Improved Means for Advertising.
Year: 1897

page_text: .Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 5th Mar.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Advertising.
ADA MCDONALD, Professional Artist, 79, Camberwell New Road, London, S.E.,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A flag floating from a flag staff. From the top of the said flag staff runs a
Either remov-
support to keep the flag rigid & a name can be fixed to the same.
able letters or painted letters, at night, a powerful lime light or electric can be used
from the top of the same. The flag is removable & can with light & advertisement
altogether be drawn up & down at will. It is capable of withstanding the weather
& revolves at an angle with the wind the same as an ordinary flag.
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ALL JA 1807
ADA MCDONALD, Professional Artist, 79, Camberwell New Road, London, S.E.,
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 follow-
ing statement: —
A flag or sheet made of bunting silk calico or transparent materals, with a
flag or design painted or fixed on the same & floating from a flag staff on which
swivels are fixed to enable the flag or material used to revolve with its supports
which consist of a shaft extending from a flag pole to keep the flag rigid or partly
so & if desired a shaft can be extended from the bottom of the flag to make it
throughly rigid rings being secured to the material or flag which attach to the
shaft & can be so secured or removed at will. The frame work for attaching the
reflector lamps for illuminating the same, are lamps of an ordinary kind same as
carriage lamps. Window reflector lamps the reflector's being made of copper &
silvered. Glass or any other material can be used suitable to give a reflection on
the material of the flag. These can be used at night. Either electric or any other
suitable lighting power. These are fixed from the top shaft near the flag.pole &
the apperatus. Flag reflector lamps revolve together with the wind. Cords are
attached to the swivel pulleys from the top of the flag pole & the flag or material
with shaft or shafts & attachments are hoisted or lowered at will by the wire or
cord running through the swivel pulleys & secured at the bottom of the flag pole to
a swivel fastening which also revolves with the top pulleys to prevent a twist.
This apperatus can have any lettering or design painted on the flag or on the whole

page_text: of the plain material & which can be used as an advertisement either by day or
night.
Referring now to the drawing accompanying this specification Figure 1 represents
the top of the flag pole Figure 2 represents the bottom portion-which join
together, the top portion working on a pivot & making it revolve at any angle
B represents the roller slides attached to the frame work. C, are supports for the
shafts. D, are for attaching lamps E are the shafts that support the flag or
material are guys to support the shaft. G, is a swivel revolving or belaying pin
to secure the cord or wire. K is the wire used for hoisting the flag apperatus &
lights up or down. H is the flag pole I represents the flag which can be an English
Union Jack, or any other countrys flag J, is the flag or portion which can be used
to paint advertisement on.
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:
1st. The mechanical construction of an apperatus consisting of a rigid or partly
rigid flag or material floating from a flag staff.
2nd. My process of illuminating the same at night by means of electric or any
other light with ordinary reflector lamps.
3rd. The general apperatus & fixings for the revolving action of the shafts &
swivel attachments to prevent resistance or twist & to allow of the flag working
freely at any angle.
Dated this 6th day of September 1897.