An Improved Kiosk or Structure for the Display of Advertisements or the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Kiosk or Structure for the Display of Advertisements
or the like.
I, FRANZ SERAPH PIERLING of 23 Lindwurmstrasse Munich in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The improved structure or kiosk consists of a building of polygonal prismatic
form, and preferably octagonal or hexagonal, made of sheet iron or other suitable
material having the greater part of each of its faces filled with panes of ground
glass. In the centre of this building is a vertical shaft rotated intermittently by a
clock movement and carrying one or more series of radially arranged optical
lanterns by which pictures or advertisements on slides fitted therein are respectively
thrown upon the ground glass windows so as to be visible on the exterior of the
kiosk. These lanterns of which there is one for each pane, may be lighted by
electric light, or by a gas or oil light as may be most convenient. By the rotation
of the shafts, the pictures are caused to appear successively on each window around
the kiosk.
To display advertisements by day a number of plates sliding in slits in the pillars
at the angles of the kiosk may be drawn out and folded over the glass windows,
these plates being then covered with posters in the usual manner. When pushed
into the kiosk these plates occupy positions radial to the central shaft and so form
partitions between the lanterns and the windows by which each lantern is divided
off from the next and the picture thrown by it rigidly confined to that window
towards which the lantern is directed.
The kiosk may be surmounted by an illuminated clock face or faces, the hands
being in connection with the clock work which drives the central shaft aforesaid.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1892.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Kiosk or Structure for the Display of Advertisements
or the like.
I FRANZ SERAPH PIERLING, of 23 Lindwurmstrasse, Munich in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant 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 :-
The improved structure or kiosk consists of a building of polygonal prismatic
form and preferably octagonal or hexagonal, made of sheet iron or other suitable
material having the greater part of each of its faces filled with panes of ground
glass. In the centre of this building is a vertical shaft rotated intermittently by a
clock movement, and carrying one or more series of radially arranged optical
lanterns by which pictures or advertisements on slides fitted therein are respectively
thrown upon the ground glass windows, so as to be visible on the exterior of the
kiosk. These lanterns of which there is one for each pane, may be lighted by
electric light, or by a gas or oil light as may be most convenient. By the rotation
of the shaft, the pictures are caused to appear successively on each window around
the kiosk.
To display advertisements by day, a number of plates sliding in slits in the pillars

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at the angles of the kiosk may be drawn out and folded over the glass windows,
these plates being then covered with posters in the usual manner.
"When pushed
into the kiosk, these plates occupy positions radial to the central shaft and so form
partitions between the lanterns and the windows by which each lantern is divided
off from the next and the picture thrown by it rigidly confined to that window
towards which the lantern is directed.
The kiosk may be surmounted by an illuminated clock face or faces, the hands
being in connection with the clock work which drives the central shaft aforesaid.
In the drawings
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a kiosk.
Fig. 2 is a cross section on line A B Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a cross section on
line Č D.
Fig. 4 is a detail view of a circular series of lanterns.
Fig. 5 shows in section and elevation, details of the sliding plates.
The kiosk illustrated is of a prismatic octagonal form and is constructed of sheet
metal and angle iron so that up to about a yard from the ground the walls are formed
of metal plate ; and above that. of ground glass or equivalent translucent material c
as respects the fitting, the angles only being of metal. There may be one or more
horizontal frames d or "string courses" to divide the glass windows c into spaces
and to strengthen the structure, a suitable ornamental roof or dome of metal covers
the kiosk and this dome is surmounted by a clock frame u presenting two translucent
dials, one on each side. Above this there may be indications of the cardinal points
of the compass. In the central vertical axis of the kiosk is a rotary vertical shaft e
carrying one or more circular sets or series of lantern or projecting lenses / directed
radially from the shaft, and from the light arranged in the centre as shown in Fig. 4
where an electric light is shown; a gas or oil lamp may be substituted for the
electric lamp. The combination of lenses within which the advertisement or the
like is inserted in the shape of an ordinary lantern slide i of the requisite dimensions,
throws the device upon the respective ground glass field opposite thereto and causes
it to be visible to persons outside the kiosk for a time until the clock mechanism
again gives a partial rotation to the shaft e and transfers the projection to the next
field. This clock movement which operates also the clock u and may if desired
make and break the electric circuit or otherwise light up or extinguish the lights in
the interior of the kiosk at dusk and sunrise respectively or at other desired times,
is installed in the case M and is of any suitable construction. The shafte is rotated
intermittently from this mechanism through a pawl or anchor n which allows the
wheel o to revolve one tooth's breadth for instance each minute. The breadth of
the teeth of the wheel o is proportional to the diameter of the wheel and the number
of glass fields c in the circle. The clock hands are moved through the gear p.q
The plates whose purpose has been before mentioned are movable in the radial
guides g and are provided on their rear or interior edges with hinged lugs / which
act as stops to prevent them from being completely separated from the kiosk when
drawn out and serve to limit their withdrawal to the amount necessary for folding
them over the glass windows c. The windows rs and t in the dome may be filled
with etched or other translucent advertising plates or the like.
In place of making the lenses revolve, these may be stationary and the lantern
plates may be arranged on a revolving drum.
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.
1. A kiosk of polygonal prismatic shape having translucent windows in the sides
thereof in combination with a central vertical rotary set of projecting lenses each
with a lantern plate to be projected on said windows and transferred from one to
the other in rotation intermittently by a clock movement connected also with the
indicators of a time piece substantially as set forth.
2. The combination therewith of the plates k which are adapted to be folded

page_text: over to conceal the glass windows or be arranged radially within the kiosk to
prevent mingling of the designs projected substantially as set forth.
3. The construction of kiosk herein described having a rotary series of lantern
plates and stationary projecting lenses in place of a rotary series of lenses
5 substantially as described.
Dated him noth 1000
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.