Improvements in Show-cards and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 2nd Oct., 1897
Improvements in Show-cards and the like.
WILLIAM JOHN LOCKETT, trading as Cash and Clare, of 4, 5 and 6 Moor Lane,
London, E.C., Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My improved show card consists of one or more sheets or pieces of transparent
material of one or more colours, interposed between two similar stencils composed of
paper, card or other suitable material so that cut out letterings or devices or both
may be plainly visible when lighted up from the front, as in day time, and when
lighted up from the back, as at night time, for instance.
I may modify my invention by dispensing with the back stencil.
Or I may dispense with the front stencil, in which case those parts of the transparent
material that cover the cut out portions of the stencil would be blocked, printed or
otherwise outlined.
In either case the transparent material would be suitably attached to the stencil,
while that part which is in front may have additional matter (that is, additional to
that which is stencilled) blocked, printed or otherwise applied to it.
WILLIAM JOHN LOCKETT,
Improvements in Show-cards and the like.
I, WILLIAM JOHN LOCKETT, trading as Cash and Clare, of 4, 5 and 6 Moor Lane,
London, E.C., 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 show cards, signs and the like, such as are used for
advertising and other similar purposes, and has for its object the providing of means
whereby wordings, characters, devices, or the like may be clearly and artistically set
forth when lighted up either from the back or from the front.
In carrying out my invention, I apply a translucent material, such as xylonite,
glass, gelatine, waxed paper or other suitable substance, to one or more stencils made
of cardboard, paper, metal sheets or other suitable opaque material, in such a way that
the cut out parts of the stencil will be rendered more conspicuous by the said
translucent material, which is preferably transparent or of a colour that will contrast
with the background formed by one of the said stencils or in a manner that will
hereinafter be described.
This translucent material, which may be interposed between two similar stencils,
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page_text: to which it is glued or otherwise suitably attached, may be in one piece or may
consist of two or more pieces of different colours so as to produce a multi-coloured
effect.
The said translucent material may in some cases be embossed to correspond with
the cut-out portions of the stencils, so as to produce the wordings, characters, devices
or the like, in relief.
In such a case I prefer that the embossed translucent material be in one piece and
any multi-coloured effect that may be desired, produced by glueing or otherwise
suitably attaching other pieces of suitable translucent material of the desired colour
behind it; I may, however, produce the same effect with separate pieces of embossed
translucent material of the desired colour.
When the embossed tranlucent material is used in conjunction with other pieces of
translucent, material, the front sheet may be transparent, or it may have a translucent
pattern upon it, or it may be of a colour which will, with another colour or colours
behind it, produce the desired effect, in this way it might be made to produce a
different coloured effect when lighted up from the front, from that produced when
lighted up from the back.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of one form of my invention, framed, &
Fig. 2 is a section on a larger scale taken on the line x-x in Fig. 1, the frame
being omitted.
According to this construction, a single sheet of embossed translucent material, a,
is interposed between two similar stencils, of which, b, is the front, and b' the back
one.
Fig. 3, is a similar section, illustrating another construction, framed, according to
which the embossed translucent material, a has additional pieces of a suitable
translucent material, a, suitably attached to its rear side (the position of which
is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1) whereafter it is interposed between the
similar stencils, b & b¹.
Fig. 4, is a section of a part showing another arrangement using one stencil, b,
and one piece of translucent material, a, or a series of pieces of translucent
material, a¹, the stencil, b, being in front.
Fig. 5. shows a further modification in which the translucent material a, is in
front and one stencil, b', at the back, in which case a suitable back ground is blocked,
printed, or otherwise applied to the front so as to boldly bring out the desired
matter.
I may sometimes block, print or otherwise apply additional matter (that is,
additional to that which is stencilled) to the front card or part of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner [the same is to be performed, I déclare that what I
claim is :-
1. A show-card, sign or the like composed of one or more opaque stencils combined
with one or more pieces of a translucent material substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth in the specification.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting a show-card, sign or the
like substantially as described and for the purposes set forth in the specification.
3. A show card, sign or the like, composed of one or more opaque stencils, com-
bined, with one or more pieces of translucent material, the said stencils having the
letterings or other devices cut out so as to allow the translucent material to show
right through, substantially as described in the specification.
Dated this 11th day of August 1897.
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WILLIAM JOHN LOCKETT,
Trading as Cash & Clare,
4-6 Moor Lane, London, E.C..