Paper for Small Objects.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900--Accepted, 7th Apr., 1900
Paper for Small Objects.
I, FRANK RENNICK, Staff College, Camberley, in the County of Surrey,
England, Army Captain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to an improved device for holding small, thin objects,
such for instance as postage stamps.
The convenient disposal and arrangement of many small objects, such as
stamps, labels, botanical specimens, samples, and other small objects of a frag-
mentary nature, or which by reason of their extreme thinness, or liability to
damage are not conveniently disposed of without special arrangements, presents
considerable difficulty under ordinary circumstances. If such objects are placed
in a box or holder of any kind in which they are subject to being rubbed or
crushed by contact with one another, or with the sides of the box, they are not
only injured, but they may be rendered unsuitable for the purpose for which
they are used.
In the case of such articles as gummed stamps there is the further disadvan-
tage, especially in hot climates, that the stamps may curl up and in wet climates.
may adhere together, and in any case they are inconveniently disposed of in
boxes of the ordinary kind.
This invention provides a means for holding these small articles in a manner
which absolutely prevents damage, whilst at the same time they are immediately
accessible, and can be conveniently removed one by one as required.
The invention consists essentially of two or more plates of flexible and more
or less transparent material, united at the centre line in any convenient manner,
as for instance by studs, clips, stitches or any other permanent means of fixing
them together.
A very suitable material for forming the plates is thin transparent celluloid.
For a holder for postage stamps, for instance, I provide an apparatus consisting
of from four to six sheets of thin flexible transparent celluloid, of convenient
sizes, for instance, four to six inches, and rectangular in shape. These sheets
are united along their longest axis by clips or stitches, and they consequently
form a series of pockets on each side of the median line.. The stamps may be
placed between any pair of plates, and are visible, immediately accessible, and
firmly held until required. They are also retained absolutely flat, and cannot
adhere to one another.
The invention is obviously capable of some modifications to suit special
requirements, and I do not limit myself to the construction above set forth by
way of example.
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page_text: I, FRANK RENNICK, Staff College, Camberley,, in the County of Surrey,
England, Army Captain, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved device for holding small, thin objects,
such for instance as postage stamps.
The convenient disposal and arrangement of many small objects, such as
stamps, labels, botanical specimens, samples, and other small objects of a frag-
mentary nature, or which by reason of their extreme thinness, or liability to
damage are not conveniently disposed of without special arrangements, presents
considerable difficulty under ordinary circumstances. If such objects are placed
in a box or holder of any kind in which they are subject to being rubbed or
crushed by contact with one another, or with the sides of the box, they are not
only injured, but they' may be rendered unsuitable for the purpose for which
they are used.
In the case of such articles as gummed stamps there is the further disadvan-
lage, especially in hot climates, that the stamps may curl up and in wet climates
may adhere together, and in any case they are inconveniently disposed of in
Boxes of the ordinary kind.
This invention provides a means for holding these small articles in a manner
which absolutely prevents damage, whilst at the same time they are immediately
accessible, and can be conveniently removed one by one as required.
The invention consists essentially of two or more plates of flexible and more
or less transparent material, united at the centre line in any convenient manner,
as for instance by studs, clips, stitches or any other permanent means of fixing
them together.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will describe it
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of my device, and
Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same.
A and B are two sheets or plates of some flexible, elastic and preferably
transparent material such as celluloid and are preferably of the same size.
They are conveniently of a rectangular shape, and are superimposed one upon
the other and are united along their longitudinal centre line by means of the
stitching C. They may, however, be fastened together along their centre
line by other means, such as by studs or clips.
This form of my device forms a very convenient and simple stamp holder, the
stamps D D being held flat between the two plates A and B on either side of
the centre line. In order to insert or withdraw the stamps the plates A and B
are opened apart by the fingers so that there is room to insert or withdraw the
stamps, the plates closing together again after the insertion or withdrawal of
the stamps on account of their elasticity.
It is obvious that instead of using only two plates such as A and B 1 may
superimpose a number of sheets or plates of the same or different sizes and
shapes and unite them together along their centre line, as before by means of
stitches, clips, studs or other suitable means.
There are consequently formed in this manner a series of pockets on each
side of the centre line. The stamps or other thin articles may be placed
between any pair of plates and are visible, immediately accessible and firmly

page_text: held together. They are also retained absolutely flat and cannot adhere to one
another.
The invention is obviously capable of some modifications to suit special
requirements, and I do not limit myself to the constructions above set forth by
way of example.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is:-
The device for holding small objects consisting of two or more plates secured
together substantially as described.
COLL
T
1000
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.