IMPROVEMENTS IN LUGGAGE AND OTHER LABELS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, DAVID DALZIEL of N° 6 Battlefield Crescent, Langside, in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Wholesale Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LUGGAGE AND OTHER LABELS to be as
follows:-
This Invention, which relates to Improvements in luggage and other labels has
for its object to strengthen that part of the label where the eyelet is situated in
order to prevent that part of the label being torn or pulled out of shape.
The Improvements consist in applying a piece of tin or other suitable metal, or
other strengthening material such as leather to the end of the label, the piece of
metal or other material being of such a shape as to allow the corners of the paper,
cloth or other material of which the label is made, being turned over the piece of
metal so as to give the ordinary shape to the eyelet end of the label, an eyelet hole
being formed through the metal and the paper or cloth and an eyelet being
inserted and turned over on both sides of the label to secure the paper or cloth of
the label firmly to the piece of metal-Attached to or forming a continuation of
the piece of metal is a strip of the same material to take the place of string for
attaching the label. In attaching the label the metal strip is formed into a loop
by passing its end through the eyelet from the front of the label and turning
down the end of the strip against the underside of the label, a tongue portion
being formed from the foot of the metal piece and turned over upon the said end
of the metal strip to keep the said strip from escaping through the eyelet.-In
lieu of attaching the label by means of the strip of metal, the ordinary string
attachment may be used with the strengthened or metal lined end of the label, by
passing the string through the eyelet in the ordinary way.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Petitioner's Agents.

page_text: I, DAVID DALZIEL of No. 6 Battlefield Crescent, Langside, in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Wholesale Stationer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LUGGAGE AND OTHER LABELS and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My Invention, which relates to improvements in luggage and other labels, has
for its object to strengthen that part of the label where the eyelet is situated in
order to prevent that part of the label being torn or pulled out of shape.
The improvements consist in applying a piece of tin or equivalent metal, or
other strengthening material, such as leather, to the end of the label, the piece of
metal or other material being of such a shape as to allow the corners of the paper,
cloth or other material of which the label is made, being turned over the piece of
metal so as to give the ordinary shape to the eyelet end of the label, an eyelet hole
being formed through the metal and through the paper or cloth, and an eyelet
being inserted and flanged over on both sides of the label to secure the paper or
cloth of the label firmly to the piece of metal. Attached to or forming a continuation
of the piece of metal is a strip of the same material to take the place of string for
attaching the label. In attaching the label, the metal strip is formed into a loop
by passing its end through the eyelet from the front of the label and turning down
the end of the strip against the underside of the label, a tongue portion being
formed from the foot of the metal piece & turned over upon the said end of the
metal strip to prevent the said strip from escaping through the eyelet. In lieu of
attaching the label by means of the strip of metal, the ordinary string attachment
may be used with the strengthened, or metal lined end of label, by passing the
string through the eyelet in the ordinary way.
In order that my Invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect, I will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figures 1 and 2 are views of pieces of sheet tin or other metal or analogous
strengthening material, such as leather used in the construction of labels in
accordance with my present Invention.
Figure 3, is the underside view of a label constructed according to one arrange-
ment embodied in my present Invention.
Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are views shewing the manner of using such labels as
hereinafter more particularly described.
Figure 8, is a view representing the form or shape of the blank of paper or cloth
used in the manufacture of such labels..
Figure 9, is. the underside view of a label into which is inserted a piece of
strengthening material of the shape indicated at Figure 2.
Figure 10, is a similar view of another such label the blank of which differs in
shape from that represented at Figure 9, the shape of such blank being represented
at Figure 11.
The piece of strengthening material which is inserted into the label at the upper
end is stamped or otherwise formed of the shape represented at Figure 1, that is to

page_text: say, it is provided with the strip a, the angle or taper portion b, and the projection
or tongue c, the hole d, being formed as shewn to receive the eyelet e, as herein-
after explained. The piece of strengthening material is laid upon the label blank
which may be of the form shewn at Figure 8, and which is folded over at the part
indicated in dotted lines at Figure 8, the two turned-over corners being secured
down upon the tin, leather or other strengthening material by the eyelet e, which
in the ordinary well-known manner is flanged over at both sides. To attach the
label which I have hereinbefore described, and which is shewn complete at
Figure 3, to a package, the strip a, is passed round any rope, cord, or equivalent
fastening upon such package, and the end of the said strip is passed from the front
or upper side of the label through the eyelet e, at the back of which it may be
either bent down in the manner represented at Figures 4, 5, and 6, or it may be
bent upwards in the manner represented in edge view at Figure 7. The end of
the strip a, is or may be prevented from being drawn back through the eyelet 6, by
bending up the projection or tongue c, in the manner shewn at Figure 5, and
pressing the said tongue close down upon the strip a
The labels which are represented at Figures 9. 10, and 11 are such as may be
secured to packages by a piece of twine or its equivalent, that is to say, in the
ordinary well-known manner. The piece f, of strengthening material employed in
this class of labels is of the form shewn at Figure 2, and the label blank is of any
desired shape, two such shapes, being shewn, as examples at Figure 11 and partly
in dotted lines at Figure 9. The construction and methods of folding these labels
being clearly defined at Figures 9, 10 and 11, further description thereof is deemed
unnecessary.
I desire it to be understood that I may construct those labels which I have
represented at Figures 3 to 7 of the annexed drawings with or without the pro-
jections or tongues c, it being found under certain circumstances that sufficient
security may be had by bending the end of the strips a, either singly or doubled
over upon itself, closely against the underside of the label.
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:
First. The improvements in luggage and other labels consisting of a piece of
sheet tin, leather or other equivalent strengthening material inserted or folded
into the upper or taper corner thereof and secured in position by the eyelet e, all
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth with reference to the
annexed drawings.
Second. The means for attaching luggage and other labels to packages or their
analogues consisting of the strips a, which are passed through the eyelets e, to the
underside of the labels where the said strips are or may be secured by having the
projections or tongues c, bent and pressed down upon the ends thereof all sub-
stantially as herein before described with reference more particularly to Figures 1
and 3 to 7 (inclusive) of the annexed drawings.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Applicant's Agents.