Improvements in Machines for Stamping or Printing Tickets and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 31st Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Stamping or Printing Tickets
and the like.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE LOWE, of 278 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey,
Pawnbroker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to machinery for stamping or printing tickets and the like
and has for its object the stamping or printing of certain particulars upon cards or
other medium in duplicate and is particularly applicable to the dating and stamping
of pawnbrokers tickets whereby all chance of fraud on the part of employees and
others is entirely obviated.
My invention consists in the combination of a consecutive number stamping and
dating mechanism in duplicate with a supply of paper or other medium to receive
the impression and a feeding device for feeding the said medium under one of the
said stamping devices, the whole being adapted to be operated simultaneously by
one movement of the whole mechanism.
In order to carry my invention into effect I mount an ordinary automatic
consecutive numbering and dating machine in duplicate upon a suitable base and I
arrange a lever or other suitable device to operate both the stamping devices
simultaneously. I also arrange a supply of medium such as a roll of paper upon
the machine and provide a feeding mechanism such as one or more feeding rollers
to feed the said medium under one of the pair of stamping devices, the feeding
rollers being operated by the movement of the stamp operating lever or other
device.
The particular object that I achieve by my machine is that I can stamp a
number and date upon a pawn-ticket and simultaneously duplicate the stamp and
number upon a portion of the said medium or roll of paper, which portion can be
detached and handed to the customer as a check having identifying particulars
thereon, and as security to the customer between the time of handing in the ticket
and receiving the redeemed pledge.
The whole machine is covered over with a protective shield which can be
detachably attached to it and can be secured by a lock, so that the whole of the
internal mechanism is absolutely protected from any chance of being tampered with
by the operator or other person provision being made in the casing to allow of the
movement of the operating lever or other device and for the insertion of the pawn
ticket beneath one stamping device and for the detachment of the duplicate ticket
from the roll of paper as it is delivered from the other stamping device.
It is obvions that by this means an absolute check of undoubted security is made
in each transaction as between the pawnbroker, his assistant, and his customer, as a
consecutive record is kept of each transaction affording exact identification of the
goods with the ticket handed in when a person is redeeming a pledge, and also an
identifying receipt to the customer for the ticket that has been handed in, as well
as a record to the pawnbroker that a pledge has been redeemed and certain
consideration has been received in return, which must be accounted for by his
assistant, any numbered ticket being missing at the end of the day at once indicating
some discrepancy, which can with the usual system employed only be discovered by
taking stock.
Dnted this 17th day of M- 1802
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Stamping or Printing Tickets
and the like.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE LOWE, of 278 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey,
Pawnbroker, 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 machinery for stamping or printing tickets and the like,
and has for its object the stamping or printing of certain particulars upon cards or
other medium, in duplicate, and is particularly applicable to the dating and stamping
of pawnbrokers' tickets, whereby all chance of fraud on the part of employees and
others is entirely obviated.
My invention consists in the combination of a consecutive number stamping and
dating mechanism, in duplicate, with a supply of paper or other medium to receive
the impression, and a feeding device for feeding the said medium under one of the
said stamping devices, the whole being adapted to be operated simultaneously by
one movement of the whole mechanism.
In order to carry my invention into effect I mount an ordinary automatic
consecutive numbering and dating machine in duplicate upon a suitable base, and I
arrange a lever or other suitable device to operate both the stamping devices
simultaneously. I also arrange a supply of medium, such as a roll of paper upon
the machine, and provide a feeding mechanism, such as one or more feeding rollers,
to feed the said medium under one of the pair of stamping devices, the feeding
rollers being operated by the movement of the stamp-operating-lever or other
device.
The particular object that I achieve by my machine, is, that I can stamp a
number and date upon a pawn ticket, and simultaneously duplicate the stamp and
number upon a portion of the said medium or roll of paper, which portion can be
_detached and handed to the customer as a check, having identifying particulars
thereon, and as security to the customer between the time of handing in the ticket
and receiving the redeemed pledge.
The whole machine is covered over with a protective shield, which can be
detachably attached to it, and can be secured by a lock, so that the whole of the
internal mechanism is absolutely protected from any chance of being tampered
with by the operator or other person; provision being made in the casing to allow
of the movement of the operating levers or other device, and for the insertion of
the pawn ticket beneath one stamping device, and for the detachment of the
duplicate ticket from the roll of paper as it is delivered from the other stamping
device. It is obvious that by this means an absolute check of undoubted security
is made in each transaction, as between the pawnbroker, his assistant, and his
customer, as a consecutive record is kept of each transaction affording exact
identification of the goods with the ticket handed in, when a person is redeeming a
pledge, and also an identifying receipt to the customer for the ticket that has been
handed in, as well as a record to the pawnbroker that a pledge has been redeemed,
and certain consideration has been received in return, which must be accounted
for by his assistant, any numbered ticket being missing at the end of the day at
once indicating some discrepancy, which can with the usual system employed only
be discovered by taking stock.
And in order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe my improved apparatus, reference being had to the drawings hereto
annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation of my apparatus through the line X Y on
Fig. 2.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.

page_text: Figure 3 is a plan of the same.
Figure 4 is a plan of the feeding mechanism of the strip of paper or other
medium viewed from underneath.
Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.
A. A. represent known mechanical devices for impressing numbers and dates in
rotation. These devices are in duplicate, but are simultaneously operated by a
single push handle B, and I do not further describe the details of this apparatus,
as it is well known, and can be bought complete in the market at present, and may
be of any convenient or known construction.
To any convenient part of the sliding mechanism for dating and numbering, I
attach a pivoted link C, which is pivotted at its other end to the feed lever D,
which is free to oscillate on a fulcrum d. The said feed lever D carries a pawl E
pivotted thereon, and having a spring e attached to its tail, so that the pawl is
constantly pressed upon the ratchet wheel ƒ fixed to the axis of the feed roller F.
The continuous strip S of paper or other medium is stored upon the drum G,
and is led under a roller to the upper surface of the feed roller F, upon which it
is pressed by a spring-pressed roller H, mounted on the lever K, pivotted at h.
The feed roller axle is mounted in two bearings L L, and has a series of flat
surfaces made upon its extremities, upon which the springs 1 bear to prevent the
feed roller from over-running.
The paper drum G is also provided with a spring and nut g, upon one end of its
axis, so that it is prevented from over-running, when rotated by the drag of the
paper strip operated by the feed roller F.
The whole dating and numbering mechanism is enclosed in a case M of which
conveniently the front part N is hinged at the bottom for access to the interior.
When closed the hinged part N closes over a staple m and is secured in position by
a padlock therethrough, and the said mechanism and case is conveniently mounted
on a stand n which contains the feed mechanism.
The operation of my device is as follows:-
The paper strip is arranged over the feed roller F, so that its end lies under one
part of the dating and numbering mechanism over an india-rubber pad P, and
opposite to an exit slot in the external case.
There is a similar slot in the external case opposite to the india-rubber pad p,
under the other duplicate dating and numbering mechanism, into which slot a ticket,
such as a pawn ticket, is inserted from outside, to be simultaneously dated and
numbered with the end of the strip of paper.
The push handle B is then pressed down, operating both numbering and dating
devices, so that both the ticket and the end of the paper strip are dated and
numbered simultaneously.
By the downward movement of the push handle B, the feed lever D is depressed
carrying with it the pawl E which is forced to fall into engagement with the
ratchet wheelf, by the spring e. A spring is usually contained in the dating and
stamping mechanism to cause the push handle B to rise again to normal position
when the pressure is removed. The feed lever D and pawl E are thus lifted, and
the feed roller F travels the dated and numbered strip out of the slot in the case
where it may be torn off, as a duplicate check upon the pawn ticket.
The said operations may then be continued indefinitely.
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 ;-
1. In a machine for stamping or printing tickets and the like, the combination
of a duplicate known consecutive numbering and dating mechanism, both operated
simultaneously by a single push handle, with a paper strip supply, and automatic
intermittent feed mechanism therefor, delivering a detachable slip similarly dated
and numbered to that of a ticket, dated and numbered simultaneously, by insertion
under the duplicate dating and numbering mechanism.

page_text: 2. In a machine for stamping or printing tickets, a pivotted lever, carrying a
spring pressed feed pawl and oscillated by a connecting link from the reciprocating
push handle of a duplicate dating and numbering mechanism, the said feed pawl
engaging into a ratchet wheel on the axis of a paper-strip-feed-roller, on the
return stroke of said push handle, to feed forward a dated and numbered strip of
paper, for detachment, substantially as described.
3. In a machine for stamping or printing tickets, a known duplicate consecutive
stamping and numbering mechanism, in combination with a paper-strip-supplying-
drum, with friction brake bearing, a ratchet fed feed-roller for said strip, with
spring pressed pressing roller, the ratchet feed being operated by return stroke of
numbering and dating mechanism, enclosed by a locked case, substantially as and
for the purposes described.
4. The combination, arrangement and construction of parts, to form a consecutive
numbering and dating machine, to number and date simultaneously an inserted
ticket and a delivered detachable slip, substantially as described and illustrated
herewith.
Dated th: 1011 1
T
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.