Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
We, JAMES WALKER of Gildabrook Road, Eccles, Picture Dealer and HENRY
HARWOOD of Cooper Street, Manchester, Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature
of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to street and other lamps and has for its object to utilise
such lamps for displaying advertisements.
In carrying out our invention we employ a frame made of metal or other suitable
material and by preference corresponding to the square, hexagonal or other shape
of lamp. This frame we place upon the roof of the lamp near the outer edge and
rigidly attach it thereto or otherwise. The section of this frame is such as will
allow of a series of glass plates carrying advertisements being slided in or affixed
to each side or facet of the frame.
The frame may be supported from the centre of the lamp by stay rods or wires
and it may be variously shaped and ornamented.
In this way means are afforded for displaying advertisements which are
discernible both by day and by night as the waste light shewing through the
transparent or semi-opaque roof of the lamp serves to illuminate the several
plates.
Deted this 9th day of Anril 1892
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Displaying Advertisements.
We, JAMES WALKER of Gildabrook Road, Eccles, Picture Dealer and HENRY
HARWOOD of Cooper Street, Manchester, Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature
of our said 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 street and other lamps and has for its object to utilise
such lamps for displaying advertisements. In carrying out our invention we
employ a frame made of metal or other suitable material and corresponding to the
square, hexagonal or other shape of lamp. This frame we place upon the roof of
the lamp near the outer edge and rigidly attach it thereto or allow it simply to
rest thereon.
The sides of this frame are designed to hold a series of glass plates for carrying
advertisements which can be readily seen during the day and at night are made
visible by the light of the lamp showing through the roof.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 illustrates a side elevation of our improved frame formed hexagonal
shape and
Fig. 2 illustrates said frame shewn applied to an hexagonal shaped lamp.
Fig. 3 illustrates a cross section of the frame at a-b and
Fig. 4 a cross section of the 'frame at c―d.
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate square forms of frames.
Fig. 7 illustrates the application of the frame to an electric lamp.
In accordance with our invention the frame is by preference constructed with
the same number of sides as that of the lamp and is made either vertical or
sloping to or from the centre of the lamp according as it is found best suited for
displaying the advertisements.

page_text: The glass plates correspond in shape to the sides of the frame and are glazed or
loosely fitted in position.
The frame may simply rest upon the roof of the lamp or may be secured thereto
and held centrally by wires or cords shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 2.
The frame may be variously ornamented and may be either square (as seen in
Figs. 5 and 6), hexagonal (as seen in Figs. 1 and 2) or any other desired shape.
In Fig. 7 illustrate the application of my improved frame to an electric arc
lamp and by preference of the coronet shape as illustrated.
It will be readily seen that this improved frame may be applied to any lamp
having a transparent roof.
By means of our improved frame the advertisements are well displayed and can
be seen both by day and by night as the light shewing through the transparent or
semi-opaque roof of the lamp serves to illuminate the several plates.
Having thus 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 :-
A square, hexagonal or other suitably shaped frame capable of holding plates
of glass carrying advertisements or the like and mounted upon a lamp having a
transparent roof substantially as & for the purposes hereinbefore described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of January 1893.
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.