Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1895
A communication by HORTON WILLIAM ATKINSON, of Perth, in the Colony of
Western Australia, Estate Agent.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham
in the County of Warwick and 31 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Civil Engineer, 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 has for its object the adaptation and utilization of well known
articles of general use such as ordinary table plates which are used for eating
purposes as advertising mediums or means for displaying written, printed or
illustrated matter for the purpose of advertising, and retaining the attention and
consideration of the eater, and reader to the article, or other matter in respect to
which the advertisement refers, as during the period of eating a person is generally
found to be in a more pensive mood, than on other occasions, with the result that
the invention is of utility, combined with novelty.
The plate or other article may be divided into any requisite number of divisions,
so that each individual advertisement will have a distinct nature imparted to it,
and to obviate any liability of one clashing with another, such divisions being
printed, are superficial, or flush with the surface of the plate, and are not recessed,
or raised, with the result that they do not oppose, or take from the utility of the
article used in any way whatever.
These said advertisement spaces are arranged in any manner, but that in a
radial direction is preferred, also they are not limited to size, shape or number, and
are not in any manner arbitrary in their arrangement.
To further explain the invention reference may be made to the accompanying
drawings, which illustrate two forms of plate, but said drawings do not illustrate in
an exhaustive manner the invention, but show the application of dinner, or other
plates as advertising mediums.
In these drawings, Figures 1 and 2 show a circular and octagonal form of plate
respectively as denoted by "A" on which are printed or otherwise marked the
advertisement spaces or divisions "B" which contain the advertisement or state-
ment "C" such as "Use Pears Soap."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The use and application of plates, saucers or other similar articles used as
table requisites for eating or drinking purposes as mediums or means of and for
displaying printed or illustrated matter as advertisements thereon, substantially as
and for the purposes herein explained and specified.

page_text: 2. The use and application of table plates as advertising mediums, substantially
as and for the purposes herein specified and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 26th day of Avrunt 1805
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents.