions or orders may be noted down for the inspection of such
tradesmen.
In some cases the word such as "call" can be printed upon the slides B, instead of
upon the back of the tablet as shewn. If desired the tablet may be secured within
a locked case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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1. In means or apparatus for transmitting orders to trademen and others, the
tablet, having apertures through which an instructing word is exposed to view; a name
or calling of a tradesman or person printed or delineated opposite to each aperture, in
combination with a slide for each aperture by which the said aperture may be closed
when desired, substantially as described.
2. The means or apparatus for transmitting orders to trademen and others all
arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 11th day of October 1897.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Bi
TRADESMAN'S INDICATOR
B'.
CALL BAKER
CALL BUTCHER
NST MILKMAN
CALL GROCER
B₁
GREEN-GROCER
CALL FISH-MONCER
A.