IMPROVEMENTS IN HOARDINGS FOR USE IN THE ERECTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Sage, of the Parish of St. Andrews, in the
County of Middlesex, and 323, High Holborn, in the said County, for an
Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN HOARDINGS FOR USE IN THE ERECTION OR
ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Sage at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th February 1880.
FREDERICK SAGE, of the Parish of St. Andrews, in the County of Middlesex,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN HOARDINGS
and 323, High Holborn, in the said County.
FOR USE IN THE ERECTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS, AND. FOR OTHER
PURPOSES."
Hoardings are at present constructed of all sorts of odds and ends of timber, old
shutters are frequently used for this purpose, thrown together in any fashion, which
besides being excessively unsightly involves a great waste of time in procuring the
timber, nailing it together in erecting, and when done with taking it down again;
old nails and other projections also frequently stick out and tear clothes, etcetera..
Now by my Invention I remedy these defects in the following manner:-I con-
structed my hoarding in sections of any convenient size, materials, and shape, and
In practise they
these sections are arranged so as to be readily joined together.
generally run about three feet wide, by some eight feet high, and it will be seen
that by adding a few sections or taking away a few the total length of hoarding
can be readily increased or diminished. The sections can of course be made in
different ways, but I generally form them of a suitable framework with vertical
boards, the base being rather broad so as to sit firmly on the pavement or ground,
and is secured thereto by suitable holdfasts, or in any other convenient manner.
Permanent screws can, if desired, be arranged for securing the sections together, or
they can be temporarily fastened by common screws, hooks and eyes, or otherwise.
When a number of sections are joined the ends are generally supported by other
sections turned at right angles to the front or main length, and I add stays or other
I generally cause one of the
supports (usually from the inside) where necessary.

page_text: horizontal scantlings or part of the framework to project inside so as to form a
ledge capable of supporting one end of a plank or planks so as to form a scaffold.
It will be seen that these sections can be quickly moved from place to place as
wanted, and may be used over and over again, thus saving a great outlay, which
is incurred when fresh hoardings have to be knocked up every time. The sections 5
may be made as above described, or in panels, and can be very rough and cheap, or
more carefully made and painted with the builder's name, and form a convenient
advertisement. It is sometimes advisable to make the panels of latice work, and
this can be of laths of wood, or wirework, or bars of iron, or a mixture of these or
other materials; and if desired the whole may be made of iron galvanized, or 1
otherwise, according to circumstances; these panels would be built in sections as
before.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Sage in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 14th August
1880.
FREDERICK SAGE, of the Parish of St. Andrews, in the County of Middlesex,
and 323, High Holborn, in the said County. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HOARDINGS
FOR USE IN THE ERECTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES."
I construct my hoardings in sections of any convenient size, materials, and shape,
and these sections are arranged so as to be readily joined together. In practice they
generally run about three feet wide by about eight feet high, and it will be seen
that by adding a few sections or taking away a few the total length of hoarding
can be readily increased or diminished.
The sections can of course be made in different ways, but I generally form them
of a suitable framework with vertical boards, the base being rather broad so as to
sit firmly on the pavement or ground, and may be secured thereto by suitable
holdfasts, or in any other convenient manner. Permanent screws can, if desired,
be arranged for securing the sections together, or they can be temporarily fastened
by common screws, hooks and eyes, or otherwise. When a number of sections are
joined the ends are generally supported by other sections turned at right angles to
the front or main length, and I add stays or other supports (usually from the inside)
where necessary. It will be seen that these sections can be quickly moved from
place to place as wanted, and may be used over and over again, thus saving a
great outlay which is incurred when fresh boardings have to be knocked up every
time.
The sections may be made as above described, or in panels, and can be very
rough and cheap, or more carefully made and painted with the builder's name,
and form a convenient advertisement. It is sometimes advisable to make the panels
of latice work, and this can bo of laths of wood or wirework, or bars of iron, or a
mixture of these or other materials, and if desired the whole may be made of iron
galvanised, or otherwise, according to circumstances. These also would of course be
built in sections like the others. When desired one of the horizontal scantlings or
part of the framework is caused to project inside so as to form a support for one
end of the planks of a scaffolding.
Reference being had to the accompanying Drawings, in which like letter
represent like parts,-
Fig. 1 is an outside elevation of my improved hoarding showing several sections
joined together, and a door in one of them.
Fig. 2 is a similar view, but taken from inside.
Fig. 3 is a cross section.
Fig. 4, a cross section on line X, X, and also shows the inside of one of the end
sections placed at right angles to the general line of the hoarding, with a straining
rod in place. NB.-Only one section is shown at the end, but of course as many as
are necessary can be employed.
Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of front and one end, and shows one method of joining
the two portions.
A are the separate pieces or sections; B, the frames; C, the doors; D, the
bolts, secured by ordinary nuts, thumb screws, or cotters E. The bolts can either
be arranged as fixtures in the frames, or loose and sent out in quantities with the
sections for the hoarding; F is the capping which goes round the top, and is secured
as shown in Fig. 3; and G is a scantling or framing which runs along the base.
It will be observed that these pieces F and G besides adding to the appearance of
the whole tend to strengthen it considerably. At the joints these pieces are usually

page_text: halved into each other, as will be well understood by persons conversant with
such matters. The straining rod H is generally provided with a nut for tightening
it up as required, as shown in Fig. 4.
Angle plates are employed where required for joining the front and ends.
These Drawings show only the method of construction of the wooden hoardings,
partly because wood is what I usually employ, and partly because the construction
of iron hoardings would be practically the same, and it is a matter of no special
moment what the panels are fitted with.
Having now described my Invention, and the best method known to me of per-
forming the same, I wish it to be understood that what I claim and desire to
protect under the herein before in part recited Letters Patent is,-
-
The herein described construction of hoardings in sections, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth and shown.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Sage, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twelfth day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
Witness to the signature of
the said Frederick Sage,
ALFRED SHRIMPTON,
80, Gray's Inn Road,
London.
FREDERICK SAGE. (L.S.)