An Improved Memoranda Tablet or Aid to Memory for the Writing Desk, being Set Out or Spaced for Different Periods of the Day.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Oct., 1893—Accepted, 25th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Memoranda Tablet or
Aid to Memory for the
Writing Desk, being Set Out or Spaced for Different Periods of
the Day.
I JAMES PEARSON of No. 9 Victoria Street, Haslingden, in the County of
Lancaster, Yarn Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It resembles in size, shape and framing an ordinary schoolboys glass drawing
slate; except in this speciality, the entire surface of the glass is not ground, (as in
the drawing slate) but only certain portions of it; some parts of the glass being
ground & opaque, & in other parts, the glass is left in its natural transparent
condition. The glass can be made in one sheet, in alternate spaces of plain &
ground-or, as I sometimes do, put in seperate strips of plain & ground glass; as
example: The first space across the top of the tablet is left transparent. or
unground; then for a further space below the first; is a space of ground glass,
capable of being written upon: this is repeated throughout the whole length of the
tablet: Behind the glass when placed in the frame, is fitted a sheet of paper or
card-board being printed with characters, numbers &c. The printed matter being
put in such positions on the paper, as to exactly fit the spaces on the glass which
are transparent:-Thus for instance; the first line of the printing is shown (in the
front of the slate) as (say) 9.15, 9.30, 9.45: directly under these numbers is the
ground space, capable of being written upon; enabling the user if he should have
an appointment at the time named in the number space; to write the persons name
under the time such appointment is arranged for :-The glass and printed matter is
firmly secured in the frame & strongly backed.
Dated this 19th day of August 1893.
JAMES PEARSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Memoranda Tablet or Aid to Memory for the
Writing Desk, being Set Out or Spaced for Different Periods of
the Day.
1, JAMES PEARSON, of 9 Victoria Street, Haslingden, in the County of
Lancaster, Yarn Agent, 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 memoranda tablet, or aid to memory for the
writing desk being set out, or spaced for different periods of the day.
It resembles in size shape and framing, an ordinary school boys glass drawing
slate, except in this speciality, the entire surface of the glass is not ground (as in
the drawing slate) but only certain portions of it; some parts of the glass being
ground and opaque, and in other parts the glass is left in its natural transparent
condition. This glass can be made in one sheet in alternate spaces of plain and
ground, the said spaces of plain or ground being of any desired width. If prefer-
able I may insert separate strips of plain and ground glass. For example:-The
first space (or part of the space) across the top of the tablet is left transparent or
unground, then for a further space below the first, is a space (or part of the
space) of ground glass capable of being written upon, this is repeated throughout
the whole length of the tablet.

page_text: Behind the glass when placed in a frame is fitted a sheet of paper or cardboard
being printed with characters, numbers etc. The printed matter being put in such
positions on the paper so as to exactly fit the spaces on the glass which are trans-
parent-Thus for instance the first line of printing is shewn (in front of the tablet)
as 9.0, 9.15, 9.30, and 9.45. Directly underneath the aforesaid numbers is the
ground space capable of being written upon, enabling the user if he should have an
appointment etc. at the time named in the numbered space, to write a persons name
under the time such appointment is arranged for.
The glass and printed paper or the like are firmly secured to the frame by a backing
of wood or any other suitable material.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration and
that the shapes, materials and parts may be varied in many ways within the scope
of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a memoranda tablet, the combination of transparent spaces and ground or
opaque spaces on one piece of glass, for writing upon when the said glass is placed
over a printed paper card or the like and mounted in a frame, substantially as herein
described.
2. In a memoranda tablet, the combination of the transparent spaces and ground
spaces on one piece of glass, set out into any number of spaces, the said spaces being
of any suitable shape or desired width, substantially as herein described.
3. In a memoranda tablet, the combination of separate strips of transparent glass
and separate strips of ground glass, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 21st day of October 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.