Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 15th June, 1995
We WILLIAM GEORGE HAWKINS, of 10, Landport Street, Landport, Machinist,
and AUGUSTUS RICHARD CALLCUT, of 98, Staunton Street, Landport, Wood
Turner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved advertising device, and consists in providing
novel and efficient means for displaying, and attracting attention to, advertising
matter.
According to our invention, we provide a disc of metal or other suitable material,
having displayed upon one, or both sides thereol, suitable advertisements, such disc
being fixed to one end of a horizontal spindle working in a standard bearing, the
other end of said spindle having keyed thereto, a toothed-wheel which engages
with a smaller toothed-wheel fixedly mounted upon a vertical revolving spindle, to
the top of which is fixed a suitable fan or propeller adapted to rotate the said
vertical spindle by wind-power.
A fly-wheel is fixedly mounted upon the vertical spindle, which wheel is provided
with projecting arms having attached to their ends, bells which are caused to ring
when the spindle is set in motion.
The apparatus, with the exception of the fan at the upper extremity of the
vertical spindle, is enclosed in a case having a triangular or other opening or
openings in same through which the advertisements are displayed as the disc is
caused to revolve.
Dated this 26th day of June 1894.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
12, Basinghall Street, London, Agents for the Applicants.
We WILLIAM GEORGE HAWKINS Machinist and AUGUSTUS RICHARD
CALLOUT Wood Turner (the latter being late of 98 Staunton Street Landport
Hants) now both of 10 Land port Street, Landport, Portsmouth, Hants, 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 nature and object of our invention is to attract attention for the purpose of
advertising.
This we propose to accomplish by means of the pieces of mechanism,―and
general arrangement of parts,-herein substantially shewn as follows.

page_text: FIGURE 3.
A. Cowl and propeller combined.
B. Rod on which worm is fixed.
C. Worm.
D. Worm-wheel.
H. Spur-wheel originating and transmitting intermittent motion to advertising-
disc.
1. Spur-wheel transmitting intermittent motion to advertising-disc.
K. Shaft connecting spur-wheel as shewn at 1, with advertising-disc as shewn
at L.
L. Advertising-disc.
M. Spring-stops for steadying advertising-disc.
N. N. Framework supporting mechanism.
O. Glass, or other suitable bearing for base of vertical, cowl and propeller shaft.
Those parts of the mechanism which require it, will be enclosed in a box, or
other suitable casing, which will be made to open in such a manner as to render
its interior easy of access for lubrication, adjustment for taking up the wear of the
mechanism, and other purposes.
An opening will be cut in the front of the aforesaid box,-or other suitable
casing of the shape of a segment, such opening to correspond in size, and curvature
with the size and curvature of the advertisement, or advertisements upon the
advertising-disc.
The mode of operating our invention being as follows:-The mechanism being
set in motion by the means as herein before substantially described, the bell rings,
when a segmental shaped advertisement, on the advertising-disc, appears at the

page_text: segmental shaped opening in the aforesaid box, or other suitable casing, the
peculiar advantage of the mechanism of my invention being that the advertisement
upon the advertising-disc will remain over the corresponding opening in the box,-
or other suitable casing for any period of time that may be predetermined upon.
With a quick motion forward, this advertisement disappears, the bell rings
again, and another of the advertisements upon the advertising-disc appears at the
opening in the box, or other casing, and remains as aforesaid for such period of
time as that for which the mechanism has been specially adjusted.
The rotation of the wind cowl and propeller being constant, while the motion of
the advertising-disc is intermittent.
Letters or other devices may be stenciled out of the advertising-disc and filled
in with glass, or other transparencies.
Or the advertising-disc may be made of any semi-opaque, or transparent
substance, or substances, and have the advertisements attached to, or written, or
otherwise placed thereupon, so that by irradiating the advertising-disc from behind,
the advertisements thereupon will be brought out in strong relief, and my
invention will thus bear out its title, as an improved device for advertising
purposes, inasmuch as it will be equally as conspicuous during the night as during
the day.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
WILLIAM GEORGE HAWKINS.
AUGUSTUS RICHARD CALLCUT.