A Shew-card Holder or Ticket Holder Combined with a Goods Suspender.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 30th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Shew-card Holder or Ticket Holder Combined with a Goods
Suspender.
I WILLIAM HENRY SWINGLER, Mechanic of 59 Dymoke Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be us
follows:-
This invention consists in the combination of the parts hereinafter set forth forming
and constituting a show card or ticket holder with goods suspender.
In carrying out my invention 1 proceed in the following manner :-
I provide a front plate of any suitable configuration made of any suitable design.
At the back of the front plate, I secure a safety pin, I next provide a strip of
metal or any other suitable material and form its lower end into a hook.
This strip of material is then secured to the back of the front plate near the
bottom end.
The front plate and hooked strip may in some cases he formed out of one piece of
metal or other material (when so doing is found to be practical and economical).
1 next provide an adjusting strip of any convenient lengths; the top end of the
adjusting strip is formed into into a hook, the bottom end is formed into a box or
slot, the box or slot slides on the strip secured to the front plate. The adjusting strip is
pierced with holes at suitable and regular intervals, in lieu of holes, the materials
constituting the adjusting strip may be punched on its face to form indentations.
The top end of the strip which is secured to the front plate is formed by preference
into a small hook.
In using my improved ticket holder and goods suspender I utilize the invention in
the following manner :-
The front plate may receive any kind of Hieroglyphics, figures, or lettering.
The show card or ticket holder would be placed to rest on the ledge protruding
rom the back of the front plate.
The top hook end of the strip secured to the front plate would slide through the
box or slot provided in the adjusting strip and would be passed into any of the holes
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page_text: or indentations provided in the adjusting strip so as to leave a sufficient bearing on the
adjusting strip to extend nearly to the top edge of the card.
The hook provided at the top of the adjusting strip could then be hung on a
window rod, or bracket, or on any projection or indentation provided to receive it.
The goods would in some cases be hung on the hook provided at the bottom of the
strip provided on the back side of the front plate.
Instead of suspending the goods to the hook, the goods may in the case of neckties,
boots, or other light articles be fastened to the front plate by means of the safety pin
provided for that purpose.
By the use of my invention goods can be displayed in shop windows, inside
shops, and other places in such a manner the goods would be displayed at the best
advantage.
In the case of a boot it might hang clear of the front plate, the price card, or ticket,
or show card would stand above the article for sale, the adjusting strip would form a
bearing for the back of the card, and the card would cover the adjusting strip and also
cover the top hook of the adjusting strip, and thus hide the mechanism of the com-
bination, so that attention would be concentrated on the goods exhibited.
I prefer to make my improved "Holder and Suspender of Goods" out of sheet
metal, or of cast metal; but I do not confine myself to make it out of metal as it
may be made out of any other suitable material.
Dth onl Jantalon 1007
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: A Shew Card Holder or Ticket Holder Combined with a Goods
Suspender.
1 WILLIAM HENRY SWINGLER Mechanic of 59 Dymoke Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick 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 consists in the combination of the parts hereinafter set forth forming
and constituting a show card or ticket holder with goods suspender.
In carrying out my invention I proceed in the following manner :-
I provide a front plate of any suitable configuration made of any suitable design.
At the back of this front plate, I secure a safety pin, I next provide a strip of metal
or any other suitable material and form its lower end into a book.
This strip of material is then secured to the back of the front plate near the
bottom end.
The front plate and hooked strip may in some cases be formed out of one piece of
metal or other material (when so doing is found to be practical and economical).
I next provide an adjusting strip of any convenient length, the top end of the
adjusting strip is formed into a hook. The bottom end is formed into a box or slot,
the box or slot sides on the strip secured to the front plate. The adjusting strip is
pierced with holes at suitable and regular intervals, in lieu of holes, the materials
constituting the adjusting strip may be punched on its face to form indentations.
The top end of the strip which is secured to the front plate is formed by preference
into a small hook.
In using my improved ticket holder and goods suspender I utilize the invention in
the following manner :-
The front plate receives any kind of Hieroglyphics figures or lettering.
The show card or ticket holder would be placed to rest on the ledge protruding from
the back of the front plate.
The top hook end of the strip secured to the front plate would slide through the
box or slot provided in the adjusting strip and would be passed into any of the holes or
indentations provided in the adjusting strip so as to leave a sufficient bearing on the
adjusting strip to extend nearly to the top edge of the card.
The hook provided at the top of the adjusting strip could then he hung on a window
rod, or bracket or on any projection or indentation provided to receive it. The goods
would in some cases be hung on the hook situated at the bottom of the strip, provided
on the back side of the front plate.
Instead of suspending the goods to the hook the goods may in the case of neckties,
boots or other light articles be fastened to the front plate by means of the safety pin
provided for that purpose.
By the use of my invention goods can be displayed in shop windows, inside shops,

page_text: and other places in such a manner that the goods would be displayed to the best
advantage.
In the case of a boot it might hang clear of the front plate, the price card or ticket
or show card would stand above the article for sale, the adjusting strip would form a
bearing for the back of the card, and the card would cover the adjusting strip, and
also cover the top hook of the adjusting strip, and thus hide the mechanism of the
combination, so that attention would he concentrated on the goods exhibited.
I prefer to make my improved holder and suspender of goods out of sheet metal,
or of cast metal; but I do not confine myself to make it out of metal as it may be
made out of any other suitable material.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawing the
manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a broken back view of the ticket holder with the ticket resting
on the shelf.
Figure 2 represents a front view of the ticket holder.
Figure 3 represents an edge view of figure 2.
Figure 4 represents a circular front plate.
Figure 5 represents an hexagonal front plate.
Figure 6 represents the adjusting strip.
Figures 78 and 9 represent various configurations suitable for front plates.
Figure 10 represents a plan of the adjusting strip.
In carrying out my invention I provide the front plate a and the bottom and top
strips b and c, the strips and c can be made separately and secured to the front plate a
or the configuration represented by a b and c can be cut from one piece of material.
On the front plate a would be provided any kind of hieroglyphics, figures or lettering
for the purpose of ornament or for the purpose of advertising, such hieroglyphics,
figures or lettering may be fixed to the front plate or put on a separate movable card,
or plate such card or plate could then be slidden into the slot m and shew through the
openings n o. I next provide the adjusting strip d represented in detail at figure 6,
the adjusting strip is formed at its top end into a hook e and at its bottom end into a
box or slot fit is also provided at suitable and regular intervals with slots or indenta-
tions, the top end of the strip c which is turned over to form the hook n is next
passed through the box or slot and introduces into either of the slots g, the show
card or ticket his next placed on the shelfj projecting from the front plato, the hook e
would then be hung on to a window rod or bracket or on any projection or indentation
provided to receive it, the goods would in some cases be hung on the hook k, the
goods may in the case of necties, boots or other light articles be fastened to the
front plate by means of the safety pin l. By the use of my improved ticket holder
goods can be displayed to advantage.
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In some cases such as that of boots the goods would be hung on the hook k clear of
the front plate a, the price card or ticket resting on the shelf would stand above
the goods suspended, the adjusting strip d and its connection e would form a bearing
for the back of the card the strip c could be passed into either of the slots or
indentations g to suit the height of the show card. The strips c and d could be so
adjusted that the show card when resting on the shelf would entirely cover the
strips 'c and d.
A further advantage of my improved ticket holder is that tickets can be placed on
the shelf and removed for alteration of price and put back again without interfering
with the goods displayed and suspended.
A further advantage of my improved ticket holder is that one ticket holder can be
used to suspend two classes of goods, for instance boots could be hung on the hook k
and stockings could be pinned to the safety pin l. I do not confine myself to the
configuration of front plate represented at figures 1 and 2 the front plate may be of
either of the shapes shown at figures 1. 5. 7. 8 and 9 or of any other suitable shape.
In some cases I dispense with the strip bas shewn at figure 1 in other cases instead of
having one strip bI may have several strips connected to the front plate a each strip
would be provided with a hook similar to k.

page_text: 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.
1st. The invention as illustrated and described for the purpose described.
2nd. The combination of the shelf ; the front plate a and the strips b and c in con-
junction with the adjusting strip d for the purpose described.
3rd. The combination of the safety pin at the back of the front plate a in con-
junction with the shelf for the purpose described.
4th. The combination of the movable hieroglyphics, figures or letters with the
openings provided in the front plate.
ALF. WM. TURNER,
Cobden Buildings,
Corporation Street. Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.