Improvement in Manuscript Books and Diaries.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1005
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Manuscript Books and Diaries.
We, ALFRED BARKER of Woodleigh, Little Moor Lane, Smethwick, Stafford-
shire, Commercial Traveller, CORNELIUS COMBRIDGE of 5 New Street,
Birmingham, Bookseller, and GEORGE FREDERICK SMITH of 34 Hayne Road,
Beckenham, Kent, Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a system of perforating the corners of pages of books,
preferably in the lower right hand corner or in both, in such a way, that the
perforated corner may be readily removed without the trouble of cutting, and used
when required, as a marker, or an index to any special page. Or, secondly, that
the perforated corner may be removed when it becomes turned down, creased, dog-
eared, or dirty.
It will be obvious that these perforations may have any preferred outline, such as
concave, convex, straight at an angle of 45°, or any other preferred angle, or lastly
may be wavy or zigzag.
I do not confine myself to any special size of corner, or to any particular design
or pattern.
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We, ALFRED BARKER, of Woodleigh, Little Moor Lane, Smethwick, Stafford-
shire, Commercial Traveller, CORNELIUS COMBRIDGE, of 5 New Street,
Birmingham, Bookseller, and GEORGE FREDERICK SMITH, of 30 Hayne Road,
Beckenham, Kent, Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
ir and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a system of perforating the corners of leaves or pages of
books, in such a way that the said corners may be readily torn off or removed
without the trouble of cutting, either for the purpose of marking the page, or acting
as bookmarkers, or in case the corners become dirty, dog-eared or creased.
This invention is applicable to all kinds of books but is specially designed for
use with pocket, note, memorandum and manuscript books, diaries and the like.
Either or both of the exposed corners of the leaf or page may be perforated,
but it will be usually found that the lower corner is sufficient and preferable to
the upper.
It is obvious that the perforations may have any outline such as straight or
curved angular, or they may be wavy, zigzag or of any fancy outline.
We do not confine ourselves to any special size, or corner, or to any particular
design or pattern.

page_text: We will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing
in which,
Fig. 1 represents a leaf or page of a book to both of the corners of which our
invention is applied in two different designs of perforations shewn in dotted lines.
a, is a straight perforation.
b, is a curved perforation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
A system of perforating the corners of the leaves or pages of books, so as to
enable the said corners to be readily removed when required.
Dated this 16th day of October 1895.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.