The Utilization of the Shafts of Omnibusses, Carts, Vans, Wagons, and other Vehicles for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
The Utilization of the Shafts of Omnibusses, Carts, Vans, Wagons,
and other Vehicles for Advertising Purposes.
WILLIAM GAVIN of 9 Beacondale Road, Gipsy Hill in the County of Surroy
Journalist, and ALFRED HENRY THOMPSON of 30 & 31 St. Swithin's Lane in the City
of London Journalist 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 invention relates to an entirely new method of utilizing the shaft or shafts of
ommibusses, carts, vans, wagons, and other vehicles with shafts, for the purpose of
giving publicity to advertisements designed and arranged in the various manners and
ways hereinafter described, whilst employed in their daily journeys, through streets,
roads, squares, and other public thoroughfares.
The invention is designed in order to render the placing of advertisements on the
shaft or shafts of omnibusses, carts, vans, wagons and other vehicles practicable,
feasible, and one of great utility.
The invention is accomplished by the fixing of an enamelled, corrugated, plain or
fancy, iron, steel, or other plate or plates of a composite, waterproof, flexible, or
leather substance, either by screws, rivets, nails, hooks, clips, chains, rings, or other
appliance of a similar nature, to the end of the shaft or shafts, or to the hook or ring
immediately under the end of the shaft or shafts, in such a manner as shall accomplish
the purpose of this invention in giving publicity, in an altogether novel manner, to
advertisements. The plate or plates used for the purpose aforesaid can be either the
whole or any part of a circular, oval, elliptical, square, parallelogram octagonal, or
other polygonal form, or in the shape of a star or shield, or parts of a star or
shield.
By the invention it is intended that each such plate used for the purpose of this
invention shall be used solely for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned, and which
shall be attained by placing, imprinting, or perforating, letters, charactors, diagrams
or figures upon them either by an enamelling process, or by printing, painting,
stamping engraving or embossing upon it by materials ordinarily used by painters,
decorators, lithographers, or engravers.
It is further claimed for this invention that the composition of the plate or plates,
affixed to, hanging, or otherwise joining the shaft or shafts may be either of enamelled
iron, steel, tin, leather, papier machie, or of any material of suitable composition.
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
The combination of a figured or lettered plate or plates with the shaft or shafts of
omnibusses, carts, vans, wagons and other vehicles or conveyances in such a manner,
that the aforesaid plate or plates, and shaft or shafts combined, can be used for
advertising purposes, in an effective, practicable, and unique manner as herein sub-
stantially set forth.
Dated this 4th day of November 1889
WILLIAM GAVIN.
ALFRED HENRY THOMPSON.