Advertisements, Mottoes, and the like...
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Feb. 1889
Advertisements, Mottoes, and the like...
I, JAMES BROWN of "Dunclutha "Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang, in the County
of Lanark, Window Blind Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the combination of a walking stick with apparatus or
means for displaying advertisements, mottos, texts or the like by day or night the
apparatus for night advertising being illuminated. The walking stick, which for
lightness is preferably made of bamboo, Malacca, or other cane is bored or hollowed
out so that it may contain a telescopic tube whose upper or extensible section has a
jaw or hook at its top end the other section of the tube within which the extensible
section slides being similarly provided at its upper end-or instead of a telescopic tube
a single length of rod or tube may be used in which case the lower jaw or look slides
as a sleeve upon the rod or tube.
When being used for purposes of advertisement the telescopic tube or the single rod
or tube is withdrawn from the interior of the walking stick and screwed in or other-
wise attached to the top or bottom of the stick and there is hung upon the hooks
before referred to a banner, bill or placard composed of canvas, paper or other fabric
and having the matter desired to be displayed printed upon it. At the top and
bottom of the banner or placard, for stiffening purposes, there is inserted a strip or
band of steel, wood or the like the eyelets or holes for engaging with the hooks being
made at or near the said strips or bands.
For advertising at night or in the dark there is also provided a collapsible lantern
which consists of two ferrules to which the ends of a number of thin steel ribs are
connected after the manner of connecting the ribs of an umbrella these ribs being
each composed of one piece or of two or more pieces hinged or jointed together. The
covering of the lantern is placed over the said ribs and the lower ferrule has a socket
for a lamp or candle holder and through the upper ferrule there passes a screw whose
lower end is connected to the lower ferrule. By this arrangement, when it is desired,

page_text: to bring the upper and lower ferrules closer together and so balloon or bulge out the
ribs and the lantern covering the screw is turned in one direction which has the effect
of causing the upper ferrule working on it as a nut to move vertically downwards the
ferrule being maintained in the position to which it is adjusted by a jamb nut also
provided in conjunction with the screw.
The covering of the lantern may be composed of canvas, oiled silk, paper or other
fabric and have the matter to be displayed printed upon it and in using the lantern
it may be hung from the upper end of the telescopic or other tube or rod.
When out of use the banner or placard is wrapped or wound round the tube or
rod and the lantern is collapsed the whole being stowed in the hollow bore of the
walking stick.
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Advertisements, Mottoes, and the like.
I, JAMES BROWN, of "Dunclutha" Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang, in the County
of Lanark, Window Blind 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 :-
This Invention relates to the combination of a walking stick with apparatus or
means for displaying advertisements, mottoes texts or the like by day or night, the
apparatus for night advertising being illuminated. The walking stick which for
lightness is preferably made of bamboo, Malacca or other cane is bored or hollowed
out so that it may contain a telescopic tube whose upper or extensible section has a
jaw made in it as seen at a figure 1 of the annexed drawings or as seen at 6 figure 2
it may be provided with a hook which is preferably sufficiently slack on the tube cas
to be capable of turning round. The other section d of the tube within which the
section c slides is also furnished with a hook composed of an inner tubular part or
sleeve e which whilst capable of sliding up and down is fitted sufficiently close not to
turn round. The sleeve e, the ends of which are flared has another tubular part e¹
placed loosely upon it so as to be capable of turning round the hook e being formed
on the said part. The upper hook & may also be similarly constructed and instead of
a telescopic tube being used a single length of rod or tube may be provided both
hooks being fitted upon it.
In using the combined apparatus for purposes of advertisement the handle or knob
of the walking stick is screwed off and the telescopic or single length of rod or tube
is withdrawn from the interior and screwed into or otherwise attached to the bottom
or top of the stick as seen at f figure 3 and there is hung upon the hooks b, el a
banner bill or placard g composed of canvas paper or other fabric and having the
matter desired to be displayed printed upon it.
When out of use the banner or placard is wrapped or wound round the tube or rod
and inserted in the hollow of the walking stick.
For advertising at night or in the dark a collapsible lantern is employed and which
may be constructed under several modifications. Under one arrangement illustrated
by figures 4 and 5 the lantern frame consists of two ferrules h and to which the ends
of a number of thin steel ribs j are connected after the manner of connecting the
ribs of an umbrella the ribs as seen by the said figures being composed each of one piece.
The covering of the lantern which may be composed of canvas, oiled silk or paper or
of equivalent material and which has the matter to be displayed printed upon it is
placed over the said ribs and retained in position by tacking it thereto or by spring
clasps secured to the covering and which hold upon thickened parts or projections k
formed on or secured to the ribs. The lower ferrule i has a socket or holder / for a
candle or lamp and through the upper ferrule ha screw m passes loosely the screw at
its lower end having a hook n which when the lantern is in its extended or opened

page_text: out condition engages with the upper end of an eye o whose lower extremities are
secured to the lower ferrule i. On the screw above the upper ferrule there is
geared a nut p by turning which down against the top of the upper ferrule the ribs of
the lantern are maintained in their extended position whilst by turning the nut back
and by disengaging the hook n from the eye o tho ribs are collapsed and the lantern
is capable of being inserted into the hollow walking stick.
Figure 6 shews in extended and figure 7 in collapsed position a modification of the
lantern in which the screw m instead of being detachably connected to the bifurcated
eye o as at figures 4 and 5 is permanently connected by two toggle levers q to
straps whose lower extremities are secured to the under ferrule the candle or
lamp holder or socket having a ring or collars with notches in it and into
which the straps are entered so as to retain the holder or socket in position the
said holder or socket being removed when it is desired to collapse the lantern and
insert it in the interior of the stick.
Figure 8 shews in extended position and figure 9 collapsed a further modification
in which the ribs instead of being each in one piece are hinged or jointed in their
lengths the central arms or straps being at their lower ends connected to the
under ferrule i whilst the upper ferrule is capable of sliding upwards and down-
wards on the said arms which are sprung so as to retain the upper ferrule in
position when the ribs are extended. The upper ends of the arms are connected
to an eye or ring t which may be hung upon the upper hook 6 of the rod or
tube hereinbefore referred to or carried in the hand and the modifications figures 4
and 5, and 6 and 7 have also an oye or ring at the upper end of the screw m for
the like purpose or the lower ferrule i may be screwed or otherwise attached to
the top or bottom of the walking stick.
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 1
claim is :-
1. As a means for displaying mottoes, advertisements, texts and the like, a hollow
walking stick, a telescopic or non telescopic tube or rod furnished as set forth and
a banner placard or bill the whole combined substantially as herein before described
with reference to the drawings annexed.
2. As a means for displaying advertisements mottoes and the like the combination
of a hollow walking stick an extensible or rigid tube or rod and acollapsible, lantern
constructed as hercinbefore described with reference to figures 4 to 9 of the appended
.drawings.
3. A lantern framing constructed substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to figures 4 to 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Thin Sintaouth day of Ion 1900