An Improved Apparatus to Facilitate the Gumming of Labels, for Affixing them to Bottles, Boxes, and other Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov, 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Sept.,; 1887
An Improved Apparatus to Facilitate the Gumming of Labels, for
Affixing them to Bottles, Boxes, and other Articles.
I, WILLIAM MAWSON, of Church Street Lutterworth, in the county of Leicester,
Mineral Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus to facilitate the gumming of labels,
for affixing them to bottles, boxes, and other articles, by the construction of the upper
face of the apparatus the amount of adhesive material left on the labels is only
sufficient to make them adhere to the surface of the article, and the operation of
affixing is carried out much quicker than by the appliances now in use. The apparatus
employed is constructed in the following manner a suitable table is provided having a
metal surface, preferably of copper, which is concave, to allow of this invention being
carried out? for saving the waste of the adhesive liquid, or material, by passing over
the raised edges, the side of the labels having the gum, or other adhesive material
upon them, consequently only enough remains of the gum sufficient that the labels
adhere to the article. In a suitable position let in on the surface is a well, or tank
into which is placed the gum or other adhesive liquid or composition. The labels are
kept in drawers provided at suitable intervals under the table-as many as may be
required for use are put under a Clip secured in a slot on the surface of the table and
actuated by a spring put on the underside that the labels do not become disarrainged
and that the operator can draw them out as desired, they are then placed upon the
metal surface, which has been previously gone over with the adhesive material. The
bottles or other articles are placed on a ledge in front, and the adhesive side of the
labels passed over the raised edges, and directly on to the bottles, or other articles to
be labeled, there may be three sides at which three persons can be labeling at one time,
if desired, any part of the concave surfaces can be used in the apparatus where three
persons are wanted to work at the same time-the ledge on the front for holding the
boxes, or bottles, or other articles is supported by a suitable Iron standard with folding

page_text: joint corresponding with the standards supporting the Table and is fixed to it by a
moveable joint so that it can be instantly detached, or when lifted up it forms a close
and compact fit to the drawers, but it can be instantly let down for use, by these means
the process of gumming, and affixing the labels is expediated with a considerable
saving in room, and in the waste of the adhesive material. The ledge for holding the
boxes, or bottles may be attached to the frame by holders working on studs, or pins
fixed in the frame, or be made to lift up to form a cover, and let down on the front at
will by suitable levers, if desired, I call this, "The labelors friend."
Dated this 13th day of November 1886.

page_text: I, WILLIAM MAWSON, of Church Street, Lutterworth in the county of Leicester
Mineral Water Manufacturer 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:-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus to facilitate the gumming of labels
for affixing them to bottles boxes, and other articles. By the construction of the
upper face of the apparatus the amount of adhesive material left on the labels is only
sufficient to make them adhere to the surface of the article to be labeled, and the
operation of affixing them is carried out much quicker than by the appliances now in
use, and causing a great saving in the waste of material, or adhesive liquid employed,
by passing the labels over the raised edges, so taking off the surplus gum, or other
adhesive material before affixing to the article required. I will now refer to the
drawings which accompany this specification. In a suitable position let in on the
concave metal surface A. is the well, or tank B. shewn in dotted lines into which is
placed the gum, or other adhesive material, liquid or composition into which is put
the brush 6. The labels C. are stored in the drawers D. provided at suitable intervals
under the table of the apparatus. As many as may be required for uso are put under
the clip E. which is secured in the raised slot e' on the surface of the table, and kept
down to the labels C. by the spring F. actuated from the underside of the table, clear
of the compartments for storing the labels, by this means the labels are not dis-
arranged, and are kept off the table by being placed upon the slab f' the operator
taking them out as desired. They are then placed upon the metal surface which has
been previously gone over with the adhesive material, the bottles, or other articles
being placed on the ledge G. in front, and the adhesive side of the labels are passed
over the raised edges a¹ and directly on to the bottles, or other article to be labeled.
The ledge G. on the front for holding the bottles, or other articles is supported by the
cross standard H. shewn closed up, in dotted lines having the folded joints h¹ to the
outer edge of the ledge G. the moveable joints h' work on pins in the standards I. so
that the ledge can be folded up on the front of the apparatus in any desired way, as
shewn in the drawings, or may be so arranged that it can be folded on front of the
drawers if desired, and can be instantly brought into use. Or the ledge G. may be
attached to the frame to lift up and form the cover for the top by having hinged arms,
and let down on the front, at will. By the arrangement of the raised edges, one man
can work at the one side without interfering with those working at the other sides.
Thus three men are working at one time in such a small space. "By my invention a
great saving of room and time is effected,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
An improved apparatus having the concave metal surface A. with the raised edges a¹
the well, or tank B. with the contrivance, or clip E. and the arrangements herein
described, to facilitate the gumming of labels, for affixing them to bottles, boxes, and
other articles, substantially in the manner, and for the purpose as herein before described
and set forth.