Year: 1886

page_text: I FREDERICK HENRY JUDSON of "Harewood" Deepdene Road, Streatham,
Surrey, Merchant and Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct and arrange show or exhibit cases
for the reception of small articles, said cases being partitioned in any desired
manner or according to the sizes of the articles to be placed in them, preferably
superposed, and with flaps, shutters or sliding plates which are suspended or other-
wise affixed to enable say the bottom article of the series to be removed by simply
drawing it out from the front from the bottom or from the sides or ends.
The cases can be made to be hung against a wall or to stand on a counter at an
incline or not and have preferably a glass front through which the articles can be
seen the front being otherwise sectioned for the display of inscriptions or announce-
ments of the contents with prices or other indications.
For the purpose of this invention the case is made of square, rectangular or other
desired shape in metal or other material in combination but preferably with a metal
back and metal projecting frame of open or skeleton form for the reception of glass
so that the articles placed in said case can be seen from the outside. The projecting
frame is divided or partitioned into compartments or receptacles the lower parts of
which can be saddle or trough shape for retaining a number of articles, superposed,
the bottom part of the case being provided with one or more flaps or shutters
which yield when the bottom article of the series has to be removed those above
following in succession.
If the case is intended to stand upon a counter or in say a shop window the goods
themselves are not only exhibited but indications as to their quality and prices are
also shown and in some instances the upper part of the case can be arranged for the
easy removal of the articles particularly if the front portions of the case be slotted
to allow of the articles being lifted.
Springs or inclined surfaces may be arranged within the case to keep the articles
in their respective positions,
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page_text: When sliding plates are fitted they can be in the form of shelves or trays into
which an article can be arranged to fall on the tray, being returned to position
after the previously exposed article has been removed.
The square or rectangular case may have the internal portion made circular to
rotate or be rotated and partitioned off so that any article can be brought opposite
an opening in the exterior or face plate to be removed.
As an example of the utility of this invention, many distinct articles can be
arranged in series in one of my improved cases with the prices exhibited upon the
outside with floral or other decorations or indications and one compartment may
contain Judsons Dyes, another Judsons Gold Paint, another Judsons Marking Ink
another Judsons Cement of Pompeii and so on.

page_text: Cases as Receptacles for Small Articles with Easy Means for,
their Removal.
I; FREDERICK HENRY JUDSON of "Harewood," Deepdene Road, Streatham,
Surrey, Merchant and Manufacturer, 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 object of this invention, is to construct and arrange show and exhibit cases
for the reception of small articles, said cases being partitioned in any desired manner
or according to the sizes of-the articles to be placed in them, preferably superposed,
and with flaps, shutters, or sliding plates, which are suspended or otherwise affixed,
to enable, say, the bottom article of the series to be removed by simply drawing it
out from the front, from the bottom, or from the sides or ends. The cases can be
made to be hung against a wall or to stand on a counter at an incline, or not, and
have preferably a glass front, through which the articles can be seen, the front
being otherwise sectioned for the display of inscriptions or announcements of the
contents with prices or other indications.
This invention is represented in the annexed drawings.
The case a, shown in perspective at Figure 1, is made of square, rectangular, or
other desired shape, in metal, or other material in combination, but preferably with
a metal back b, and metal projecting frame c, of open or skeleton form for the
reception of glass d, so that the articles placed in said case a can be seen from the
outside. The projecting frame c is divided or partitioned into compartments or
receptacles ee, the lower parts.ff, of which can be saddle or trough shape, as
shown, for retaining a number of articles superposed, the bottom part of the case
being provided with one or more flaps g g, or shutters g¹ g¹ (see Figure 2) which
yield when the bottom article of the series has to be removed, those above following
in succession.
The compartments marked e¹ e¹ are for replenishing those in the front of the
cases.
Figure 3 shows a case for standing on a counter, with glass in front only. If the
case a is intended to stand upon a counter or in, say, a shop-window, the goods
themselves are not only exhibited, but indications as to their quality and prices
are also shown, and in some instances the upper part of the case can be arranged
for the easy removal of the articles, particularly if the front portions of the case be
slotted to allow of the articles being lifted. When sliding plates are fitted, they
can be in the form of shelves or trays h, (see Figure 4) into which an article can
be arranged to fall on the tray, being returned to position after the previously
exposed article has been removed. Springs i i, or inclined surfaces, may be
arranged, as at Figure 5, within the case to keep the articles in their respective
positions, and thus the articles can be removed without opening the case,

page_text: The case a may have the internal portion j,. made circular, as shown at Figure 6,
to rotate or be rotated, and partitioned off, so that any article can be brought
opposite an opening k, in the exterior or face plate l, to be removed.
Figure 7 shows a modified arrangement which has several series of compart
ments e e, one above the other, the lower parts ff, being trough-shaped and having
a space below for the easy removal of articles, the lowest of which are drawn out
by moving the finger from the back toward the front along the slit m.
Each
series is enclosed by a horizontal glass slide or shutter n, and the compartments e e
are provided with projecting ribs pp, to prevent the articles from falling out when
the shutter n is moved along.
As an example of the utility of this invention, many distinct articles can be
arranged in series in one of my improved cases with the prices exhibited upon the
outside, with floral or other decorations or indications, and one compartment may
contain dyes, another gold paint, another marking-ink, another cement of Pompeii,
and so on.
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. The exhibit-case a, having a back piece b, and provided with a series of
partitions to form separate chambers, the bottom of each one of which is curved
and slotted, said case having openings in front of said curved and slotted bottoms
for the separate withdrawal of the articles from the chambers, substantially as
described.
2. The exhibit-case a, having vertical partitions dividing it into separate
chambers, the lower end of each of which is provided with a curved slotted
bottom f, said case having openings in front of the slotted bottoms, and movable
doors for covering and uncovering said openings, substantially as described.