Improvements in Educational or Advertising Fans.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Educational or Advertising Fans.
We, WILLARD LESLER HALL, Mechanic, and THOMAS HALE PENN, Merchant, both
residing at Spokane, in the County of Spokane, and State of Washington, United
States of America, 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 relation to an educational or advertising fan, and the object of
the invention is to provide a fan of this character which shall be simple in con-
struction, durable in use, and comparatively cheap of production.
With this object in view, the invention consists in certain features of construction
and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved fan;
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view on the line x-x of Fig. 1; and
Figure 3 is a similar view on the line y-y of Fig. 1.
In said drawing, 1 and 2 denote the front and back pieces of a fan, the edges of
which are secured together by any suitable means, but preferably by gluing.
3 denotes the handle, the bifurcated ends of which embrace the front and back pieces
of the fan. 4 denotes a rivet for connecting the lower edges of the back and front
pieces to the handle.
5 is a pivot or hub which projects through a central opening 6 in the center of
the fan. At one side of the front piece of the fan is made a vision opening 7 above
the handle, and other openings 8-8' in the front and back pieces of the fan, for a
purpose hereinafter to appear.
9 denotes a disk which is journaled upon said hub between the front and back
pieces 1 and 2, and has annularly arranged upon its face, a series of advertisements
or instructive readings, or both, which are adapted to be presented to view through
the vision opening in the front piece of the fan. This disk has also an annular
row of holes 10, whereby a person by inserting a pencil or a stick through one of
these holes and the holes 8 and 81, may rotate the disk to successively bring to
view through the vision opening different advertisements or reading matter. If
desired, more than one vision opening may be employed.
From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying
drawing, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood
without requiring further explanation. When used as a toy it will be both amusing
and instructive to the infant mind, for instance, in reading the Lord's Prayer, the
Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, etc., which may be printed and made to
appear through the vision opening.
The fans may be utilized for all kinds of advertisements, including opera house
plays, Sunday-school plays, etc., and they may be made of any desired size as the
occasion may require, and at the same time will be found to fill the requirements of
a strong and durable fan.

page_text: 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 :-
An advertising or educational fan, comprising the front and back pieces secured
together at their edges, and provided with a handle, the front and back pieces being
provided with registering perforations or apertures, and the front piece being
provided with a vision opening, and a rotatable disk secured between the front and
back pieces and having suitable instructions or advertisements adapted to be
displayed through the vision opening, and also provided with an annular row of
perforations adapted to register with the coincident openings in the back and front
pieces of the fan, substantially as set forth.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.