Improvements in Window Tickets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 14th June, 1890-Accepted. 19th July. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window Tickets.
I JAMES ROLLASON SMITH of 16 Bainbrigge Road Headingley Leeds, Salesman
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In a piece of cardboard or any other suitable material of requisite size and quality
I make one or more openings of such size and shape as may be most convenient.
Behind each opening I fix a circular disc or dial of similar material, which revolves
on a pivot and on this disc or dial I inscribe figures from 1 upwards each disc
representing respectively pounds shillings pence and farthings and so arranged that
by moving it round every figure may in turn be shown through the opening in front
of it thus enabling the same ticket to show various prices and to serve for different
articles.
Dated this 14th day of October 1889
JAMES ROLLASON SMITH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window Tickets.
I, JAMES ROLLASON SMITH, of 16 Bainbrigge Road, Headingley, Leeds, Pawn-
broker's Assistant, 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 has reference to certain improvements connected with window
tickets.
According to my said improvements, I take a piece of cardboard or any other
suitable material of such size and shape as may be convenient. I then make openings
or perforations in such cardboard or other suitable material, one for "pounds" one
for "shillings" one for "pence," and one for "farthings" as may be required,
behind each of these openings I place a pivotted disc or dial made preferably of
the same material on which is inscribed such figures as may be necessary, so that
by moving the disc each figure thereon may be shown in turn through the opening
in front of it, thus making the same ticket serve for different purposes with various
prices.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of my improved show or window ticket.
Fig. 2, is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a modification of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, is a plan of Fig. 3, and Figs. 5 and 6 shew a further modification of my
improved window ticket.
A is the ticket made of cardboard or other suitable material, having openings or
perforations B, C are the pivotted discs or dials upon which are the numbers
representing the value of the articles upon which the tickets are placed, such discs or
dials representing pounds, shillings or pence. The discs or dials can be moved round
upon their pivots D so as to bring consecutively their different figures or letters in
front of the opening in the ticket, thus changing the prices at will. The tickets may
be provided with any number of discs or dials and openings or perforations as required,
in order to indicate pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings, or any one, two, or more
of them separately.

page_text: The modifications consist in pivotting the discs or dials C in different relative
positions to each other.
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
1. The improved window tickets, such as shown and described.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicant.