An Improved Form of Show-card or Window Ticket.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1900-Accepted, 21st July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Show-card or Window Ticket.
ERNEST WOLF, 8, Bond Street, Chobham Road, Stratford, E., Lithographic
Artist and Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
It consists in printing a design all over the surface of the card which is to be
used as the backboard of the show-card, and printing seperate letters, figures and
sentances on paper, each letter or figure having a background which corresponds
to a portion of the design printed on the backboard. The letters and figures are
then stuck on to the backboard, and the design on which each letter or figure is
printed agreeing with the design on the backboard, the complete ticket has the
appearance of having been printed all in one, instead of the letters having been
stuck on seperately. By this means inexperienced persons may make up window
tickets.
In addition to seperate letters and figures, whole sentances and prices are
printed on ornamental tablets to be stuck on to the backboards in the same
manner which tablets are of a design in keeping with the pattern on the
backboards.
It consists substantially of two portions. First the backboards or backgrounds
on which the letters are to be mounted, and the letters and figures which are to
be made up into the required sentances.
These backboards are cut to various shapes, and are printed all over with a
design, which design need not be geometric or repeating. For the purpose of
explanation it is assumed that the design is a ground composed entirely of pansy
blossoms, the flowers covering the whole surface, but without any regularity in
their arrangement. Any other design may be used carried out in same style.
The letters are printed each on a seperate pansy blossom or group of blossoms,
on thin paper, and each is punched out to the shape of the flower on which it
is printed. These seperate letters are gummed at the back and by arranging and
sticking them on to the backboards the required sentances may be made up.
Since the ground and shape of each letter is that of a pansy blossom, when
stuck on to the background, they are in agreement with the flowers on the
background, and have the appearance of being all part of the one design.
Figures and prices are also printed on thin paper, gummed at the back, and
can have a background of pansies, or be arranged on an ornamental tablet or
scroll and punched out to the shape of the background on which they are
printed.
Short sentances are also printed on thin paper and gummed at the back, and
can have a ground of pansies or be on an ornamental scroll and punched out to
whatever shape it is arranged on, whether pansies, tablet or scroll.
Seperate farthings as d. d. and d. are also printed on thin paper and
gummed at the back and cut to the shape of a single pansy blossom.
If the design on the backboards or backgrounds be composed of roses, then

page_text: the letters are printed on and cut out to the shape of a rose or group of roses
to harmonise with such background.
These letters may be gummed before they are punched out, or may be left
ungummed, and pasted or gummed at the time of making up the wording on
the showcard.
An Improved Form of Show-card or Window Ticket.
ERNEST WOLF, Lithographic Artist and Designer, 8, Bond Street, Chobham
Road, Stratford, E., 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:――
It consists in printing a design all over the surface of the card which is to be
used as the backboard of the ticket or showcard, and printing seperate letters,
figures, sentances and the like on paper, each letter or figure having a back-
ground which corresponds to a portion of the design printed on the backboard.
The letters and figures are then to be stuck on to the backboard, and the design
on which each letter or figure is printed agreeing with the design on the back-
board the complete ticket has the appearance of having been printed all in one,
instead of the letters having been stuck on seperately. In addition to seperate
letters and figures, whole sentances and prices are printed on ornamental tablets,
to be stuck on to the backboards in the same manner as the seperate letters, which
tablets are of a design in keeping with the pattern on the backboards.
It consists substantially of two portions. First the backboards or backgrounds
on which the letters are to be mounted, and the letters and figures which are to
be made up into the required sentances.
These backboards are cut to various shapes, and are printed all over with a
design which design need not be geometric or repeating. For the purpose of
explanation it is assumed that the design is a ground composed entirely of pansy
blossoms, the flowers covering the whole surface, but without any regularity
in their arrangement. Any other design may be used carried out in same style.
The letters are printed each on a seperate pansy blossom or group of blossoms
on thin paper and each is punched out to the shape of the flower on which it is
printed. These seperate letters are gummed at the back and by arranging and
sticking them on the backboards the required sentances can be made up. Since
the ground and shape of each letter is that of a pansy blossom, when stuck on to
the background they are in agreement with the flowers on the background, and
have the appearance of being all part of the one design.
Figures and prices are also printed on thin paper gummed at the back, and can
have a background of pansies or be arranged on an ornamental tablet or scroll
and punched out to the shape of the background on which they are printed.
Short sentances are also printed on thin paper and gummed at the back, and can
have a ground of pansies or be on an ornamental scroll and punched out to
whatever shape it is arranged on, whether pansies, tablets, or scroll.
Seperate farthings d. d. d. are also printed on thin paper gummed at back
and cut cut to the shape of a single pansy blossom.
If the design on the backboards or back grounds be composed of roses, then the
letters are printed on, and cut out to, the shape of a rose or group of roses to
harmonise with such background.

page_text: These letters may be gummed before being punched out, or may be left
ungummed and pasted or gummed at the time of inaking up the wording on the
showcard.
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:-
(1) The use of letters or figures or sentances printed on a design corresponding
to a portion of the background on which they are to be stuck.
(2) The use of backgrounds covered all over with a design of seperate flowers
or ornaments, arranged without order or regularity, in such a manner that any
additional flower or ornament of the same kind placed thereon in any spot shall
appear as part of the design.
Dated this 9th day of July 1900.