IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF ATTRACTING ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS MCGRAHI of 33 Church St Sheffield in the County of York,
Sewing Machine Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF ATTRACTING ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTS,
to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in making a Dial or Disc in combination with a
Barometer clock-portraits of eminent men, or other objects of a useful or attractive
character, the said dial or disc bearing upon its face one or more advertisements
and fitted upon an axis a pivot or centres, in such a manner as to fit round the
outer front edge of the said Barometer, or other object of attraction and so
arranged that by means of a lever peg or eccentric actuated by a train of toothed
wheels which are kept in motion by Electricity Springs or pullies cords and
weights caused to partly turn upon its axis at certain intervals and thereby alter
the position of the advertisements at each movement, my Invention may also be
placed in a case or upon a frame bearing other advertisements to which it may be
desirous to attract public attention.

page_text: I THOMAS MCGRAH of 33 Church Street Sheffield in the County of York
Sewing Machine Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF ATTRACTING ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTS,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
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My invention consists in making a dial or disc in combination with a Barometer,
Clock, portraits of eminent men or other objects of a useful or attractive character
the said dial or disc bearing upon its face one or more advertisements and fitted
upon an axis pivot or centre in such a manner as to fit round the outer front edge
of the said Barometer or other object of attraction and so arranged that by means
of clock work nechanism (which may be actuated by springs, levers, pullies, and
weights, or electricity) caused to partly turn upon its axis at certain intervals
and thereby alter the position of the advertisements at each movement. My
invention may be placed in a glass or other case or upon boards bearing other
advertisements to which it may be desirable to attract public attention-In order
that my invention may be more easily and clearly understood I will now refer to
the details in the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows a front view of the dial or disc divided into 4 parts 2 of which
bear advertisements. The aperture in centre being left open to receive the
Barometer or other attachment. Fig. 2 shows a complete arrangement ready to be
fixed and operated by clockwork mechanism. The letter A shows the disc and a
Barometer B supported in the centre or opening thereof by a shaft C C C shown
by the dotted lines passing through a tube D D and secured at one end to the
Barometer E the other end E fastened to the case or box to which the apparatus
may be fixed. Upon the tube D D is secured a winged wheel G and at the end
thereof is secured the dial or disc by straps or bearings H. II are two brackets
intended to support the shaft CCC. Fig. 3 shows a shaft J J with a bent lever
end K intended to be supported in a required position by the two brackets L L.
The toothed wheel M is arranged and caused to rotate by any suitable form of
clock mechanisin and thereby bringing the bent lever K in contact with one of the
wings of wheel G and thus moving the tube or bearing D D (which is secured to
the dial or disc) partly round and thus altering the position of advertisement. The
winged wheel and bent lever is so arranged that upon the latter pushing one wing
partly round it brings another wing into position to be moved in like manner upon
each revolution of the bent lever K.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The construction and arrangement of a disc or dial bearing advertisements round
a Barometer, Clock or other feature of attraction as herein set forth and described
and causing the same to partly turn round at certain intervals in the manner and
for the purpose as hereinbefore stated or any modification thereof.
Dated this 7th day of October 1884.