IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BILL POSTING STATIONS
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 4th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
HOWARD ROBERT RAMM, and WILLIAM HOWARD RAMM, Advertising Contractors,
Sutherland Chambers, Newcastle, Staffordshire, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BILL POSTING STATIONS, to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to bill posting Stations, and has for its object a modified and
improved construction and arrangement of the parts of same.
Heretofore posting stations have been generally constructed of boards attached to
posts fixed in the ground, or of boards simply attached to a wall or building, the bills
or advertisements being fixed upon them as close together as possible. The chief
objections to the said bill posting stations are; that they do not display the advertise-
ments to the best advantage, and are in many cases unsightly and unsafe structures.
Our invention consists in constructing bill posting stations of a metallic framing,
said framing we make of a Te or other suitable cross-section, so arranged to divide the
whole station into a convenient number of spaces, these said spaces we fill in with
wood or other suitable material to receive the bills or pictorial views to be displayed.
By means of our invention we not only produce a stronger and more durable
posting station than heretofore, but also a more attractive one, the bills when fixed
having the appearance of being framed.
In order that we may remove our said posting station when required, we place
sockets in the ground for the legs of the said posting station to fit into, and steady
the same by suitable stays.—When it is required to fix one of our said posting
stations, to a wall or building, we make provision in the framing to receive the
fastening appliances.
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BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
Vulcan Works, Longport, Staffordshire,
Agents for Applicants.

page_text: HOWARD ROBERT RAMM, and WILLIAM HOWARD RAMM, Advertising Contractors,
Sutherland Chambers, Newcastle, Staffordshire, 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 :-
Our invention relates to bill posting and advertising stations, and has for its
object a modified and improved construction of same.
Heretofore bill posting and advertising stations have been generally constructed
of boards attached to posts fixed in the ground, or of boards simply attached to a
wall or building, the bills or advertisements heing fixed upon them, and usually as
close together as possible.
The chief objections to these said bill posting and advertising stations are, that
they do not display the advertisements to the best advantage, and are in many
cases unsightly and unsafe structures.
Our invention consists in constructing bill posting and advertising stations of a
metallic framing; said framing being made of a suitable cross section and so
arranged as to divide the whole station into a convenient number of spaces; these
said spaces we fill in or cover from behind with wood or other suitable material
to receive the advertisements to be displayed.
By means of our invention we not only produce a stronger and more durable
posting and advertising station than heretofore, but also a more attractive one, the
advertisements when fixed having the appearance of being framed.
In order that we may remove our said posting and advertising station when
required, we place sockets in the ground for the legs of the said posting or adver-
tising station to fit into, and steady same by means of suitable stays.
When we
require to fix our improved posting and advertising station to a wall or building, we
inake provision in the framing to receive the fastening appliances.
The accompanying drawings illustrate a method of carrying our invention, the same
letters referring to similar parts in each figure. Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 a side
view, and Fig. 3 a section of a posting and advertising station suitable for erection in
open spaces. Figs. 4 and 5 shew respectively a front and side view of a posting and
advertising station for fixing to a wall or building. Fig. 6 shews a side view of a
frame made of a suitable section for placing behind posting and advertising stations
fixed to walls, so as to make the tops of said stations lean from the wall to display the
advertisements more effectually when fixed high on the wall or building. As will
be seen by the drawings, our invention consists of a metallic framing A provided with
suitable projecting legs b which fit into sockets f fixed in the ground, said framing
being filled in with wood or other suitable material c upon which the advertisements
are fixed, the bars of the frame dividing the station into smaller spaces to make the
advertisements appear framed.

page_text: Our invention may be constructed in any convenient size or shape, but when made
of a large size we fix stays at the back as shewn at d to secure it more firmly to the
ground, which is represented by line g.
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 mode of constructing bill posting and advertising stations, consisting of a
combination of metallic framing filled in with wood or other suitable material, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose herein described and illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
BILLINGTON & NEWTON.
Patent Agents, Longport, Staffordshire,
Agents for Applicants.