Combined electric sign and mirror

Application filed December 2, 1929. Serial No. 411,195.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined electric sign and mirror.

An object of the invention is to provide a sign which combines a mirror with the. word b or words of the sign; the mirror feature side being displayed on either the street side or within the store side of the sign, or both.

Broadly, it comprises a silvered piece of glass on the silvered side of which a por1“ tion of this coating is removed for providing the word or words of the sign, as for example, as shown in the drawings, the word ‘Radio” is shown by removing the coating or silvering material. The sign will, therefore, serve as is a mirror to a person on the street side and also display the word of the sign. Back of the silvered surface, I place a piece of colored glass, as red, for giving a distinctive effect to the word and the sign. Back of the piece of 20 colored glass, there is placed an electric bulb for illuminating the sign at night. The letters of the sign are visible by daylight. The lights in the interior of the store will also illuminate the sign.

²⁵ The detailed description, with. reference to the drawings, will fully explain the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the 30 combined sign and mirror.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2—2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of the piece of silvered glass showing the removed silvers' ing to produce the word of the sign.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view of a modification showing two pieces of silvered glass to produce a double sign effect.

Fig. 5 illustrates a portion of a store front, -°’ and .

Fig. 6 is a further modification showing lighting bulbs and reflectors above the two mirrors and a piece of opal glass between the two signs and mirrors.· ⁴⁵ Referring to the drawings in detail:

designates a piece of glass; 2 the silvering on its rear surface, a portion of which is removed to provide the letters of the sign, as indicated by the reference numeral 3. 4 ⁵⁰ designates a piece of colored glass, as red, for transmitting, colored rays through the clear openings 3 which comprise the words of the sign, as for example, “Radio”. . 5 designates an electric tube or bulb which is attached to the enclosing casing 6, whereby a red color 55 is imparted to the outside of the sign, when viewed by an observer on that side of the sign. 7 designates a closure door for inserting and removing the electric bulb, or tube 5. The silvered piece of glass T furnishes a eo mirror for persons on'the Street, thus enhancing.the sign effect.

In Fig. 4, are shown two pieces of silvered glass 7' and 8, the silvering being, indicated at 9 and 10 and the removed portions at 11 65 and 12, as before referred to, to produce the word of, the sign, as indicated at 3 in Figs. 1 and 3. In this figure, The outside rays of light, indicated by the arrows 13, serve to display the colored sign on the inside and the 70 store light 14 will illuminate the sign within the building-for making it visible on the outside. At the same time, the two pieces of glass 7' and 8 will serve as mirrors for an observer on either the inside or the outside ⁷⁵of the mirror. '

Referring to Fig. 6, there are shown two mirrors 15 and 16 having the silvering 17 and 18 and the removed portions to form the sign word, as before. 19 designates a piece of 80 white or opal glass having polished or reflecting surfaces on its opposite sides for directing the rays of light in opposite directions through the colored pieces of glass 20 and 21, as indicated by the arrows 22. 23 indicates ⁸⁵two reflecting members which are located above the spaces between the colored glass 20, 21 and the pieces of opal glass 19. 24 designates the electric illuminating tubes, θ or bulbs within the reflectors 23. This construction provides two mirrors and two illuminated signs. It is to be understood that the pieces of colored glass may be of any suitable color, as desired, instead of red men- 95 tioned above.

It will be seen from this description that I have provided an electric sign that is combined with a mirror and one that may oe clearly seen either in the daylight or at night ioo

1,805,798 time and. one that is comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Different ways may be employed for removing the silvering or for preventing its _e formation on the surface of the glass, where the letters of the sign are located.

The clear openings 3 may, if desired, be painted any suitable color, as red. This would have substantially the same effect as IP the use of colored glass 4, 20, and 21, thus materially lessening the expense of the sign.