Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 22nd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1887.
LOUIS DE WYTTENBACH of the firm of Messrs. James Waters & Co. 10 Laurence
Pountney Lane City of London E.C. Wine and Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is the construction of a purse which can be given away
by Merchants, Hotel Proprietors or others to customers, such purses are so constructed
that they will offer a means of attachment to the hand of the wearer, and also bear an
impression on their inner covers or other place, setting forth the business address,
name of the Hotel, or other place of the proprietors who gave such purse away. The
purse is made with one or more pockets provided with suitable covers on the inner
surfaces of which are printed or otherwise impressed the style of the firm or proprietor
who gave the purse, and on the back top portion of the purse a clip is formed which
when the purse is laying in the palm of the hand will hook on to the finger in which
position the purse is maintained by means of a band attached to the back of the purse
by an elastic.
A purse thus constructed not only gives the address of the donor or owner but is
provided with a means which will prevent it being lost by theft or forgetfulness.
Dated this 6th day of Autobar 1886
THOMAS WRIGLEY,
36, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent to Applicant.

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In order that the Invention may be well understood, and explained in detail, I have
hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings, on which letters of reference are marked on
corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. represents a purse of ordinary construction with the outer flap or cover
thrown back, exposing the inner flap on which the name and the address of the
proprietor of an Hotel or other place may be conspicuously printed.
Fig. 2 represents a side view of the same shewing the adaptation thereto of a clip
or holdfast, which is designed to clip or fit on to the finger of the user, when the purse
is held in the palm of the hand. The purse is made with one or more pockets provided
with suitable covers, a. a¹ on the inner surfaces of which are printed or otherwise
impressed, the style of the firm or proprietor who gave the purse, and on the back top
portion of the purse as seen at Fig. 2 a clip 6 is formed which when the purse is laying
in the palm of the hand, will hook on to the finger, in which position the purse for
further security may be maintained by means of a band attached to the back of the
purse, by an elastic or otherwise.
A purse thus constructed not only gives the address of the donor or owner; but is
provided with a means which will prevent it being lost by theft or forgetfulness.
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. The novel method of impressing, stamping or printing on purses, the name or
address of the proprietor of an Hotel, or business places of proprietors or firms.
2. The novel adaptation to purses of the above description, of a finger clip or hook,
which will enable the purse when in the palm of the hand to be securely retained,
whether the hand is open or closed.
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THOMAS WRIGLEY,
36, High Holborn, W.Ć.,
Agent to Applicant.