Improvements in Labels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1889-
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1890-Accepted, 30th. Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Labels.
1, MARGARET HANNAY CRAWFORD SIMPSON, of 33 Hillside Crescent, in the City
and County of Edinburgh, Lady, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the strengthening of the tag or attachment ends of
paper, parchment, or other labels, in a cheaper and simpler manner than has hereto-
fore been done, while dispensing with the present usual more expensive metallic
eyelets.
The nature and novelty of the improvements consist all as follows:-First, in
angling the attaching ends of the rectangular labels, by cutting off the corners as
usual, and then in creasing and folding this in two or three parts to give three or
four thicknesses of the paper or material at this attaching part, of three quarters of an
inch or so broad; and of cementing each fold down to the other with marine glue,
gutta-percha solution, or other cement which will not be affected by water; or by
common glue, gum, or any other cement soluble in water, which can be applied when
the labels are not exposed to wet; thus giving greater strength than heretofore, either
for attaching twine or wire for securing the labels to the articles. These improved
labels so folded up and cemented, would either have a simple hole punched through
the three or four thicknesses so cemented together for the customers attaching the
twine or wire thereto themselves, for securing the label to the packages or goods.
Or otherwise the tag of twine or wire may be doubled with a loop in the centre
passed over two notches formed in the sides of the end folded part, before succesively
cementing down the folded parts, and then have the two ends of the cord or wire
taken out through a small hole in the centre of the last crease or fold, (namely the
second or third fold, according as three or four plies are cemented) just before
cementing down this last fold. The essential novelty of the invention thus consists
in the combination of folding and cementing the attaching ends of labels in three
or four thicknesses, and either punching a hole through them for attaching the
twine or wires to after being cemented or attaching the wire or cord to them as
they are folded and cemented substantially as described.
Dated the 29th October 1889.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Labels.
MARGARET HANNAY CRAWFORD SIMPSON of 33 Hillside Crescent in the City
and County of Edinburgh, Lady 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:-
This invention has for its object the strengthening of the tag or attachment ends
of paper parchment or other labels. in a cheaper and simpler manner than bas
heretofore been done while dispensing with the present usual more expensive
metallic eyelets.
The nature and novelty of the improvements consist all as follows:-First in
angling the attaching ends of the rectangular labels by cutting off the corners as
usual and then in creasing and folding this in two or three parts to give three
or four thicknesses of the paper or material at this attaching part of three quarters of
an inch or so broad; and of cementing each fold down to the other with marine glue,
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page_text: gutta-percha solution, or other cement which will not be affected by water; or by
common glue, gun, or any other cement soluble in water, which can be applied
when the labels are not exposed to wet; thus giving greater strength than hereto-
fore either for attaching twine or wire for securing the labels to the articles.
These improved labels so folded up and cemented would either have a simple hole
punched through the three or four thicknesses so cemented together for the
customers attaching the twine or wire thereto themselves for securing the label to
the packages or goods. Or otherwise the tag of twine or wire may be doubled with
a loop in the centre passed over two notches formed in the sides of the first or
end folded part before successively cementing down the folded parts and then havé
the two ends of the cord or wire taken out through a small hole in the centre of
the last crease or fold. (namely the second or third fold according as three or four
plies are cemented) just before cementing down this last fold. The essential novelty
of the invention thus consists in the combination of folding and cementing the
attaching ends of labels in two three or four thicknesses and either punching a
hole through them for attaching the twine or wires to after being cemented or
attaching the wire or cord to them as they are folded and cemented, substantially
as described.
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
The combination of folding and cementing the attaching ends of labels in two, three
or four thicknesses.
Datad this 22nd day of July 1900