An Improvement in Catalogues for Exhibitions.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 20th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Catalogues for Exhibitions.
We SAMUEL GEORGE BOARD of 71 King Street Insurance Inspector and JOHN
JAMES STOTT of Barton House, Yarn Agent, both of Manchester in the County of
Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention is designed principally for the Catalogues of Exhibitions of Horses
Cattle, Dogs or poultry and other shows of a like nature but it is also applicable to
the catalogues of other kinds of exhibitions or shows where a ready means of reference
to the different classes of exhibits contained in the catalogue is desirable.
The invention consists in the combination with such books of a kind of marginal
index formed by cutting away in steps certain portions of the right or left hand
margin of the leaves of the catalogue, the first page of each step being the page upon
which the list of a certain class of animals or other exhibits commences; and in
printing or otherwise marking upon the part of the margin thus exposed the name of
the said class of animals or other exhibits, so that by running the eye down the
stepped and printed margin the class required is readily seen, and then, by placing the
thumb or finger upon the step thus indicated the catalogue can be at once opened at
the page required.
Dated this 19th day of December 1888.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Catalogues for Exhibitions.
We SAMUEL GEORGE BOARD of 71 King Street Insurance Inspector and JOHN
JAMES STOTT of Barton House Yarn Agent, both of Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, 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 is designed principally for the catalogues of exhibitions of horses,
cattle dogs or poultry and other shows of a like nature, but it is also applicable to the
catalogues of other kinds of exhibitions or shows where a ready means of reference to
the different classes of exhibits contained in the catalogue is desirable.
The nature of our invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the annexed
sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a front view and Fig. 2 an edge view of a catalogue with our invention
shown as applied thereto.
The invention consists in the combination with such books of a kind of marginal
index formed by cutting away in steps certain portions of the right or left hand
margin of the leaves of the catalogue (see Fig. 2) the first page of each step being
the page upon which the list of a certain class of animals or other exhibits commences;
and in printing or otherwise marking upon the part of the margin thus exposed the
name of the said class of animals or other exhibits, so that by running the eye down
the stepped and printed margin the class required is readily seen as shown at Fig. 1.
and then by placing the thumb or finger upon the step thus indicated the catalogue
can be at once opened at the page required.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
The method of indexing Catalogues of exhibitions shows and the like by stepping
the edges and printing thereon substantially in the manner and for the purposes
herein before particularly set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of September 1889.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants