An Improved Method of Displaying Advertisements On or About Call Bells or Gongs.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 10th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 14th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Displaying Advertisements On or About
Call Bells or Gongs.
We, JOSEPH WILLIAM BLACKHAM, and JAMES ALEXANDER CHAMBERS, of
81 Corporation Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved method of displaying advertisements on or
about call bells, or gongs in such a manner as to produce a useful as well as an
artistic and novel effect.
The invention consists of mounting an ordinary call bell upon a suitable base,
upon which can be displayed advertisements or other useful matter.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide an ordinary call bell or gong,
which we mount upon a base, such base being of any suitable size or shape, either
cylindrical, square, octangular, or any other geometrical figure.
We make the said base of any material, such for example as glass, porcelain,
pottery-ware, metal, papier mache or the like.
Upon the surface of the said base, we display advertisements, artistic designs,
or other useful matter, either by painting, printing, or by transfer in one or more
colours, or by other suitable methods.
We furnish the said base, with screw holes for connecting it to a table or stand,.
or to a wall, door, or the like.
We may when desired extend the said base into the form of an ash or match
tray, in such a manner that advertisements may be displayed thereon.
Our invention may be modified in any detail, without departing from the
principle thereof, and we do not restrict ourselves to the material or shape of the
stand to which the call bell is attached.
D
JAN 10 dan Max 1002
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Method of Displaying Advertisements On or About
Call Bells or Gongs.
We JOSEPH WILLIAM BLACKHAM and JAMES ALEXANDER CHAMBERS of
81 Corporation Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers,.
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:-
Our invention relates to an improved means of displaying advertisements on or
about call bells or gongs in such a manner as to produce a useful as well as an
artistic and novel effect.
This invention consists of mounting an ordinary call bell upon a suitable base,.
upon which can be displayed advertisements or other useful matter.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide an ordinary call bell or gong
which we mount upon a base such base being of any suitable size or shape either
cylindrical square octangular or any other geometrical figure.

page_text: We make the said base of any material, such for example as glass porcelain,
pottery ware, metal paper mache, or the like.
Upon the surface of the said base we display advertisements artistic designs, or
other useful matter either by painting printing or by transfer in one or more
colours or by other suitable methods.
:
We furnish the said base with screw holes for connecting it to a table or stand
or to a wall, door or the like.
We may when desired extend the said base into a form of an ash or match
tray, in such a manner that advertisements may be displayed thereon.
Our invention may be modified in any detail without departing from the principle
thereof; and we do not restrict ourselves to the material or shape of the stand
to which the call bell is attached.
We will describe our invention by reference to the accompanying drawings the
same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout.
Figure 1 and 2 represents respectively a front elevation and a plan of a call
bell A mounted upon a circular base B, upon the face of which may be displayed
advertisements, the base B is preferably made of pottery ware but the same may
be made of other material and the advertisements displayed thereon.
D. D. are holes for screws for fixing the base and bell to a table or stand or to
a door.
Figure 3 and 4 represent respectively a front elevation and plan of call bell A
mounted on a square base B upon which may be displayed advertisements.
D, D are screw holes.
Figure 5 and 6 represent respectively a front elevation partly in section and a
plan of a call bell A mounted on circular base B, with extended sides HH,
forming an ash or match tray upon or about which advertisements may be
displayed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
(1.) The improved method of displaying advertisements on or about call bell or
gongs substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(2.) In the combination of a call bell with a base of the kind described upon
which may be displayed advertisements substantially as described and illustrated
in Figures 1. 2. 3. 4, of the accompanying drawings.
(3.) A call bell mounted on a base terminating into an ash tray upon which may
be displayed advertisements in the manner set forth substantially as described
and illustrated. Figure 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of March 1894.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.