Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 4th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Mar., 1887.
I, JOHN BLAKEY of Lady Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-—
My invention has reference to advertising, and consists in the employment of
suitably shaped metallic plates having prongs cast on one side thereof, so as they can
be driven into wood, or other like material.
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These plates may be of any suitable shape so as to form letters or figures and when
arranged side by side form words and names which can be driven into a board or
other place. These letters when arranged into words become a ready means of adver-
tising, and as the metal letters stand up above the surface of the hoard, they will be
found useful in placing them upon wood steps, whereby in addition to advertising
purposes they also preserve the steps.
This means of advertising is very durable; as when applied to steps, the letters
will shew until completely worn away, and in the case of sign boards they will wear
until corroded away.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Commercial Street, Halifax,
Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means or System of Advertising.
1. JOHN BLAKEY OI Jay
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cturer
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 has reference to advertizing, and consists in the employment of
suitably shaped metallic plates having prongs cast on one side thereof so that they can
be driven into wood or other like material.
These plates may be of any suitable shape so as to form letters or figures, and
when arranged side by side form words and names which can be driven into a board
or other place. These letters when arranged into words become a ready means of
advertising, and as the metal letters stand up above the surface of the board, they
will be found useful in placing them upon wood steps, whereby in addition to adver-
tizing purposes, they also preserve the steps.
In order that my Invention may be better understood, reference is made to the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrating letters and figures, and other objects
composed of cast metal plates a, having prongs cast on the underside thereof.
Instead of forming the articles of cast metal they may be formed of sheet metal with
projections bent at right angles to the letter (see Fig. 1.) for the purpose of
penetrating the substance in lieu of the prongs cast on as above referred to. In this
case the article itself with the projections may be formed at one operation by means
of suitable dies and moulds.
In order to affix the letter or figure to the article it is only necessary to drive the
prongs into the substance to which it is attached either by means of a hammer or by
pressure.
This means of advertising is very durable; as when applied to steps, the letters
will shew until completely worn away, and in the case of sign-boards they will wear
until corroded away.
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 :-
The formation of cast letters and figures having prongs on the underside, employed
for forming words or names in manner substantially as set forth.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.