An Improved Collapsible Box or Drum for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1893
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CALL
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Collapsible Box or Drum for Advertising Purposes.
WALTER FLETCHER, 22, Cricklade Road, Bishopston, Bristol, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of one or more pieces of cardboard, tin or suitable
material which are cut or stamped out in one or more pieces. The advertise-
ment being printed or affixed on each face. The one, two or more edges on each
upright side being joined with suitable material by guming lacing sewing or
other means, which would make a folding joint or hinge, the whole assuming
a cylindrical shape when compressed. This shape being retained by a circular
or other shaped top & bottom placed on each end, either inside or outside the
different faces. The top & bottom are made of tin, iron cardboard or suitable
material and are either attached to the face of the collapsible box or drum or
otherwise. A circular piece of cardboard wood, tin or suitable material is placed,
inside the box or drum to assist in maintaining the cylindrical shape.
Dated this 29th day of July 1898
WALTER FLETCHER.
An Improved Collapsible Box or Drum for Advertising Purposes.
I, WALTER FLETCHER, 40, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, late of 22, Cricklade Road,
Bishopston, Bristol, Advertising Manager, 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 ;-
The collapsible drum or box of which this invention consists is specially
adapted for advertising purposes.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a vertical section and Fig. 2 a plan of a cylindrical drum or box con-
structed according to this invention and Fig. 3 is a view of the same when the
ends are removed and the two cylindrical halves are flattened out ready for
transit.
One or more pieces of cardboard or similar material is or are cut or stamped
out into two pieces a which are connected at their upright edges with strips b
of canvas or other suitable material in order to form a folding hinge or flexible
joint, the advertisement being printed or affixed on the face of each piece a.
The body when compressed at the edges or joints, assumes a cylindrical shape,
this shape being maintained or fixed by means of a circular lid e placed inside

page_text: each end, and in order to facilitate the insertion of the lids the edge d of the
rim or inserted part is of lesser diameter than the base. Obviously the lid
can be formed with a rim or flange enclosing the edge of the drum instead of
being inserted therein.
By forcing a disc e between the flattened boards of the body of the drum it
may be readily expanded so as to assume a cylindrical shape and thus greatly
facilitate the compiling of the drum. A slot permits of the ready handling
of the disc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;
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1. An advertising box or drum arranged and constructed substantially as
described and shown.
2. A box or drum comprising two pieces of cardboard or other material con-
nected together at their upright edges to form flexible joints and capable of being
expanded to a cylindrical shape, and lids for closing the ends and maintaining
the cylindrical shape of the drum substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of July 1899.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.