Improvements in Tablets for Advertising
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 30th Apr, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30 h Jan, 1896-Accepted, 30th Apr, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Tablets for Advertising
I, JOHN MCGAVIN MACPHAIL, of 221 Garscube Road, in the City of
Glasgow, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
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This invention which relates to glass tablets for advertising adapted for attach-
ment by adhesion to glas windows and imilar surfaces has for its objects to better
display the advertisements upon the tablets and to ensure the protection of the
lettering or devices thereon
To that end the improved tablet is made of a glass disc or plate of round, oval or
polygonal form which is dished up to present a convex surface externally which has
the effect of better displaying the advertising matter on the raised surface, whilst
the le teing being in general painted or printed on the concave or inner side is
protected from wear, the tablet being secured around its edge by cementing or by
similar means
Dated this 20th dox of Anm] 1905
WALLACE
FAIRWEATHER,
Char ered Patent Agent,
62 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant
I JOHN MCGAVIN MACPHAIL Engineer 221 Garscube Road, Glasgow 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
This invention has reference to glass tablets which are attached on the outside
or inside surfaces of windows and the like for advertising purposes, and has for
its object to give a better display of the advertisements upon the tablets, and to
protect the lettering or devices thereon
Instead of making gliss tablets for advertising purposes, of flat shape as
heretofore, by my improvements I form them of a dished-up shape to present a
convex or raised external surface
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
same into practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appendɩd an
explanatory sheet of drawings in which Figure 1 represents a transverse section
and Figure 2 a plan view of a disc tablet as formed in accordance with my
improvements
Referring to these drawings
The glass tablet a is formed of a dish shape so as to present a convex external
surface as shown in Figure 1
When to be used on the external surface of windows and the like, the lettering
or advertising devices are embossed, painted or printed on the inner or concave
surface, and then that surface is clouded with paint or vainish The edge or
Prece dl

page_text: rim a¹ forming a continuation of the convex surface a would be flattened so as to
have a level surface on which to put the cement for securing same to surface of
window
When the tablet a is to be secured to inside surface of window, the lettering
or advertising devices would preferably be put on outer or convex surface of
tablet
view,
These dished tablets may be made of round, polygonal, or serrated shape in plan
and by the dished formation any moisture that may get in between same aud
the surface of window will not get at the lettering which will be protected from
wear, while the advertising matter will be better displayed on the raised surface
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
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Tablets for use on windows and the like for advertising purposes, formed
of a dished-up shape to present a convex surface externally, substantially as
herein set forth
Dated this 31st day of March 1896
JOHN M MACPHAIL