IMPROVED PORTABLE SHOW CASE
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE BALEY BAUGHAN of 14 High Street Walthamstow Essex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVED PORTABLE SHOW CASE,"
to be as follows:-
This Invention is designed for attaching to biscuit boxes so as to show the
contents without the need of opening the box but as will be seen it can be used
for a variety of other purposes.
The Invention consists of a case of tin or other suitable material with a glass
face or front. Behind this is a space in which are placed the articles to be
exhibited and which may be kept in place by a back. Upon the Case are preferably
pieces of tin which can be bent over so as to secure the back in the position
required or equivalent device and across the frame at the back may be placed a bar
or equivalent with hooks-or the hooks may be placed upon the frame itself—by
which the case is hooked on to the biscuit tin or otherwise as required-or it might
be suspended by a loop or in other convenient manner.

page_text: I GEORGE BALEY BAUGHAN, of 14 High Street, Walthamstow, in the county of
Essex do hereby declare the nature of this invention for "IMPROVED PORTABLE
SHOW-CASE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention is designed for attaching to biscuit boxes so as to show the
contents without the need of opening the box but as will be seen it can be used
for a variety of other purposes.
The invention consists of a case of tin or other suitable material with a glass
face or front. Behind this is a space in which are placed the articles to be
exhibited and which may be kept in place by a back. Upon the case are preferably
pieces of tin which can be bent over so as to secure the back in the position
required or equivalent device and across the frame at the back may be placed a bar
or equivalent with hooks-or the hooks may be placed upon the frame itself-by
which the case is hooked on to the biscuit tin or otherwise as required or it may
be suspended by a loop or in other convenient manner.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a back view of this show case
Figure 2 a part sectional side view Figure 3 a part side view showing one form of
suspending hook and Figure 4 a side view of one method of securing the case.
A represents the case or frame B the glass front C the adjustable back and D
the clips by which the back is fastened.
The distance between the-glass front B and the movable back C'varies with the
thickness of the biscuits or other articles placed in the case. These are laid on the
glass and the back placed upon them and the clips D which are of tin copper or
other material easily bent but sufficiently strong to retain the shape given to them
and hold the back in the proper place are bent over upon the back.
If preferred the biscuits & may be secured in any suitable manner to the back.
and put in with it, the clips being then bent over us before.
The hooks F are secured to or form part of the cross strip E and serve to support
the case in Figure 3 the hook F is attached to or forms part of the side of the
case A.
In figure 4 the whole side is extended for the purpose of attaching the case to a
board or equivalent fitting between the sides of the case which may be nailed to
it by nails passing through the holes A'.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1, The combination with a biscuit tin or box of an independent show case
whereby the opening of the tin or box or providing the same with a glass face for
the purpose of exhibiting the contents without exposing them to the air may be
dispensed with substantially as specified.
2, A portable show case A having a glass front B adjustable back C and clips D
which may be bent over in the required position after the contents of the case and
the back have been placed in position substantially in the manner specified.
Dated this 6th day of December 1884