An Improved Postal Wrapper for Photographs and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Postal Wrapper for Photographs and the like.
I LOUIS CANESI, Stationer, of 366 Old Street, Shoreditch, in the County of
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make a postal wrapper that will prevent
photographs and the like contained therein from falling out.
According to this invention I make the wrapper of card or other suitable
material, in the ordinary way, i.e. like the cover of a book, with a gummed flap to
Secure same; but inside the said cover, at each of the edges or sides, I fix a flap,
nade preferably of cloth, so that when the photographs or the like are placed in
said cover or wrapper, the said flaps may be turned over inwards (i.e. over the
photographs) so as to prevent them from falling out. I propose to make the said
flaps open, that is like a frame or mount, so that the contents may be seen by the
postal officials, so required by the regulations of the post office.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for Applicant.
I LOUIS CANESI, Stationer, of 366 Old Street, Shoreditch in the County of
London, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to make a postal wrapper that will prevent
photographs or the like contained therein from falling out.
According to this invention I make the wrapper of card or other suitable material,
in the ordinary way, i.e. like the cover of a book, with a gummed flap to secure the
same; but inside the said cover, at each of the edges or sides 1 fix a flap made
preferably of cloth, so that when the photographs or the like are placed in the
said cover or wrapper, the said flaps may be turned over inwards (over the
photographs) so as to prevent them from falling out. I propose to make the said
Haps open, that is like a frame or mount, so that the contents may be seen by the
postal officials, as required by the regulations of the post office.
And in order to explain ny said invention more fully I will now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in
which
Fig. 1 shews a view of my wrapper laid open,
Fig. 2 shews the wrapper as it would appear, when folded up with its contents
ready for despatch.
The same letters denote the same parts in both views.
a shews the outer wrapper, which I prefer to make of paper.
This wrapper is

page_text: c shows a piece of thin card or other suitable material, fastened on to the inside
of the outer wrapper a, as shewn at Fig. 1. The piece c has extension flaps d d
formed in one with, or attached thereto :-preferably the former. These flaps are
made open, as shewn at e e, so that the postal officials can see the contents; and on
account of the flaps d d being made of thin material either one or other may be
drawn out, so as to allow of further inspection.
It will be seen at Fig. 2 that in order to secure the photograph, Christmas card
or the like in my improved wrapper, such photograph or the like is first placed on
the piece c, the flaps d d of which are then folded over the contents, and likewise
the flaps a, a, (formed by the piece a). The flap a₁ is then gummed on to the
flap a,, thus securing the contents of the wrapper as shewn at Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be perforined I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. In a postal wrapper, the flaps d d, in combination with the outer wrapper a,
substantially as described and shewn on the accompanying drawing.
2. An improved postal wrapper constructed and arranged substantially as
herein before described and represented on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this Fourth day of January 1895.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.