The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-30
Enveiopes-Modeo of Manufacture.

An account is given in the Times. at con
siderable length, Of the various stages of the
manufacture Of this article. We have con-
sidered portions of its below, as subject of
great general interest:
The paper from which the envelopes are
manufactured is made expressly for this pur-
pose. and bears tie water mark, p. .. D.:
l. s" The initials of the Post Office De-
partment United States. are SO arranged that
;hey appear on each envelope after the paper
10 cut. The paper is brought IN large sheets
from the mills packed in cases. and carefully
counted and marked in divisions OF fifty sheets
each. THIS is the first counting. When 1t
arrives at the factory, it is examined i reckon
ed again to ascertain that the number of sheets
agree with the invoice. This Is the second
counting. 1t is then taken TO the cutting
room in the basement o. No.1o7 Pearl-street.
La this room is situated the ingenious cutting
machine, driven By steam power. The knife,
which is made of the exact size and shape of
the envelope before it is folded, is placed upon
4 file Of four hunded sheets, and being set un
der the lever of the press, is made to pass
easily through the whole thickness of the paper.
producing, in about three seconds of time, four
hundreds envelopes, cleanly and perfectly
cut, ready to receive the stamp preparatory 10
being folded The sheets thus cut are counted
a third time, and conveyed TO the stamping
or embossing room on the first floor. Here
are ten or twelve ingeniously constructed en-
bos>ing presses, superntended by as MANY
intelligent and expert young women. Each
press s.amps perfectly and beautifully 90 per
minute, after which, having been counted
fourth time and the imperfect impressions, if
any removed. they are handed 10 another class
of Young women, whose business it is to place
the adhesive self sealing preparation the
outer flap OF the envelopes. So skillful are
the hands in this department, that one person
Is able 10 prepare and dry about si-r thousand
seIt-saalIng envelopes per hour! After this,
they are counted the fifth time, and passed TO
the folding department. The machines en-
ployed for this purpose among the most
ingenious and perfect that we have ever witnes
sed. Ten or twelve OF these are employed.
and, like the stamping presses, each is man
aged by young woman. The press moves
with Tie most perfect regularity. The sheets,
now cat into the proper shape, stamped, and
made selfsesling. are brought 10 this instru
ment, which completes the process, and in an
instant of time, prepares each envelope for
use. 4 feeding band is employed, which
the fiat envelope is laid; 1t is thus carried for
ward to an apparatus which places the a!hs
sive gum on the side flaps folds the envelope.
tastens 1t, and drops into tin box which
quietly eOunts of lis contents into LAYERS of
t,csnty .fre each, and hands them to be
counted again bandaged and packed, sub
lect to the der Of the Postmaster General
Abont fifty h1.lds ars.sco oF.tantlv employed in
this department alone; and we understand it
is Mr.. Nesbitt's intention to manufactu ture, in
addition to those for the Government, sup
ply of this beautiful article, unstampted, for
the trade.