US2081264A - News and advertisement exhibiting - Google Patents

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This invention relates to the art of presenting at intervals a series of prearranged advertisements or other displays for exhibition and alternately therewith news items or other matter .3 written at the time or just previous to its exhibition. The writing of the news items may be controlled and performed by a person at the place of exhibition, but usually the writing is done on an electrically operated typewriter telegraphicall 1y controlled, and hence operable from a remote point. In fact, many such typewriters at widely separated places may be simultaneously operated from a single point.

In such exhibiting machines as heretofore provided, the news items were typewritten on a continuous web or strip of paper having alternate advertising and writing zones thereon, the advertising being previously printed on the strips and the writing zone being usually left entirely blank. The strip is fed through the telegraphic typewriter and advanced line-by-line as the news items are written on it. A reflectoscope is placed in front of the typewriter to pick up and show on a suitably placed screen the matter typewritten on the strip. After the audience has had time to read the news items, the strip is advanced to bring the advertisement printed thereon into range of the reflectoscope and allowed to remain there as long as desired, usually for a predetermined time.

With this arrangement, the number of different advertisements which may be exhibited is extremely limited, for, with the printing equipment available at present which is capable of printing continuous strips, it is not possible to repeatedly print on the strip more than two or three advertisements of desired size alternated with writing spaces or zones of suitable size because of the limited feeding throw and limited printing area of the cylinders or platens.

If the advertisement were to be printed in one color, by increasing the feeding throw of the press and using multiple cylinders or bed, the number of different advertisements printed could be increased somewhat. However, in order that the advertisement may be effective, it is desired that it be printed in colors and in the characteristic colors usually used by the advertisers.

An object of the invention is to avoid the limitation of the use of such exhibiting machines above referred to and to permit any desired number of different advertisements tobe used in a series and to permit these to be economically and conveniently printed by existing machinery in any desired colors and any desired number of different colors.

This is accomplished by the present invention by providing the advertisements on a web or strip separate and independent of the writing strip, causing the two strips to be superposed on the platen of the typewriter and arranging the strip so that the portions of the under strips which are to be viewed will be visible through the upper strip.

Preferably, the advertising strip has its ends united to form an endlessband so as to repeatedly present successive portions thereof to view, and if desired the endless advertising band may constitute a carrier on which the advertisements may be removably mounted. With this latter arrangement, the advertisements may be quickly and conveniently changed from time to time asdesired.

According to this invention, the advertising band and the writing strip are kept in proper relation as the strips feed around the platen by providing on both the band and the strip, feeding bands having rows of apertures to cooperate with sprockets or pin wheels carried by the machine. Thus, when the strips are started out properly, they remain continuously in desired and proper relation.

Besides permitting the use of a greater series of advertisements and of a greater variety of colors, the present invention effects a substantial saving in the cost of producing the strips, for, when the advertisement is printed on the writing strip, there must be at least one impression for each writing space, running into the thousands for one weeks use per machine, while, with this invention, one single set of advertis'ement may be used over and over again for as long as desired. When it is considered that there may be over a thousand such machines, the tremendous saving effected by this invention can be appreciated.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the present invention applied to a telegraphic typewriter, and omitting the refiectoscope which may be used to show on the screen the material passing through the typewriter.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the display band and writing strip in superposed position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the display band.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the writing strip.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the zigzag folded pile of writing strips.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified form of display band.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified form of writing strip.

Fig. 7a is a view like Fig. '7, but showing the transparent windows formed by transparent sheets attached to the writing strip.

Fig. 8 is a view of modified form of display band, in which form the advertisements are detachably carried by endless belts.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view, taken on the line 99 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a plan view of another form of display band, in which form the band is provided with pockets to receive cards containing the advertisements.

Fig. 11 is an edge View of the device shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on the line l2-|2 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of still another form of display band, this band being provided with pockets open on the side to receive display cards.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken on the line l4-l4 of Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a plan View of a writing strip for use with the sending machine.

Fig. 16 shows side by side, modified forms of a writing strip and display strip respectively, the writing strip in this embodiment of the invention carrying some of the display material.

Fig. 17 is a plan view of a display band which is preferably made of metal and which is provided with slots to receive a display card having attaching ears or tabs.

Fig. 18 is a plan view of the display card used in connection with the band shown in Fig. 17.

Fig. 19 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the path of the display bands and writing strip with a modified form of this invention.

Fig. 2G is an enlarged view of the lower portion of the platen and the portions of the display band and writing strip approaching the same, and showing a clip on the display band for holding the upper edge of the writing zone on the writing strip against bulging, the parts being shown in the positions they assume when the clip is about to enter the window portion of the writing strip.

Fig. 21 is a view similar to Fig. 20, but showing the band and strip farther advanced and the clip about to be engaged by a portion of the paper table.

Fig. 22 is a view similar to Figs. and 21, showing the clip being swung to the position to hold the writing strip.

Fig. 23 is a view like Figs. 20 to 22, inclusive, but showing the clip in operative position and about ready to be engaged by the platen.

Fig. 24 is a view similar to Figs. 20 to 23, inclusive, but showing the position of the parts while going around the platen.

Fig. 25 is a plan view of the Writing strip and display band held together by the clip.

The exhibiting machine to which the present invention is applicable is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 1. It comprises a platen l, against the front face of which strike type bars 2 actuated by suitable telegraphically operated mechanism, not shown, and of which the Teletype machine now in extensive public use is representative.

Rising from the platen l is a table 3 for supporting the material to be exhibited in position to be transferred to a screen by means of a reflectoscope so that the subject may be enlarged and viewed simultaneously by many people. Any suitable reflecting device may be employed so far as this invention is concerned, and, in its broader aspects, the reflecting device may be dispensed with entirely and the material may be viewed directly thru a suitable window or eyepieces.

According to this invention, as stated above, instead of employing a single strip for both the advertising and the news items or other matter to be written on the machine, there are provided, according to the present invention, two physically separate strips, the writing strip 4 and the advertising strip 5.

As shown, the writing strip 4 is a long runner strip and is supplied in the form of a zigzag folded pack 6 rather than in a roll, so that the end of one pack may be joined to the beginning of another pack long before the supply is exhausted, thereby permitting the supplying of writing paper to the machine to be continuous.

The advertising strip 5 may have any desired length, depending on the number of advertisements which are to be successively shown. So that these may be serially and repeatedly exhibited without attention on the part of anyone at the machine, the strip 5, as shown, has its ends joined as by overlapping and pasting as shown at l' in Fig. 3, so as to produce an endless band.

As shown in Fig. 1, the endless band 5 extends along the platen I up over the table 3, thence rearwardly over a pulling and guide roller 8, then downwardly over a guide roller 9, and back to the platen.

The writing strip 4 is led over a roller 12 from the pile 6 to the platen and, after passing around the platen over the advertising band 5, extends up over the table 3, pulling roller 8 and out of the machine, if desired, to be removed and destroyed.

In order to keep the strip 4 and the band 5 in predetermined relation to each other and the platen, the latter is preferably provided with annular rows of equally spaced pins l3, and the band 5 and strip 4 are provided with marginal rows of pin-engaging apertures l4 and I5 respectively, so that the band and strip are positively coupled together to travel as one over the platen and exhibiting table 3.

The pulling roller 8 may also be provided with pins l6 and may be driven positively by the platen as by a chain 11 so that the parts of the strip and band passing over the table 3 lie flat and smooth, and retaining rollers [8 may be employed to hold the band and strip on the platen I and roller 8.

As pointed out above, according to the present invention, the advertising matter is carried on the endless band 5. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the advertisements 19 are printed directly on the band 5 and equally spaced around the samethe length of the band shown accommodating six separate display advertisements which may be printed in colors if desired. The portions of the band occupied by the advertisements [9 will be referred to herein as display zones 20.

One form of writing strip 4 provided by this invention is shown in Fig. 4, in which there are provided windows 21, so that when the strip 4 is superimposed on the band 5 in proper relation as shown in Fig. 2, the display zones 20 on the band 5 will be visible, or rather exposed, to

be picked up and reflected by a reflectoscope. Between each of these windows there is provided writing spaces 22 to receive the type impressions producing the news report or other contemporaneous message.

Hence it will be seen that with the band and strip superposed as in Figs. 1 and 2, the display zone is shown through the windows 2| and may be allowed to remain in that position for a desired length of time. Preferably, in this position, the first line of writing on the writing zones 22 on the strip 4 is in position to receive type impressions. Then, at an appointed time, an operator at a sending machine at some remote point, for instance, may begin to type the news item and advance the two, the band 5 and strip 4, line by line through the medium of the linespace mechanism provided on the receiving machine. After the message has been typed and exposed to view the desired length of time, the operator line-spaces the platen, and/or other feed mechanism, to advance the band and strip until the advertising zone on the band again is located in position to be shown. This continues repeatedly while the machine is in use, the band 5 going around and around and the strip 4 advancing and having served its purpose being accumulated and ultimately destroyed.

In Fig. 2, the windows in the strip 4 are produced by cutouts 2 la but this is not the only way the window can be provided, for as shown on strip 4a. in Fig. '7, the windows may be formed by waxing or otherwise making the material of the strip transparent as at 2lb. In fact, the present invention contemplates making the entire strip 4 transparent, and hence broadly stated, it is sufficient for the purposes of this invention if the strip 4 has a succession of tran spicuous zones alternated with writing receiving zones. When the entire strip is made transparent, it is preferable that its front face he dull rather than glossy so as to take good type impressions.

As shown in Figure 7a, the band 4b may have the transpicuous portions or windows formed by blanking out openings and then covering these openings with transparent sheets 2lc, the margin of which is pasted to the margin of the aperture or opening.

By having the entire strip 4 made transparent or provided with transparent windows either integral with the strip as shown in Figure 7, or attached hereto as shown in Figure 7a, the surface of the strip is practically continuous and will run through the typewriter as any ordinary strip of paper.

Since the endless band 5 underlies the writing strip 4, the impressions of the type bars on the strip 4 will be felt by the blank zones 23 on the strip 5 with the result that the latter may be worn out prematurely. To avoid this, the area of the blank zones 23 may be cut-ut of the band to produce openings 230. through which the writing strip may directly engage the platen, as is the case with the band 5a illustrated in Fig. 6. This band 5a may, of course, be used with either the strip 4 or the strips 4a or 4b as desired.

Of course, in the broader aspects of this invention, the strip 4 with its open space windows may be made in any suitable or desirable manner. However, it has been found that it may be easily and economically produced by causing the line of fold, usually weakened by perforations 24,

to be located midway between the top and bottom of the opening spaces, and to punch, perforate and fold the strip on the lines 24 in zigzag fashion without first blanking out the strip; then, when the strip is in a zigzag folded pile, to punch out each end of the pile, as shown in Fig. 5. Not only does this method avoid the very difficult operation of folding the strips with the windows first blanked out, but enables a large number of cutouts to be formed at one operation and permits the size of the cutout to be easily varied if desired by merely moving the punches closer or farther from the ends of the pile.

While the writing zones 22 and the display zones are of substantially equal lengths, such is not necessary or essential, and either the writing zone on the strip 4 or the display zone on the band 5 may be substantially larger or smaller than the other, and it is merely necessary to have the windows in the strip 4 disclose the display space in the band 5 and the blank space on the band 5 equal in length to the writing zone 2| on the strip 4.

The bands 5 may be changed as frequently as desired to substitute one set of advertisements for another, but this may not always be convenient or expedient, since all of the advertisements must be changed merely to change some, say one or two. Again, if there are a thousand machines located at various points throughout the country and the advertisers do not wish coverage at all points, or if there are local concerns who only wish coverage at the machines located in their vicinities, it would require printing and preparing many individual advertising bands 5 for the several different requirements.

To avoid these difliculties and permit the advertisements for each machine to be different if desired, economically and conveniently, the present invention provides means whereby the advertisements may be individually removably mounted on and carried by bands or carriers provided for each machine. Several arrangements for accomplishing this are shown in the accompanying drawings.

In Figs. 8 and 9, this is accomplished by providing a pair of belts or bands having sprocket holes 3| and having at spaced intervals inwardly extending tabs 32, which, in the form shown, are provided with apertures 33. The advertising displays are carried on cards 34 through which extends paper fasteners 35. After passing through the apertures 38, the fasteners 35 have their legs bent over to retain the card on the bands. Each of these cards may be easily removed and replaced by manipulating its fasteners 35, and hence there need be no occasion for disturbing the other cards which are to be continued in use. There may be on one band several local advertisements and several national advertisements, and either may be discontinued or changed with out inconvenience. Moreover, each advertiser may, if desired, have the card printed by his own printer, and thus be assured of desired make-up and color.

In Figs. 10, 11 and 12, another way of accom plishing this is shown. Here there are feeding bands 36 having feeding holes 37, and interconnecting the bands there are pockets 38 open at the top to receive a card 39. The pockets 38 may be attached to the bands by stitching 38a. The front only of the pockets 38 may be made of transparent material. 4

As shown in Figs. 13 and 14, the band 40 may be a web of desired width and of any suitable material such as celluloid, and preferably has at each side feeding holes 4|. At intervals along the web 40, celluloid or other flexible transparent sheets 4! are cemented as at 42 so as to provide pockets 43, and these may, as shown, be open at the side to receive cards 44 containing the display advertisements.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 10 to 14, the advertising may be changed by simply sliding the individual cards containing the advertisements out of the pockets and substituting the desired cards.

As shown in Fig. 17, the display band 5 may be made of a strip of metal 40a, such as thin brass. This, like the strip 49, has a longitudinal row of feeding apertures, but, instead of pockets to receive the display cards, the strip 40a is provided with a series of slits 4 la, and the card 4461 is provided with tabs 441) which fit into the slits 4la. By bowing out the display card 44a, the tabs 441) may be conveniently inserted in the slits Ma and be held firmly and conveniently to the display band. The tabs 44?) are preferably adjacent the corners of the display card, and, to prevent buckling of the middle portion of the card when passing through the typewriter, the upper edge of the card is preferably provided with an additional tab 440 midway between the tabs 44?). Hence, there are three slits did at the top of the display zone, and two slits at the bottom of the display zone on the band 49a.

When the band is made of metal, it is prefer ably coated on its front face with suitable paint or enamel, to make it white, so that its presence will not be noticed and so that, if it is used with a transparent writing strip, the typewriting performed thereon will stand out in sharp contrast to the background.

In the broader aspects of this invention, it is not necessary, of course, to confine all of the advertising displays to the endless bands or carriers, especially when, for instance, one advertiser wishes extensive coverage or twice that of anyone else so that his advertisement repeats frequently and the repetition may thus be sufficiently close together to be conveniently print ed on the writing strip 4 Such a situation is illustrated in Fig. 16, in which the writing strip 4 has printed thereon advertisements 5;) located between two writing zones 5! which are adjoined by windows 52. The endless advertising band 5 has a succession of display zones 53 each of which underlies one of the windows 52 on the writing strip. The advertisements on the band 5 represent local concerns and differ from each other. Of course, instead of the band 5, the belts and carriers shown in Figs. 8 to 14 may be used with the printed writing strip 4 shown in Fig. 16.

At present, at the sending machine there is a duplicate of the writing strips at the receiving and exhibiting machines, and if the machines are properly coordinated at the start, there is not much danger of the sending operator causing writing to be done on the advertising or display zones. Where, as with the present invention, there is usually no printing on the writing strips, the sending operator might not space the writing strips and display bands properly. To avoid this, the present invention provides a sending machine strip 60 (Fig. 15) having indicated thereon by solid color or otherwise, non-printing zones corresponding with the zones 64 of the endless bands or belts which carry advertising. Since the strip 60 is provided with feeding holes 62 like the feeding holes in the endless belts or bands and if the strips at the sending and receiving machines are started coordinately, the sending operator will always be warned by the presence of the non-print zones 6| in the writing line against writing at that time.

It should be noted that as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the strip 4 carries no printing press printing and need not be printed or run through a printing press, but merely through a less expensive machine for punching the feeding holes l5 and transverse perforations along which the strip is folded to produce the zigzag pack 6.

When the Writing strip has the plain open windows such as shown in Fig. 4, it is desirable to provide the typewriter with suitable guide fingers so located that the lower margin of the window will not bulge and catch onto the ribbon vibrator or any other parts of the typewriter.

To accomplish this without providing such guiding means on the typewriter, the present invention provides means on the display band 5 for gripping the writing strip as it approaches the platen and holding the writing strip to the master band while feeding around the platen and up over the display table 3. Such a master band is shown in Figs. 19 to 25. It is preferably made of metal such as brass painted white, and at form-length intervals, that is, intervals containing one advertisement and one writing zone, the display band 5 is provided with fingers 63 hinged at 64 on the master band 5. As the master band rotates around the rollers 8 and 9 and as a finger 63 approaches the platen, it extends into the window 2| on the writing strip 4 as shown in Fig. 20. As the feeding of the strip and band continues, the finger 63 engages the end of a paper table 65 as shown in Fig. 2l-the continued feeding causing the finger B3 to rock on its pivot and overlie a margin 66 on the window, as shown in Fig. 22, so that the next movement of the platen will cause the end of the finger to engage over the margin 86 as shown in Fig. 23.

The paper finger continues in this position until the platen is reached as shown in Fig. 24, and from this position continuing up over the display table 3, the clip or finger 63 is held against the margin 66 of the paper strip 4 by a finger 61, preferably integral with the finger 63, and extending through the band 5 so as to lie against the platen l and against the paper table 3 as the feeding of the band and strip continues. When the finger 63 reaches the upper cylinder 8, it is withdrawn from the strip 4 because the band feeds rearwardly around the cylinder while the writing strip continues up over a guide or paper table 68.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of this invention and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to obtain Letters Patent, is:

1. A display band for exhibiting telegraphic typewriters comprising an endles strip having lateral feeding bands each provided with a row of feed-controlling apertures, and having between said feeding bands at regular intervals longitudinally of the band display zones, each adjacent two of which are separated from each other by uniform and substantial spaces.

2. A display for exhibiting telegraphic typewriters comprising an endless strip having lateral feeding bands each provided with a row of feedcontrolling apertures, and having between said feeding bands at regular intervals longitudinally of the band printed displays, each adjacent two of which are separated from each other by uniform and substantial spaces.

3. A display band for exhibiting telegraphic typewriters comprising an endless strip having lateral feeding bands each provided with a row of feed-controlling apertures, and having between said feeding bands at regular intervals longitudinally of the band display zones, each adjacent two of which are separated from each other by uniform and substantial spaces, said spaces being constituted by cut-out portions between the feeding bands.

4. A display band for exhibiting telegraphic typewriters comprising an endless strip having lateral feeding bands each provided with a row of feed-controlling apertures, and having between said feeding bands at regular intervals longitudinally of the band display zones, each adjacent two of which are separated from each other by uniform and substantial spaces and detachable display cards carried by the endless strip in said display zones, the cards having tabs and the strip having slits to receive the tabs and hold the cards on the band.

5. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibiting positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said strip having a longitudinal succession of writing zones alternating with cut-outs through which the displays may be viewed; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said cut-out portions of the writing strip.

6. The invention as defined in claim 5, in which the endless conveyor carries means extending through said cut out portions of the writing strip to engage a margin thereof and clamp the writing strip to the conveyor as the conveyor and strip are advanced to the typewriter platen.

'I. The invention as defined in claim 5, in which the endless conveyor carries spring fingers extending through said cut-out portions of the writing strip to engage a margin thereof and clamp the writing strip to the conveyor as the conveyor and strip are advanced to the typewriter platen.

8. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to brin successive portions thereof to writing and. exhibiting positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip.

9. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen. and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibit ing positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said strip having a longitudinal succession of Writing zones alternating with transpicuous zones; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said transpicuous portions of said writing strip.

10. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibiting positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said strip having a longitudinal succession of writing zones alternating with transpicuous zones; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said transpicuous portions of said writing strip, said last-named means including an endless band advanced by said feeding means coordinately with said writing strip to bring portions thereon containing display material over said display table.

11. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibiting positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said means including apertured feeding bands on the writing strip and pin-bearing bodies to engage said feeding bands, said writing strip having a longitudinal succession of writing zones alternating with transpicuous zones; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said transpicuous portions of said writing strip, said last-named means including an endless band having apertures to be engaged by said pin-bearing bodies to be advanced thereby coordinately with said writing strip and in fixed and permanent relation therewith to bring portions thereon containing display material over said display table.

12. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibiting positions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table coordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said strip having alongitudinal succession of writing zones alternating with transpicuous zones; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said transpicuous portions of said writing strip, said last-named means including an endless band advanced by said feeding means coordinately with said writing strip to bring portions thereon containing display material over said display table, said endless band being in the form of a wide flexible metal band interposed between the writing strip and the platen with the transpicuous zones of the strip superimposed on the display zones on the band so that the band receives on the zones between the display the impact from the type impressions applied to the writing strip in the writing zones thereof.

13. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter a platen and display table over which a writing strip is fed; means for feeding said strip to bring successive portions thereof to writing and exhibiting portions; an endless conveyor advanced by said feeding means to advance advertising displays on said conveyor over said display table eoordinately with the feeding of said writing strip, said strip having a longitudinal succession of writing zones alternating with transpicuous zones; and means for exhibiting a series of advertisements through said transpicuous portions of said writing strip, said last-named means including an endless band advanced by said feeding means coordinately with said writing strip to bring portions thereon containing display material over said display table, said endless band being in the form of a wide flexible web interposed between the writing strip and the platen with the transpicuous zones of the strip superposed on the display zones on the band and with cutout zones on the band under the writing zones on the writing strip so that type impressions applied to the writing strip in the Writing zones Will be received directly by the platen.

14. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a platen over which a writing strip is fed to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited; a series of advertising displays physically separate from said writing strip; and means for bringing said displays one after another into exhibiting position in substantially the same optical plane as the portion of the writing strip which is in exhibiting position.

15. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a platen; feeding means for advancing the writing strip over said platen to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited and to advance the writing strip to exhibiting position; a series of advertising displays physically separate from said writing strip; and means operated by said feeding means for bringing said displays one after another into exhibiting position in substantially the same optical plane as the portion of the writing strip which is in exhibiting position.

16. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a platen; feeding means for advancing the writing strip over said platen to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited and to advance the Writing strip to exhibiting position; a series of advertising displays physically separate from said writing strip; and means operated coordinately with the feeding means for the writing strip for bringing said displays one after another into exhibiting position in substantially the same optical plane as the portion of the writing strip which is in exhibiting position.

17. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a platen over which a writing strip is fed to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited; means including a screen and an optical system for transferring the images of said impressions from the writing strip onto the screen for observation; a series of advertising displays; and means for bringing said displays one after another into the range of said optical system to cause the images of the displays to be transferred by the optical system onto said screen.

18. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a. platen; feeding means for advancing a writing strip over said platen to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited and to advance the writing strip to exhibiting position; means including a screen and an optical system for transferring the images of said impressions from the writing strip onto the screen for observation; a series of advertising displays; and means operated by said feeding means for bringing said displays one after another into the range of said optical system to cause the images of the displays to be transierred by the optical system onto said screen.

19. In an exhibiting telegraphic typewriter, a platen; feeding means for advancing a writing strip over said platen to receive type impressions of matter to be exhibited and to advance the writing strip to exhibiting position; means including a screen and an optical system for transferring the images of said impressions from the writing strip onto the screen for observation; a

series of advertising displays; and means operated coordinately with the feeding means for the writing strip for bringing said displays one after another into the range of said optical system to cause the images of the displays to be transferred by the optical system onto said screen.

CARL W. BRENN.

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