A Card or Tab for Affixing to Watch Job Repairs and other like purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Card or Tab for Affixing to Watch Job Repairs and other
like purposes.
WILLIAM POTTER, Jun., Shop Fitting Manufacturer, 160 & 161, Aldersgate
Street, London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
I take a piece of linen lined or plain cardboard, size about two and a half inches
long, by about half an inch wide, and at a distance of about half an inch from one
end of the card, I cut out a small semi-circular piece on the two side edges. At
the end of the card nearest the semi-circles, I rivet or affix a small soft metal plate,
this soft metal plate is provided with two projections or legs running at right angles
from the card sides, and the whole is so contrived, that on the tab or card when in
use, being passed through the bow of a watch, the semi-circles cut from the card
edges materially assist the operation of folding the end of card or tab over the
bow, and the metal projections or legs, upon being pressed down flat, securely and
firmly hold the card or tab in the position required. By means of the soft metal
clips or legs the tab is instantly fixed.
Dated this Sixth day of March 1891.
WILLIAM POTTER, JUN.,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Card or Tab for Affixing to Watch Job Repairs and other
like purposes.
WILLIAM POTTER, Junior, member of the firm of William Potter & Sons,
160 & 161, Aldersgate Street, London, E.C., Shop Fitters, 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 :-
I take a piece of linen lined or plain card or paper about three inches long by
about five cigths of an inch wide, and at a distance of about one inch from one end
of card or paper.
I taper the width down to about three eighths of an inch see
diagram A.
I then cut from thin sheet brass or any other thin pliable metal a circular disc
with four projections or legs, see diagram B. Having pierced two pin holes E at
the end of the card or paper A, I proceed to pass through these holes two of the
four projections or legs of the disc B. bending them down firmly on the reverse side
over each other see diagrams C & D showing back and front view. The metal
disc B is now firmly fixed to the card, and ready for the purpose required, namely
to affix to the bow of a watch or any like article for repairing marking or sale
purposes. This operation is readily performed by passing one end of the card or
paper through a watch bow, turning over the top portion of tapered end, on to the
lower portion of tapered end, and bending down the remaining two of the projections
or legs of the metal disc B firmly over the fold, so that the card or paper is securely
fastened to the watch bow, and yet can readily be detached, see diagram F.
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 I
claim is:-
1st. That there is nothing in the trade that satisfactorily fulfills the object of
this invention, namely that watchmakers and others may have a rapid and ready

page_text: means of naming and marking the numerous watches and other articles left
for repair.
2nd. The applicability, certainty, safety and ease in manipulation.
3rd. Its extreme utility, novelty, cleanliness and cheapness.
March 25th 1891.
WILLIAM POTTER, JUN.