Improvements in Envelopes, Wrappers, and Combined Envelopes and Letter Sheets, Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 29th June, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Envelopes, Wrappers, and Combined Envelopes
and Letter Sheets, Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
I MATTHEW HENRY SUMNER of 9 Ludgate Square in the City of London Merchant
do horeby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By the first part of my improvements I combine envelopes or wrappers and letter
sheets in the manner shown in the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 shows the shape of the paper opened flat, the slits marked a (which
may either be cut or perforated) allow the paper to be folded as hereinafter
described.
Firstly it is folded at the lines b, c, and d, f.
Secondly at the line g, h.
Thirdly at the line i, j, which causes it to assume the form shown at Figure 2.
The outer sheet is then folded at the lines k, l, and m, n, and then at the line o, p,
and finally the flap q, is folded over as shown at Figure 4.
Figure 3, is a modification of the foregoing without a letter sheet but made with a
flap marked which may be gummed on one side as required to keep the enclosure in
its place.
Although I have described one way of folding in order to make the drawings clearly
understood the manner of folding can be varied.
In either of the aforesaid cases I enhance the usefulness of the article by providing
numerous advertising spaces while preferably I place the advertisements so that they
do not appear on the outside of the envelope or wrapper when folded in the manner
herein before described.
The paper may be of any desired size.
The postage may be denoted by an embossed, impressed or affixed stamp or in any
other manner the Postal Authorities may direct.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Envelopes, Wrappers, and Combined Envelopes
and Letter Sheets, Applicable for Advertising Purposes.
I MATTHEW HENRY SUMNER of 9 Ludgate Square in the City of London, Merchant
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
stateinent:-
My Invention relates to improvements in Envelopes, Wrappers, and Combined
Envelopes and letter paper applicable for advertising purposes.
The object of iny Invention is to provide a sheet of paper, a part of which is to
receive the written matter intended to be transmitted by post, while the other part is
partly or wholly filled with advertisements, and serves as the Envelope or wrapping
portion of the device which can be simply and expeditionsly folded up assuming the
outward appearance of an ordinary letter. And in order that my Invention may be
more fully understood I have shewn the same in the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 is a plan of my Improved paper sheet, Fig. 1 shews the same partly folded, and
Fig. 1 is a view of the letter ready for posting. Fig. 2 is an improved wrapper for
ordinary prospectus and the like arranged according to my Invention.
Referring to Fig. 1 the paper sheet is provided on each side with slots a a enabling
the said sheet to be folded in the manner herein-after described.

page_text: Fig. 2
This sheet is first folded on lines b. c and d f. then on lines gh and thirdly on
line which causes it to assume the form shown in figure 1º-The outer sheet is
folded on lines & land m n and subsequently on line op. The gummed flap g being
finally folded over as shown on Fig. 1b and fastened in the ordinary manner.
is a modification of the foregoing without a letter sheet being merely a wrapper made
with a flap marked which may be gummed on one side as required to keep the
enclosure in its place.
Although I have described one way of folding my Improved letter sheet, I may
fold the same, in any other convenient manner without departing from the nature of
the said Invention.
.
In either of the aforesaid cases I increase the usefulness of the article by providing
numerous advertising spaces, the advertisements being preferably placed so that they
do not appear on the outside of the Envelope or wrapper when folded in the manner
hereinbefore described; the advantage obtained being that the folded letter has the
appearance of an ordinary private postal Communication. The paper may be of any
desired size.
The postage may be denoted by an embossed impressed or affixed stamp or in any
other manner the postal authorities may direct.
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare that what 1
claim is :-
:-
1. The improved combined letter paper and Envelope applicable for advertising
purposes, formed, arranged and folded in the manner herein before described and shown
and for the purpose set forth.
2. The improved wrapper applicable for advertising purposes, formed, arranged and
folded in the manner herein-before described and shown and for the purpose set
forth.
AXv of .lnA TESAMון ווOH
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.