The invention provides an information device comprising a casing including a viewing window and a closable writing aperture, means for supporting in said casing material to receive inscriptions, a take-up means to receive said inscription material after passage past the writing aperture and the viewing window, means for temporarily opening the writing aperture, and means for shifting the inscription material past said aperture and said viewing window.
A scrolling display device which includes a first roller mechanism and a second roller mechanism opposed to each other with a web display extending between the roller mechanisms. A first motor drivingly engages with the first roller mechanism to rotate the first roller mechanism and wind the web thereupon. A second motor drivingly engages with the second roller mechanism to rotate the second roller mechanism and wind the web thereupon. A first brake mechanism is provided for the first motor and a second brake mechanism is provided for the second motor.