Improvements in Means for Advertising, applicable also for Decorating Purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Advertising, applicable also for
Decorating Purposes.
1 THOMAS FREDERICK DUNN of Garngibbock House, North East Lanarkshire,
Scotland 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 :--
My invention relates to an improved means for advertising which may also be
applied to decorating purposes, and consists in moulding or otherwise forming the
figure to be advertised or which causes the attention to be attracted to any
particular advertisement so as to stand out in bold relief from the background or
board to which it is securely fastened (giving thereby a natural appearance) and
by which it is suspended or supported in any desired position. I prefer to form
the figure or object of papier-mache, or it may be made of canvas steeped in gluc
and manipulated into the required shape by means of the fingers or of stucco,
compo or such like substances. The figure or object (which may represent animal
or still life) when made of papier-mache is modelled first in clay from which a
plaster cast is taken for the purpose of moulding or forming the figure or object
therefrom.
The figure or obiect having been suitably painted or coloured is secured to
the mount or background by means of linen or patripe and glue or cement or
by the latter only or by any other suitable means the mount being partially cut
away behind the figure to facilitate the fastening of the latter.
In combination with the said figure or object I use paper or other suitable
material, such as linen, silk, paper or cloth flowers, lace and the like for the
purpose of ornamentation and which may be so applied, as, in the case of the human
figure, to represent articles of wearing apparel, the said paper articles or flowers
being fixed to the mount by means of wire thread or glue, and when they are
exposed to the weather they may be made water-proof together with the other
parts if necessary.
The whole combination as above described thus produces a very striking
appearance, and by reason of the bold relief and natural appearance of the figure
combined with the imitation flowers and other articles of dress or ornamentation a
very realistic effect is produced.
The accompanying sheet of drawings represents in Figure 1 a front view of the
head and shoulders of a lady according to my invention and Figure 2 is a vertical
section of the same.
a is the figure formed or moulded as before described and secured to the back-
ground or mount by strips of linen or paper c attached by glue or cement, the
mount b being cut away at to facilitate the attachment. d d are paper linen or
silk ornaments or articles of dress glued to the mount and are paper or cloth
flowers attached to the mount by wire thread.
A lace veil may be fixed to the hat, and the latter is secured by a thin wire g
represented by dotted lines. The space between the figure and the mount may
be utilized for holding a small smoking machine connected with a cigarette in the
figure's mouth. The background or board may be marked with letters or printing
setting forth the nature of the advertisement.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
I declare that what I claim is ;-
1. The improved means for advertising or decorating purposes consisting of a
figuro or object embossed or formed of papier mache, canvas steeped in glue or of
stucco, compo or of such like substances and separately attached to a background
or mount substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
2. The combination of the above claimed figure a and the paper, linen or silk
ornaments and flowers the whole being suitably attached to the mount or
background and made water proof if necessary substantially as described and for
the purposes specified.
3. The improved means or apparatus for advertising as described and shown in
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 8th day of October 1895.
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, London, Agent for the Applicant.