Year: 1897

page_text: I, GEORGE THOMAS GROOM, of The Supply Stores, Littlehampton, in the County
of Sussex, Provision Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to further utilize the space hitherto occupied
solely by magazines or boxes placed upon shop counters for containing provisions
such as coffee or sugar ready for dispensation. For this purpose I combine them
with show cases adapted to display goods, mirrors, advertisements or the like.
In one form of my invention, I support three ordinary coffee hoxes one ahove
the other in the body of the show case, each in a separate compartment closed at
the back of the case by a door opening outwardly and downwardly. At the front
side of the case next the wall of the box compartment, I place a mirror, or it may
be a plate or the like, ornamented, bearing advertisements or otherwise. Narrow
end compartments, arranged at right angles to the front on each side of the box
compartments, are provided with shelves one above the other, adapted to support
fancy articles such as jars of preserves or the like. A glazed door opening
outwardly is fitted to close each compartment and allows these articles to be
suitably placed and displayed.
The front of the show-case is glazed at each side in the plane of the mirror, and
adjacent to the glass at the front end of the compartments last described,
horizontal slides are arranged through the whole beight or depth of this part of
the case for displaying through the glass, samples of coffee, sugar, sweets, or
the like. The show case is completed by a compartment extending over all the
compartments above described; this is suitably glazed and has a shelf and doors
at the back to permit of placing, enclosing and displaying articles such as cakes,
confectionery or the like, therein. At the sides and front, this case is surmounted
by an ornamental moulding, cornice or the like which together with the glazing,
mirror and suitable ornamentation of the wood-work gives the whole a pleasing
effect.
The purpose of both coffee box and show case is thus served without materially
adding to the space usually occupied by the former alone.
Dated the 201
3007

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Show Cases.
I, GEORGE THOMAS GROOM, of The Supply Stores, Littlehampton, in the County
of Sussex, Provision Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object to further utilise the space hitherto occupied
solely by magazines or boxes placed upon shop counters for containing provisions
such as coffee or sugar ready for distribution. For this purpose I combine with
such magazines or boxes an arrangement of show cases adapted to display goods,
and also I introduce mirrors and means for displaying goods, advertisements or the
like.
I will describe one form of my invention with reference to the accompanying
drawings wherein Figs. 1 2 and 3 are respectively front, back, and side elevations
of same, Fig. 4 a sectional elevation on line X-Y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a sectional
plan of line Y-Z of Fig. 2.
In carrying out this invention I provide a case A with shelves A¹ each adapted
to support an ordinary coffee or like box B in the inside of the body of the show
case, each box is thus contained in a separate compartment C which is closed at the
back of the case by a door or flap D preferably arranged to open outwardly and
downwardly as indicated in Fig. 4. At the front side of the case next to the said
box containing compartments C C, I may place a mirror E, or it may be a plate of
glass, metal or the like, appropriately ornamented, or bearing advertisements or
otherwise rendered attractive. At each end of the case at right angles to the front
thereof and on each side of the box compartments CCC but not occupying the
whole width of same, compartments F F are arranged. These compartments may
be comparatively narrow and they are provided with shelves G one above the other,
adapted to support fancy goods or articles such as jars of preserves, boxes of
sweets and so forth. A glazed door Hopening outwardly and preferably at the
side is fitted to close these compartments F and to allow the articles therein to be
suitably placed and displayed on the shelves of the several compartments.
The front of the combined magazine and show-case is glazed at either side of the
central front mirror or plate E and adjacent to such glass at the front end of the
said compartments FF, horizontal slides S S are fitted through the whole height
or depth of this part of the case for displaying through the glass, samples of coffee,
sugar, sweets, or the like. The show case is or may be completed by an upper
compartment T extending over all the lower compartiments above described; this
is suitably glazed on its front and ends, and has or may have one or more shelves
and a door or doors at the back or sides to permit of placing and displaying articles
such as cakes, confectionery or the like, therein. The whole case is or may with
advantage be surmounted by an ornamental moulding, cornice, or the like such as
shown at M, which together with the glazing, the mirror, and suitable ornamenta-
tion of the wood-work serves to impart to the whole a pleasing and attractive
effect.
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 case adapted for storing provisions on shop counters and also for displaying
fancy and other articles, advertisements, and so forth, consisting in the combination
with a goods storage magazine or box such as is above referred to of an arrange

page_text: ment of show cases having various compartments, slides, mirrors, and doors all as
hereinabove described and illustrated.in the accompanying drawing.
2. A combined magazine and show case constructed and arranged substantially
as and for the purposes herein set forth.
For the Applicant.
J. C. CHAPMAN,
Chartered Patent Agent, 70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.