IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO SELF INKING ENDORSING, PRINTING, & ENUMERATING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, JOSIAH WRIGHT, of No 27 Victoria Road, Broomhall Park, Sheffield, in the
County of York, Cashier do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO SELF INKING ENDORSING, PRINTING, &
ENUMERATING MACHINES to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in self inking Endorsing, Printing, &
Enumerating Machines by which a set of interchangeable india-rubber or other:
stamps fixed to small metallic plates may be instantly changed in the Endorsing,
Printing, or Enumerating Machine and the utility of that machine greatly
increased.
In carrying out my invention I employ a number of small metallic plates to
which are fixed the india rubber stamps In connection with these plates I employ,
any of the ordinary self Inking Printing, Endorsing, or Enumerating Machines,
but instead of the india rubber stamp being fixed permanently on to the face of
the machine as is usually done, the said face is provided upon two or three of its.
sides with small grooves in such a manner that the small metallic plates before
referred to may be instantly, slided into these grooves and after being used may be
removed and replaced by any other desired plate.
This combination is especially useful for addressing envelopes or postal wrappers
and for enumerating and dating stamps.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JOSIAH WRIGHT, of N° 27, Victoria Road Broomhall Park, Sheffield, in the
County of York, Cashier do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR ADDITIONS TO SELF INKING, ENDORSING, PRINTING AND
ENUMERATING MACHINES to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in self inking, endorsing printing, and
enumerating machines by which a set of interchangeable india rubber or other
stamps fixed to small metallic plates may be instantly changed, in the endorsing,
printing or enumerating machine, and the utility of that machine greatly increased.
In carrying out my invention I employ a number of small metallic plates to
which are fixed the india rubber stamps. In connection with these plates I employ.
any of the ordinary self inking, printing endorsing or enumerating machines,
but instead of the india rubber stamp being fixed permanently on to the face of
the machine, as is usually done, the said face is provided upon two or three of its
sides with small grooves, in such a manner that the small metallic plates, before
referred to may be instantly slided into these grooves, and after being used may be
removed and replaced by any other desired plate.
This combination is especially useful for addressing envelopes, or postal wrappers,
and for enumerating and dating stamps.
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. But in order that my invention may be better understood I will proceed to
describe same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which figure 1 is an
elevation of a self inking, endorsing, or printing machine, fitted at C with my
adjustable and interchangeable stamps, and figures 2 & 3 cross and longitudinal
sections of the stamp. The plates and stamps may however be fixed to any other
suitable type of printing or endorsing machine.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the figures..
A is an endorsing or printing machine of well known construction, and B-is the
plate to which the india rubber stamp is ordinarily fixed.
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According to my invention this plate B is fitted around 3 sides with a small
frame D which forms a groove, into which slides the interchangeable plate C
carrying the india rubber stamp O. The spring E prevents. the plate from sliding
out, and is depressed when it is wished to remove one plate and insert another.
In figure 1 the stamp is shown in, as it is revolving, after being inked, to print
the impression of the stamp which in this case is supposed to be " Wrights Patent,"
but it is obvious that by depressing the spring E this stamp may be instantly
removed and another substituted.
This facility is specially useful in the case of addressing envelopes or newspaper
wrappers, as by having a stamp with the names of each person on it, any number
of envelopes may be instantly printed without the trouble and expense of setting
type for each, and when the stamp is finally done with, the rubber can be removed
and a fresh name substituted. The parts shaded in the drawing represent the
parts to which my improvements relate.
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page_text: Having now described the nature of my said invention and the best means with
which I am acquainted for carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood
that what I claim as my invention is
Firstly The employment (in connection with a printing or endorsing machine)
of interchangeable plates or stamps fixed in such a manner that they may be
instantly removed and fresh ones substituted thus saving the expense and trouble
of setting up type every time printing is required.
Secondly The particular method herein described and illustrated of fixing and
securing the stamps by the combination of the rim D and spring E.
Dated this Eleventh day of May 1985
JOSIAH WRIGHT.