A Combined Envelope and Blank Letter or Blank Circular and Wrapper.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Envelope and Blank Letter or Blank Circular and
Wrapper.
EDWARD WILLIAM MARGETTS Architect "Rockholm" The Heath Stourbridge
Worcestershire do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The envelope, may be made, to any length, to any width, that is to say either
small, or large, either way, or both within the rules, of the Postmaster General
relating to envelopes and the like.
The extreme angles of the lid or flap A, are rounded. The said lid or flap is
one eighth of an inch, or thereabouts, less, the full size, of the face of the
envelope B, except at the hinge, or fold C, where it is curred out, to the same
width, as the face of the envelope B. Gum, about three eighths of an inch wide,
is placed around the edge D, of the said lid or flap, except, upon one quarter of
each side or end E, nearest the hinge F, or fold thereof. The edges of the side
wings, or ends of the envelope, or wrapper, start or commence at the angles G
thereof with a round curve H (and meet, thus forming segment side wings, or
ends, one balf of an inch long or thereabouts) or from the said round curve to
a deeper hollow curve, each edge thereof turn round and meet, thus forming a
semicircle end, being about one third the width of the face of the envelope, where
each meet, and overlap each other, one quarter of an inch, more, or less. There is
no gum upon these said side wings, or ends, or upon the bottom flap J, or wing I
of the envelope, which is composed of the first fold K, and joining to the first fold
of the blank letter material where it is perforated L, and in the centre of which,
is a semicircle finger hole M, and lid M inserted at the top, of the bottom flap J
of the envelope, the said lid being at the commencement N, and ending O of the
letter material, in order to separate, the envelope B from the letter P, or
circular whenever desirable. The said bottom wing, or flap J, and the whole
length of the letter or circular material, is one eighth of an inch, or thereabouts,
less the width, than that of the face of the envelope B, except at the angles thereof,
where it curves out, to the full width of, and at, the bottom edge R of the
envelope.
The letter material, commences at the first fold L, where it is perforated, in a
straight line, across the material, at the fold L. The whole of the said material is
underneath the said dry side wings or flaps I, and the said lid or flap S is stuck
down upon these said side wings 1 when used as a letter J.
But when used, as a circular Q, the said dry wings are useless, inside T, or
tucked in, after the lid or flap S is stuck down, upon the said bottom flap or
wing J, in which case, the gum upon the said lid or flap S, is beyond the
perforation L, therefore all the printed folds of the circular Q, are open at the
ends thereof, which can at any time be inspected by the Post Office Authorities.
The said letter P, or circular material Q, may consist of as many folds, as the
envelope, or wrapper will contain. In the case of a letter, each leaf V, of the
continuous letter P, is folded next to, and upon the perforation L, and back again,
and thus repeated upon the top of each other, the first of these folds X, is folded,
leaving one sixteenth of an inch Y or thereabouts between it, and that of the
hinge, or fold of the envelope, and each succeding fold is folded in like manner,
that is to say, each fold leaves one sixteenth of an inch Y, or thereabouts

page_text: showing of the preceeding fold, and in like manner, each succeding fold, is over the
preceeding one, that is, at the folds opposite Z, each leaf V is three eighths of an
inch, or thereabouts, less in width then the envelope B, according to the number of
folds or leaves it contain, or in other words according to the full length of the
letter material therein. These blank folds or leaves gathered up K, make the
same width, as the envelope B, and (at once,) are turued over, or off, the per-
foration L, where the letter is commenced N, and each separate fold V, is turned
back again, as fast as written upon, and continued *, to be turned back, to the
last fold when all will then, be in the envelope. The letter ending at the
perforation L thus, a continuous letter *, or one sheet thereof is in the envelope B.
When the said side wings I are then closed over, and held with the thumb, or
thumbs, and the gum D, which is on the said lid, or flap S, is damped, all is
then securely sealed, and can be directed, or addressed on either side of the
envelope B B.
In the case of a circular Q the long sheet V, or material, is printed upon up to
the perforation L, and the lid or flap S of the wrapper U, is sealed over, past
the perforation L, thus leaving the dry side wings I free, to 'be tucked in, or
taken out, for inspection, the ends of the whole circular Q, being therefore
exposed, or open. The whole of the invention is in one sheet, of any size-and
may be made or composed of paper or parchment or any suitable material, and.
thickness, of any colour.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A combined envelope and letter material, which can also be used as, a
combined wrapper and circular material, that is to say, it can be used, either for
a letter complete, or an exposed circular.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1896.
EDWARD WILLIAM MARGETTS.