Improvements in Show Labels or Tickets for Use in Denoting Descriptions and Prices of Goods in Shops and for like Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1889-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Show Labels or Tickets for Use in Denoting
Descriptions and Prices of Goods in Shops and for like Purposes.
I, HENRY SCOTT, of 16 Park Road, Eccles, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 show labels or tickets used for denoting prices and
descriptions of goods in shops and for like purposes, and the following is a full clear
and exact description of the same-reference being had to the annexed sheet of drawings
which make a part of this Specification and to the letters and figures of reference
marked thereon, like letters and figures being used to denote the same or corresponding
parts throughout the drawings.
According to my Invention I form show labels or tickets for denoting the description
and price of goods in two or moro parts, one or more parts containing the descriptive
matter and one or more parts to price or a series of prices. These parts are so
formed and connected together that they are changeable in relation to each other so
that one label or ticket will serve to denote more than one description or more than
one price. For example the descriptive part of the label or ticket may bear the
words "Fresh
Paris newest design" or other descriptive words and the price part
of the label or ticket may bear a series of prices such as 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, any one of which
can be used with the descriptive part of the label or ticket. Thus a shopkeeper will
not require a large stock of labels or tickets as the labels or tickets through being
interchangeable can be used for articles requiring different descriptions and prices.
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In Figures 1 and 2 there is illustrated in front and back views, respectively, a
show label or ticket according to my Invention, formed of two parts, one, the part a,
bearing descriptive matter and the other, the part 6, (shown separately in Figure 3)
bearing a series of prices namely 1/-, 1/3, 1/6, any one of which can be exhibited.
The part a is cut away at a as shown, and is provided at the back with clamps
or holders c which receive and hold the part b, which is placed behind the part a
so that the Figure denoting the price is exhibited at the cut away portion a¹ of
the part a.
It will be evident that the part 6 can be set to show any one of the
several prices that it bears through the cut away part a'; thus the label or ticket
The back of the ticket is provided
will serve for three different priced articles.
with hooks d to attach it to the articles or goods. It will be evident that there
may be a series of parts a bearing different descriptions and a series of parts b
bearing different prices, any one of which parts a can be used with any one of
the parts b, thus giving a great variety of changes of combined descriptions and
price. Instead of the parts a and being detachable as above set forth they may
be connected together by a centre pin having a milled head f (see Figure 4) the
part being set to revolve behind the part a, so that figures contained on the
part 6 can be shown through the cut away part a', which in this case is in the form
of a window. By turning the pin by the milled head the part can be set to
show the required price through the window a¹ of the part a.
In Figures 5 and 6 there is illustrated in front and end sectional view another form
of label or ticket with my improvements. In this case the descriptive part is formed
of a plate a, to which is hinged a flap a², this flap a² is cut away at a¹ and is provided
with a pocket as shown in dotted lines; this pocket receives the price part b which
may be marked with different figures on each side. The plate a may contain two
at the bottom as
descriptions, for example, it may bear the word "Fashionable
shown at Figure 5, and at the top behind the flap a² it may have other words such as
" All Wool in a reversed position, so that the label will give one description and

page_text: price in the position shown at Figure 5 and by turning down the flap a² and reversing
the ticket, it will give another description and price, and, through the part b being
removable, other similar parts 6 bearing different figures or prices can be inserted as
desired. Thus one ticket can be used to give different descriptions and different
prices.
The tickets as above described may be made of any suitable material such as thin
metal plate, earthenware, china, enamel-ware, card, paper, papier-mache.
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
1. A label for the purposes set forth, comprising two parts one of such parts being
adapted to be used in connection with or applied to the article and the other being
supported in or on said first part for indicating price or value.
2. A label or ticket for the purposes set forth, constructed and adapted to be used
substantially in the manner set forth in reference to the drawings.
3. A label or ticket comprising a part a having a portion cut away at a¹ and a
movable part adapted to be held to said part a, substantially as herein described and
shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the Drawings for the purposes set forth.
4. A label or ticket comprising a part a having a portion cut away at a and a
movable part 6 adapted to be held in said part a substantially as herein described and
shown in Figure 4 the Drawings for the purposes set forth.
5. A label or ticket comprising a part a, a hinged flap a² having a portion cut away
at a, and a part b adapted to be held in said cut away portion, substantially as herein
described and shown in Figures 5 and 6 of the Drawings, for the purposes set forth.
Dated dis
Lated GIS LIGU CHLY O JUV
HENRY SCOTT.
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents.
HENRY SCOTT.
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents.