Improvements in Portable Show Stands for Displaying Goods.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Show Stands for Displaying Goods.
I SYDNEY HARRIS, of Stafford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the combination and arrangement of
stands for the displaying of goods in shop windows or other places.
It consists in the combination with such portable stands, of a mirror or mirrors,
by which the effective display of the goods is much improved, and at the same time
the usefulness and the artistic appearance of the whole is much increased.
The stand itself is made of any desirable design, and material, but generally or
preferably is made of metal having one or more pillars or supports from which
branch out the various brackets, arms or such like, whose terminations are suited
to carry the particular goods for which they are intended.
The said mirror or mirrors are preferably so arranged at the rear part of that
portion of the stand, that the reflection of the rear parts of the goods exhibited are
seen, the advantage of which will be readily understood in many classes of goods
particularly that of millinery. Such mirrors may be fixed or they may be hinged
or pivoted upon the stand.
Further, these mirrors serve also as a means of ornamental advertising, by
forming a base upon which any desirable advertising or other matter around or
near its edges leaving its centre for the mirror purposes before named, or similar.
parts may be utilized for or by views.
By these combinations a stand is provided which is more effective in appearance.
and useful in practice than those in present use for similar purposes.
Dated this 27th day of July 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Show Stands for Displaying Goods.
I SYDNEY HARRIS, of Stafford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer,.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the sanie is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in the combination and arrangement of
stands for the displaying of goods in shop windows or other places.
It consists in the combination with such portable stands, of a mirror or mirrors,
by which the effective display of the goods is much improved, and at the same time
the usefulness and the artistic appearance of the whole is much increased.
The stand itself is made of any desirable design, and material; but generally or
preferably is made of metal, having one or more pillars or supports from which
branch out the various brackets, arms or such like, whose terminations are suited to
carry the particular goods for which they are intended.
The said mirror or mirrors are preferably so arranged at the rear part of that
portion of the stand, that the reflection of the rear parts of the goods exhibited are
seen, the advantage of which will be readily understood in many classes of goods
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page_text: particularly that of millinery. Such mirrors may be fixed or they may be hinged
or pivoted upon the stand.
Further, these mirrors serve also as a means of ornamental advertising, by forming
a base, upon which is placed any desirable advertising or other matter, around or
near its edges leaving its centre for the mirror purposes before named, or similar
parts may be utilized for or by views.
In order to more particularly explain this my invention, I have appended
hereunto an illustrative drawing, upon which are letters of reference.
Fig. 1, is a general view in elevation of this my improved exhibit stand.
A, is the pillar frame of the stand. B, B, are the brackets, having terminals C, C,
of such shape which is best suited to the particular goods to be exhibited. D, is a
mirror arranged in the centre of the stand, and is shown fixed, but it will be readily
seen that it may be pivoted or hinged to the stand frame.
The precise shape also of the mirror may be varied. E, is a side mirror which
may be arranged and carried in a fixed position, or it may be hinged as shown at F.
One or more of such mirrors may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
.
In portable exhibit stands the combination with the frame A, and brackets B, B,
of the mirrors D, and E, substantially as set forth and shown upon the drawing.
Dated this 27th day of April 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.