An Improved Method of and Means for Advertising.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1892-Accepted. 5th Mar.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Means for Advertising.
We, JOHN ASHWORTH, The Lakes, Hat Manufacturer, SAMUEL MORRIS,
Fern Bank, Machinist, CHARLES ALBERT Bowx, Wharf Street, Boiler Maker,
and GEORGE COCKS, West Street, Manager, all of Dukinfield, in the County of
Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
This invention has for its object to provide simple and effective means whereby
lamps, globes for gas or electric lights and the like coverings or shades, publicly
or privately used, indoors or out of doors, can be readily utilized for advertising
purposes.
To this end our invention consists in forming or furnishing the top of a lamp,
gas or electric light globe or the like coverings or shades, with a frame of suitable
shape or a space adapted to receive the desired advertisement.
Lamps, globes and the like coverings or shades may be formed with the said
advertising frame or space when made, or the latter may be arranged to be readily
placed onto existing lamps, globes and the like coverings or shades, or removed
therefrom when desired. The said advertising frame or space we may form with a
suitable number of divisions in which the advertising matter may be changed or
the respective place left blank at will.
Dated this 28th day of Anril 1801
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Means for Advertising.
We. JOHN ASHWORTH, The Lakes, Hat Manufacturer, SAMUEL MORRIS,
Fern Bank, Machinist, CHARLES ALBERT BOWN, Wharf Street, Boilermaker,
and GEORGE COCKS, West Street, Manager, all of Dukinfield, in the County of
Chester, 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 to provide simple and effective means whereby
lamps, globes, for gas or electric lights and the like coverings and shades, publicly
or privately used, indoors or out of doors, can be readily utilized for advertising
purposes.
To this end our invention consists in forming or furnishing the top of a lamp,
gas or electric light globe or the like coverings or shades, with a frame of suitable
shape or a space adapted to receive the desired advertisement.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various perspective figures.
Fig. 1 shows the advertising medium applied to a street lamp.
Fig. 2 to a globe of a gas bracket or chandelier.
Fig. 3 to a shade of a lamp or gas bracket.
Fig. 4 to a small electric lamp.
In carrying out our invention and referring to the figures generally, lamps,
globes, and the like coverings or shades a may be formed with the said advertising
Frame 6 or space 6' when made, as will be readily understood from the drawing, or
the same may be arranged to be readily placed onto existing lamps

page_text: the like coverings or shades a, or removed therefrom when desired, for instance as
shown in Figs. 1, 2 & 4. The frame and advertising space b' may be made of
any convenient shape. and suitable material and the space itself, if desirable,
transparent. The advertising frame 6 or space b¹, where the size will permit of
it, we may form with a suitable number of divisions, as for instance shown in
Figs. 1 & 2, in which the advertising matter may be changed or the respective
place left blank at will. If desirable, in some cases, the advertising space
be provided without a frame b as shown in Fig. 3.
may
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is
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The method of advertising on gas, oil or electric lamp globes and the like
coverings or shades a, consisting in forming or furnishing the top or upper portion
of same with a frame 6 or space b' of suitable shape or material adapted to receive
the desired advertisement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of January 1892.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.