A New or Improved Board for Indicating Household or other Wants, which Board also serves as an Advertising Medium.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Board for Indicating Household or other
Wants, which Board also serves as an Advertising Medium.
We, DAVID WHITEHURST, of 151, Victoria Street, Plumber, and OLIVER
HEGGS, Junior, of 2, St. John Street, Contractor, both of Longsight, 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 has for its object to provide a board on which wants occuring
from time to time in households or places of business, such as offices, stores and the
like, can be readily indicated and ascertained and thus the ordering of the
respective goods greatly facilitated and which board can also be utilized as an
advertising medium by those supplying the respective goods.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 & 4 are front views, Fig. 2 a plan of Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 & 5 side views
respectively of Figs. 1 & 4 showing some of the forms in which our invention may
be carried out.
Referring to the figures generally, a represents the aforesaid board, which may
be formed of any suitable material, for instance of wood, cardboard, sheet metal,
glass, curton peire, or the like and in size or shape as may be found most suitable
for the various purposes. Upon the face of the said board or upon a sheet of
paper or other material mounted thereon we set forth a list of the various articles
sold by the grocer or other dealer as the case may be.
In connection with the said list we provide means for indicating the want of each
article as it may occur. For this purpose we may form a hole b in the board a, in
connection with the name of each article, each hole being adapted to receive a
peg c which when inserted indicates the want of the respective article. In order
to have the said pegs handy for use we form on the board a a box d or other
suitable receptacle to hold the same.
In lieu of the said holes and pegs a space may be provided in connection with
each name of article and adapted to receive a chalk or other mark or marks which
serve to indicate the want of the respective article or articles, the said marks being
removed from the board after the goods ordered have been supplied. The chalk
or the like used may be placed into the box d or connected to the said board by a
chain or cord.
Another method consists in setting forth the names of the articles on slides e
each adapted to cover a space marked "wanted" when no goods are required, and
to uncover the same when required, the first method described however being
preferable owing to its simplicity.
The list of articles described may be used by itself or with a space or spaces a¹
adapted to receive advertising matter relative to the dealer of the various goods, or
other suitable matter such as a calendar.
It will be understood that the shape or design of the board or the method of
indicating thereon the articles or goods required may be altered at will as will be
found most suitable without departing from the nature of our invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is-
1st. A board on which is set forth a list of household or other articles in com-
bination with means for indicating the want of the same, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
2nd. A board as specified in the preceding claim, provided with a space or spaces
-adapted to receive advertising or other suitable matter, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
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F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.