An Improved Decorative and Useful Novelty intended as a Calendar or for like Purpose.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improved Decorative and Useful Novelty intended as a Calendar
or for like Purpose.
I, GUSTAVE TUCK, of the Firm of Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited, of 72 and 73,
Coleman Street, in the City of London, Fine Art Publishers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention refers to an improved decorative and useful novelty intended to be
printed with a calendar or a series of texts or other matter requiring to be changed
from period to period and comprises a series of sheets of cardboard or the like the
back piece or sheet of which is larger than the others and is printed with floral or
other decorative devices and is preferably cut out into some decorative shape or figure
sometimes agreeing with the outline of the floral or other devices or
resemble the shape of some object the colour or pattern or representation of which
may or may not be printed on its surface.
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The other pieces or cards are of less size so that when placed in front of the said
back sheet they do not cover the whole of it but leave its principal decorative
features visible, and these may conveniently be inade all of one size and shape but
each one may if preferred be printed with a different design and I prefer when such
cards are cut into the form of some object to print the surfaces of them in harmony
therewith but with such variations and other devices thereon as to give a different
and pleasing effect as each is turned over, and on these cards I print the calendar, or
like matter, one month or two or three or other groups of monthly tablets (or other
matter) on each card and on the back sheet in the part covered by the cards I prefer
to, or may print, in addition to the decorative portion which remains permanently
visible round the smaller cards a compact calendar for the whole year, or other like
matter which may be referred to as required from time to time by lifting the other
sheets.
I pierce all of these near their upper edges with two or more holes each in such
wise that they may be thereby slung on ribbons, cords or rings or other like device
on which the front card may from time to time be turned over so as to be placed out
of sight behind the "back" (or larger) sheet.
This arrangement affords opportunities for many elegant and pleasing combinations
besides which the more elaborate and costly decorative printing can be placed on the
back sheet so that only one is required for each calendar instead of several, thus
materially reducing the cost of production.

page_text: An Improved Decorative and Useful Novelty intended as a Calendar
or for like Purpose.
I, GUSTAVE TUCK, of the Firm of Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited, of 72 and 73,
Coleman Street, in the City of London, Fine Art Publishers, 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 refers to an improved decorative and useful novelty intended to be
printed with a calendar or a series of texts or other matter requiring to be changed
from period to period and comprises a series of sheets of cardboard or the like the
back piece or sheet of which is larger than the others and is printed with floral or
other decorative devices and is preferably cut out into some decorative shape or figure
sometimes agreeing with the outline of the floral or other devices or cut to resemble the
shape of some object the colour or pattern or representation of which may or may
not be printed on its surface.
The other pieces or cards are of less size so that when placed in front of the said
back sheet they do not cover the whole of it but leave its principal decorative features
visible, and these may conveniently be made all of one size and shape but each one may
if preferred be printed with a different design and I prefer, when such cards are cut
into the form of some object, to print the surfaces of them in harmony therewith but
with such variations and other devices thereon as to give a different and pleasing
effect as each is turned over, and on these cards I print the calendar, or like matter,
one month or two or three or other groups of monthly tablets (or other matter) on each
card and on the back sheet in the part covered by the cards I prefer to, or may print,
in addition to the decorative portion which remains permanently visible round the
smaller cards a compact calendar for the whole year, or other like matter which may
be referred to as required from time to time by lifting the other sheets.
I pierce all of these near their upper edges with two or more holes each in such
wise that they may be thereby slung on ribbons, cords or rings or other like device
on which the front card may from time to time be turned over so as to be placed out
of sight behind the "back" (or larger) sheet.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 represents a front view of a specimen
of my invention printed with a calendar. A, is the back sheet which may be printed
and cut out as represented or in such other shape, device or scheme of ornamentation
as may be arranged. In the centre portion of this sheet in the part covered by the
sheets next described I prefer to print a tabular calendar for the whole year, or other
particulars or information to which it may be desirable to refer from time to
time.
B B are the front or smaller sheets, or cards, preferably, but not necessarily, all
cut out in the same shape, but generally differing from the shape of the back sheet, and
of such size as to leave a part or margin of the back sheet showing all round and each
one ornamented with a device which may be appropriate to the month or season, or
in such manner as may be designed, and each sheet bearing one or more of the
periodic memoranda, such as a calendar for the week or month as represented in the
figure, or a text or memoranda for the garden, or other periodic matter.
All the sheets are pierced near the upper edge with holes c, c through which
preferably two cords d, d are passed, as shown in the drawings, by which the whole
may be suspended.
In actual use when the period to which the first or front sheet has reference has
expired, or otherwise it is time for such change, the whole is taken off its hook or
other point of suspension and the front sheet is turned over on its cords so as to take its

page_text: place at the back of the larger or back sheet, and the second sheet then becomes the
front one exposed to view.
A perspective back view of the same but of narrower design is represented in Fig. 2
in which one of the small sheets is represented as having been turned over to the
back.
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
The improved decorative and useful novelty herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawings.