Newspaper and Advertising Stand.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Newspaper and Advertising Stand.
GEORGE EDWARD HIRST, Joiner, No. 2, Coronation Buildings, Twerton-on-
Avon, Bath, Somerset, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The main object of this invention is to produce a "stand" from which newspapers
may be suspended, or placed on the said stand and therefore useful for commercial
travellers, and others, who often read from papers, while eating their food.
1st. By placing on, or suspending periodicals from this stand, they are enabled
to read the contents while at the same time, their hands are at perfect liberty.
2nd. The "stand" will be of great use to copyists.
3rd. It will provide a new or improved method of "advertising."
It may be used in all public and private houses.
It may be made in different sizes of all kinds of wood.
It consists of a skeleton frame, having four sides, two of which may be made
square, or oblong in shape with two uprights and top and bottom rails.
The two sides are put together to form an A shape.
The four spaces in the stand are grooved and rabbeted to receive "glass," "paper,"
and such like for advertising.
Two grips or clips are fixed on the top rail on each side of the stand, from which
newspapers and such like can be suspended.
Two movable rests are fixed under bottom rails, on each side of the stand for
holding papers, books, and such like.
Dated this 9th dow of M 189n
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A. Newspaper and Advertising Stand.
I, GEORGE EDWARD HIRST, of No. 2, Coronation Buildings, Twerton-on-Avon,
near Bath, in the County of Somerset, Joiner, 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 relates to improvements in newspaper or reading and advertising
stands; and its object is to produce a stand adapted to support a sheet or sheets or
advertisements, which it is desired to peruse or exhibit, in the most convenient
position for either or both purposes. The stand is therefore adapted for use either
as a reading stand, or an advertisement frame or stand.
In order that my invention, and the means by which it is to be carried into
practical effect, may be thoroughly understood, I will now describe them in detail,
referring in so doing to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as part
of this Specification and read therewith.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of one end of the stand.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the opposite, or inner, face of the said end.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the opposite, or inner, face of the said front.
Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line a—a of Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the paper or book rest.
Fig. 7 is a detail vertical section on the line b-b of Fig. 4.
Fios 89 and 10 illustrate the construction of the paper clip.

page_text: d, d are the four legs of the frame, which latter presents four surfaces, two of
which are quadrilateral and sloped, and two triangular and vertical, but these
features of conformation may be modified.
ee are removable sheets or panels of glass. They form the advertising areas,
and are held to the respective legs by removable straps e', e', or pivotted buttons or
catches f
y are spring catches on the top rails of the frame. They are provided for the
purpose of holding the sheet to be perused by gripping its top edge. The arm g
is controlled by a spring g², and the gripping surfaces are faced with india rubber
or similar material."
h, h are rests or shelves for books or papers not in immediate use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of paper supporting surface and device with advertisement areas
as set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of February 1891.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.