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  • This invention has for its objects to provide a novel and attractive show-stand for storewindows, to display jewelry, watches, diamonds, and other merchandise, and also for use as a toy for children, to provide a novel advertising show and clock stand for display ing jewelry and other articles and indicating time, and to provide an advertising show-stand or atoy inimitation of the figure of an elephant bearing the figure of a person as a driver, wherein the arm of the latter is moved as if spearing the elephant and the trunk of the latter is raised and extended in advance of the elephant/s head to attract attention and ex hibit any articles, such as diamonds or a business-card, secured therein in any suitable manner.
  • the numeral 1 indicates the body of the show-stand, constructed in imitation of an elephant, and made of any suitable material such as molded pulp, plaster-of-paris, or metaland painted in natural colors, but preferably covered with plush, velvet, or colored cloth.
  • the body carries a plush or other robe, 2, and on the body, which latter, for convenienee, I will hereinafter term the elephant, is mounted a canopied car, 3, con taining the figure of a female.
  • the trunk of the elephant is composed of blocks or sections 7, of cork or other light material, hinged or pivoted to gethcr, as at 8, and each section is beveled at the outside of its ends, as at 9, and provided with eyes or rings 10, through which, on the outer side or front of the trunk, passes a cord, 11, secured to the lower or nose section, as at 12.
  • the trunk entire is pivoted to the head of the elephant, and the construction is such that when the cord is drawn the trunk is raised and extended in advance of the elephants head, which movements are permitted by the hinged and beveled trunk-sections.
  • the cord 11 passes over a pulley or guide, 13, above the trunk, and is connected with a forwardlyprojecting arm, 14-, on a swinging arm, 15, secured at its upper end to a rockshaft, 16, journaled in bearings on standards 17.
  • the arm 15 is connected by a pitman,18,with a crank-arm, 19, mounted on the wrist-pin of a wheel, 21, constituting apart of and revolved by a spring clock gearing contained in a frame, 22'.
  • the other end, 30, of the lever 2 L is adapted to be operated on by pins 31, projecting from a wheel, 32, geared to and revolved by the wheel 21. While the ele phants trunk is hanging down, the rotation of wheel 32 by its pins 31 vibrates the lever 24, and thereby raises and lowers the drivers arm in imitation of spearing the animal, the
  • the rock-shaft is provided with an arm, 33, carrying a weight, 34, the tendency of which is to throw the arm 15 rearward.
  • the driving mechanism is inclosed within a box, 35, inserted in the elephants body, and such boX-mayhavea hinged door at one side, concealed under the plush robe, for gaining access to the Working parts.
  • the arm of the female figure in the canopied car may be moved as though fanning, by'means such as are employed to operate the movable arm of the driver.
  • side of the elephant, as shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a clock or other time-piece to indicate the time.
  • any and all parts of the elephants, body, and even the trunk, areprovided with hooks 36,01 other suitable devices or means for supporting watches, rings, or other articles,while scarf-pins, brooches, and the like can be stuck in the plush robe or other covering on the elephant.
  • the goods can also be laid on top of the elephants body and head and be thereby exhibited.
  • the device can be used simply as a toy, and will afford much amusement to children.
  • the invention may be used in connection with representations of other animals,for raising and lowering their necks and heads.
  • the combination, with the body, in the form of an elephant, of the hinged trunk composed of a series of blocks having beveled ends, pivoted together and provided on their outer sides with eyes, a cord passing through said eyes, and means, substantially as described, for operating the-cord to raise and extend the trunk in advance of the head of the body.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1.
(No Model.)
L. F. WETZELL.
ADVERTISING SHOW STAND.
Patented July 12 a h. w m ii I meaaea N. PETERS. Plmloulnn m nw. Washinglon. D. c.
(No Model.) 2 SheetsrSheet 2.
L. F. WETZELL.
ADVERTISING SHOW STAND.
No. 366,441. Patented July 12, 1887.
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LOUIS F. \VEIZELL, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
ADVERTISING SHOW-STAND.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,441, dated July 12, 1887.
(No model.)
To all whom it may concern..-
Be it known that I, LOUIS F. \VETZELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the count-y of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Advertising Show-Stands, of which the following is a specification.
This invention has for its objects to provide a novel and attractive show-stand for storewindows, to display jewelry, watches, diamonds, and other merchandise, and also for use as a toy for children, to provide a novel advertising show and clock stand for display ing jewelry and other articles and indicating time, and to provide an advertising show-stand or atoy inimitation of the figure of an elephant bearing the figure of a person as a driver, wherein the arm of the latter is moved as if spearing the elephant and the trunk of the latter is raised and extended in advance of the elephant/s head to attract attention and ex hibit any articles, such as diamonds or a business-card, secured therein in any suitable manner. These objects I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the showstand with the trunk of the elephant hanging down; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional view with the trunk raised; and Fig. 3, a detail sectional view, on a larger scale, of a part of the trunk, more clearly showing its construction.
In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, where- The numeral 1 indicates the body of the show-stand, constructed in imitation of an elephant, and made of any suitable material such as molded pulp, plaster-of-paris, or metaland painted in natural colors, but preferably covered with plush, velvet, or colored cloth. As shown, the body carries a plush or other robe, 2, and on the body, which latter, for convenienee, I will hereinafter term the elephant, is mounted a canopied car, 3, con taining the figure of a female. 011 the neck of the elephant is seated a figure, 4, in representation of a negro driver, having a movable arm, 5, carrying a spear, 6, operated as hereinafter explained. The trunk of the elephant is composed of blocks or sections 7, of cork or other light material, hinged or pivoted to gethcr, as at 8, and each section is beveled at the outside of its ends, as at 9, and provided with eyes or rings 10, through which, on the outer side or front of the trunk, passes a cord, 11, secured to the lower or nose section, as at 12. The trunk entire is pivoted to the head of the elephant, and the construction is such that when the cord is drawn the trunk is raised and extended in advance of the elephants head, which movements are permitted by the hinged and beveled trunk-sections.
The cord 11 passes over a pulley or guide, 13, above the trunk, and is connected with a forwardlyprojecting arm, 14-, on a swinging arm, 15, secured at its upper end to a rockshaft, 16, journaled in bearings on standards 17. The arm 15 is connected by a pitman,18,with a crank-arm, 19, mounted on the wrist-pin of a wheel, 21, constituting apart of and revolved by a spring clock gearing contained in a frame, 22'. To the rock-shaft 16 is fixed a rearward-projecting rod, 23, carrying at its lower end a lever, 24, which is pivoted intermediate its ends, as at 25, one end, 26, of the lever being attached to a cord, 27, extending upward over a guide or pulley, 28, to a lever, 29, which swings the movable arm 5 of the figure 4. The other end, 30, of the lever 2 L is adapted to be operated on by pins 31, projecting from a wheel, 32, geared to and revolved by the wheel 21. While the ele phants trunk is hanging down, the rotation of wheel 32 by its pins 31 vibrates the lever 24, and thereby raises and lowers the drivers arm in imitation of spearing the animal, the
drivers arm being raised by the pin-wheel, levers, and cord and dropping by gravity. In the meantime the revolution of wheel 21 by the crank-arm and pitman moves the swinging arm 15 rearward, thus drawing the cord 11, and causing the trunk to slowly rise and extend itself in advance of the elephants head. The rearward movement of the swing ing arm 15 turns the rock-shaft and moves the rod 23, and carries the end of the le ver 24 out of the path of the pins on the pinwheel, in consequence of which the arm of the driver remains stationary until the trunk again descends by the continued rotation of the wheel 21. In order to facilitate the ascent of the trunk, the rock-shaft is provided with an arm, 33, carrying a weight, 34, the tendency of which is to throw the arm 15 rearward.
The driving mechanism is inclosed within a box, 35, inserted in the elephants body, and such boX-mayhavea hinged door at one side, concealed under the plush robe, for gaining access to the Working parts.
If desired, the arm of the female figure in the canopied car may be moved as though fanning, by'means such as are employed to operate the movable arm of the driver. side of the elephant, as shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a clock or other time-piece to indicate the time.
Any and all parts of the elephants, body, and even the trunk, areprovided with hooks 36,01 other suitable devices or means for supporting watches, rings, or other articles,while scarf-pins, brooches, and the like can be stuck in the plush robe or other covering on the elephant. The goods can also be laid on top of the elephants body and head and be thereby exhibited.
The device can be used simply as a toy, and will afford much amusement to children.
The invention may be used in connection with representations of other animals,for raising and lowering their necks and heads.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination, with the body, in the form of an elephant, of the trunk pivoted to the head and composed of a series of blocks pivoted to each other, a eordpassing along the pivoted sections, and means for operating thecord, substantially as described.
2. The combination, with the body, in the form of an elephant, of the trunk pivoted to the headand composed of a series of blocks pivotedLto each other, and having eyes on their outer sides, a cord passing through said eyes and connected with the lower part of the trunk, and means for drawing the cord and extending the trunk in advance of the head of the body, substantially'as described.
The
3. The combination, with the body, in'the form of an'elephant, of the trunk piyoted to the head and composed of a series of looselyconnected blocks having eyes on their outer sides, a cord passing through said eyes and connected with the lower part of the trunk a pivoted swingingarm, to which the cord is connected,clock mechanism,and a pitman connecting said arm with a rotating wheel of the clock mechanism, substantially as descr1bed.
4. The combination, with the body, in the form of an elephant, of the trunk pivoted to the head and composed of a series of looselyconnected blocks having eyes, a cord passlng through said eyes, a swinging arm havlng a weight connected therewith, a clock mechanism, and a pitman connecting the weighted arm with a rotating wheel of the clock mechanism, substantially as described.
5. The combination, with the body, in the form of an elephant, of the hinged trunk composed of a series of blocks having beveled ends, pivoted together and provided on their outer sides with eyes, a cord passing through said eyes, and means, substantially as described, for operating the-cord to raise and extend the trunk in advance of the head of the body.
6. The combination .of the body,in the form of an elephant, having a trunk composed of blocks hinged together, a cord passing along the blocks, a swinging arm, to which the cord is secured, clock-gearing for operating said swinging arm, a figure on the body, having a pivoted arm, a cord connected with said swinging arm, and a pivoted-lever connected with the-latter cord and intermittently operated by the clock-gearing to raise the arm of the figure,
- substantially as described.
In testimony whereofI affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.
Louis WETZELL.
\Vitnesses:
A. F. PIOKERT, JULIUs MENKo.
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