An Improved Advertising Stand or Bracket for Holding Matches, Splints, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1890.
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Advertising Stand or Bracket for Holding Matches,
Splints, and the like.
ALEXANDER KELVIE, Machinist, 78 Adelaide Road Brockley S.E. in the
County of Kent, and WILLIAM IVES TYLER Licensed Victualler 122 Breakspear
Road Brockley S.E. do hereby declare the nature of our invention for AN
IMPROVED ADVERTISING STAND OR BRACKET FOR HOLDING MATCHES, SPLINTS
AND THE LIKE to be as follows:-
The stand or bracket is made circular, or with a number of sides having a
receptacle on each side for general advertisements which are removable for
changing purposes, or may be embossed in the stand or bracket itself, the upper
part having a well to hold the matches or splints. The body of the stand or
bracket is made to revolve in any position or to remain stationary. The advertise-
ments are easily attached to the stand or bracket that in its entirety it becomes
useful ornamental and attractive for general advertising. Can be made in any
kind of metal, china, glass, earthenware, wood, and the like.
Dated this 15th day of September 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Advertising Stand or Bracket for Holding Matches,
Splints, and the like.
ALEXANDER KELVIE, Machinist, 78 Adelaide Road Brockley S.E. in the
County of Kent WILLIAM IVES TYLER of 122 Breakspear Road Brockley S.E.
in the County of Kent Licensed Victualler 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 :-
Our invention is an improvement upon any description of advertising stand or
bracket for holding matches or splints at present before the public being a com-
plete novelty for general advertising purposes, combining the fact that in its
entirety it becomes most attractive, the advertisements being easily removed for the
purpose of changing the subject matter, an alarm bell may or may not be suspended
inside the body of the stand or bracket, and in its simplicity together with its use-
fulness promises to become an article in great demand in the future. The stand or
bracket is made with a receptacle in the upper part for holding matches and splints.
The advertisements are fixed to the panels of the body, which are removable or
embossed all over. A well is made in the lower part, forming an ashtray. The
body being hollow can have an alarm bell or without. The base of the stand or
bracket may be fixed to the counter, and the body to revolve on a pivot or to
remain stationary the striking part for the matches being checkered on the outside.

page_text: F Roughened surface for striking matches.
H Ash tray.
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
claim is,
1st. To involve general advertisements on one stand or bracket.
2nd. The advertisements are removable for changing purposes.
3rd. The application of alarm bell in stand or bracket.
4th. The combination of the above parts together is the result of our own judg
ment and as such we claim a right to protection from any future infringement of
the Specification now laid before you.
WILLIAM IVES TYLER.