Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 7th December 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1533

. . ^ .... . ^ . . I THE MIDLAND EDUCATIONAL COM LIMITED , CORPORATION STREET , BIRMINGHAM , EstKh Publishers £ ent } ' 7 , Booksellers MARKET , Scholastic STREET and Commercial , LEICESTER Stationers , - SCHOOL AND GENERAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS . r / feL ^ Il »~« w i ^*^ ^ n k Jlij "T" T ~ TTT V JdilTv 71 I ^ " jyLJQj TV if TH JL 1 * - '^ \ . J—* WfL / tSr ^^ ^ Jim ^^^ v ill * ' riiflPSB llSJfilr ^ 7 Awarded Desks for Excellence , International of Manufacture Health Exhibition of School , 1884 and . othe r | ^ ^ ^^ 11118 ^^ OTSP ^ 8 ^ 50 ^ Bnii JJ READING AND WRITING SLOPE . ^^ - ^ Devised by Mr . PRIESTLEY SMITH , Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Queen ' s Hospital , Birmingham . Deal Stained , 5 s . 6 d . ; Mahogany , 7 s . 6 d . ; Mahogany extra quality and make , 12 s . 6 d . ^ ^ —« jy a / ^^ jfo z ^ sents - ^ s an use even d in s urface writing 17 , the inches slope square pre . - ^ ^ -- * " * ^ ¦ - s " ^ — ^ ^ ^ * ^ zz _ ^ & ^ ~ ^ ~ ^ ^ s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f ^ ^ J ^ | ^ U 111 RT ^ 5 ? ^ ^ T ^^ "^ ^ - ^ ^ ^ - - ^ ss ^ 51 ~~ * ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ ^ s ^ ^ * ^ C ^ wMi jZ ^^ I I »\ " wn ^ g P * degrees c * n n a < n a " s a s * S ; » a p the tne slope le act manner farther of of about raising part to an 16 is it propped degrees angle creates of . ^^^^ a groove , in which a book Trill rest securely . In copying from a book , or in using two books at the same time , the two slopes are used together . ' Our attention has been called to a new * writing slope , designed by Mr . Priestley Smith , O 11 phthalmic by 11 , is firml Surgeon y attached to the to Queen a stand ' s Hosp having ital , a Birmingham slope of about . A 16 bevelled degrees , and and polished in continuation slab of of wood the , purposes "writing surface of reference is a " hinge whilst d writing slip 6 , by the 17 combination , which is of readil book y -rest convertib and writing le into slope a book is -rest likel — y so to prove that for of great service to students and literary men , who may learn more of this capital invention on inquiry at the Offices of the Midland Educational Company , Birmingham . ' Bebkshikb Bkll and Counties Review . SCHOOL TEST TYPES , WITH DIRECTIONS FOB USE , AND NOTES ON PREVENTION OF SHORT SIGHT . BY PRIESTLEY SMITH . Price 2 s . 6 d . ( Adapted from the ' Ogtotypi ad Visum Determinandum ' of Prof . Snellen . ) is desirabl The obj e ect that of in these Types School is to such supply a test a read should y means be of testing lied to the the eyesight whole of of the school chi - ldren children at least . It every app once Prolonge in each year d use . of the eyes on near objects , as in reading , writing , sewing , drawing , & c , tends permanent in the case short of -sight certain ; and children this , , when to an it alteration has once begun in the , is shape apt to of increase the eyeballi from year and the to year production through of - out the Short whol -si e ght period acquired of School in thi life s . way does not at first interfere with study , and therefore advances minimise unnoticed , the and evil attains it is essential a considerabl that such e degree defects before of si step ht should s are be taken recognised to check at the its outset progress , and . that To precautions of attaining to thi preven s end , is t a their period increase ical testing sjhould of be the adopted eyesig g earl ht . — y Extra in the ct school from career Prbfa . . ce The . simplest means « The Midland Educational Company ,. Corporation Street ; have , at Mr . Priestley Smith ' s auggep-. ! a tion card , of printed containing the normal , a / Card printed standard upon l the etters should plan in of three be Professor able sizes to read of SneUen , type the . for smallest The the card testing letters is of to at be the a hung eyesig distance upon ht ., of a fy 12 wall CQn feet , » wh ^ , ts the e of n I greater middle eyes -sized or less at extent 30 feet , which , and the should largest be reported at 40 feet to . the If parents this cannot of the be children done , it . indicates The card defect is nicel to a y I I mounted , and is accompanied by all necessary directions . '—Schoolmaster . I I Birmingham : CORPORATION ^ SKREE T . Leicester ; 7 ^ ARRBT STREET . ft MfcsagW ' ¦ M ¦ ¦ ' ¦; ' ' '' ' ¦ i ¦ u ¦ ¦ iiu i i I'm i in .,, ! n , innn . M ., „ mi ' ¦ ' ' ¦¦ iwmwhi a — mmu * m .. ui i i- r ¦ T r ^ TTTTTrrffig SSMll ' * ,. TOr - . , . BP

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