Improvements in Advertisement Tablets, Signs, Facias, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1892-Accepted; 27th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Advertisement Tablets, Signs, Facias, and the like.
I, GEORGE SOLOMON, of Crown Works, Red Lion Passage, Hoxton, in the
County of London, Manufacturer of Advertisement Show Card Frames, Glass
Writer and Embosser, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in advertisement tablets, signs, facias and
the like, and its particular object is to produce them durable, of a good and striking
appearance, and at a low price. In carrying the invention into effect, I produce
the letters in a tablet of cheap plastic material preferably by indenting them or
casting the material upon them. The cast is varnished, and the faces of the
letters ornamented as may be desired, e.g. by gilding. The back of the glass
front plate which is to protect the cast by being framed in front of it is varnished
with some opaque, say black, varnish, and clear spaces are formed therein in any
convenient way e.g. by a stencil and scraper or rubber, of the right size and
position to shew the letters in the plastic, which will appear as if incised in black
marble. Other contrasts as to colouring may be adopted. Both are then framed
and backed in the usual way.
Dated this 25th day of November 1891.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Advertisement Tablets, Signs, Facias, and the like.
I, GEORGE SOLOMON, of Crown Works, Red Lion Passage, Hoxton, in the
County of London, Manufacturer of Advertisement Show Card Frames, Glass
Writer, and Embosser.
My invention relates to improvements in advertisement tablets, signs, facias and
the like; and its particular object is to produce them durable, of a good and
striking appearance, and at a low price. In carrying the invention into effect, I
produce the letters in a tablet of cheap plastic material, preferably by indenting
them or casting the material upon them. The cast is varnished and the faces of
the letters ornamented as may be desired by gilding or colouring. The back of
the glass front plate which is to protect the cast by being framed in front of it, is
varnished with some opaque, say black varnish, and clear spaces are formed therein
in any convenient way, e.y., by a stencil and scrapes or rubber of the right size and
position to shew the letters in the plastic, which will appear as if incised in black
marble. Other contrasts as to colouring may be adopted. Both are then framed
and backed in the usual way.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part of this
Specification and read therewith, and which illustrate the details of the construc-
tion of my invention,
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a plastic tablet:
Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line Y-Z of Fig. 1:
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same tablet framed and glazed:
Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line W-X of Fig. 3.
A is the dry tablet. B, B are the sunk letters.
C is the front glass. D is the opaque backing represented in the figure as black,

page_text: strikes the eye as the surface of a solid tablet, the sheen of the glass gives the
effect of a polish on such surface, and, as none of the plastic tablet is visible, the
ornamented letters look as if they were cut in the solid tablet.
E is the frame; and F, the backing. Both these are of any suitable con-
struction.
It must be distinctly understood that although the accompanying figures illustrate
the application of my invention to a small wall or window tablet, it is equally
applicable to shop and office signs, facias, and the like, irrespective of size.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The combination of glass front, opaque back, clear spaces, and plastic tablet
having the letters of the sign sunk therein, as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1892
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.