An Improved Combined Apparatus for Storing, Moistening, and Adhering Postage Stamps, Photographs, Wafers, Seals, or other Gummed or Adhesive Articles to Envelopes, Cards, or other Mountings.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1893-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Apparatus for Storing, Moistening, and
Adhering Postage Stamps, Photographs, Wafers, Seals, or other
Gummed or Adhesive Articles to Envelopes, Cards, or other
Mountings.
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I JOSEPH WILKINSON of Blue Hall Ingleton in the County of York
Photographer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My present invention relates to an apparatus for containing postage stamps.or
other gummed or adhesive articles the object being to arrange means whereby the
mere pressing downwards of the apparatus upon the envelope or mounting causes
a postage stamp or other adhesive article to adhere to the mounting or envelope
and on release of the pressure the stamp or other article remains secured to the
envelope or mounting and a further stamp or other article is brought into position
ready to be adhered as before described. To attain which I employ a box or
receptacle constructed to contain any suitable number of stamps or other
adhesive articles which are placed one above the other with their adhesive faces
downwards.
The bottom part of the said box or receptacle is arranged with a narrow ledge
or a number of pegs and the stamps or other articles are pressed down thereon
by means of a cover or plate having a suitable spring or springs at its upper side.
This cover or plate is connected to the top or lid of box or receptacle which
latter is hinged for the purpose of charging the receptacle when required.
The said receptacle is carried within a frame divided into two vertical parts and
held or connected together by suitable springs the upper part of said frame forming
a guide for the receptacle and the lower part carries a moistening pad or roller
which swivels out of the way of the stamp or other adhesive article when the
receptacle is pressed downwards on to the envelope or mounting. The moistening
pad or roller is arranged so as not to touch the gummed or adhesive part
of the postage stamp, or other article until the upper part of the frame is
depressed.
The said moistening pad or roller may be supplied with water or other moisture
from a suitable small bottle or container which is fixed to the lower part of frame
and it will be obvious that where desired the said bottle or container may be
supplied with an adhesive substance in which case the postage stamps or other
articles need not have the gum or other adhesive substance on their under faces
previous to being placed in the receptacle.
Dated this 6th day of October 1892. .

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Apparatus for Storing, Moistening, and
Adhering Postage Stamps, Photographs, Wafers, Seals, or other
Gummed or Adhesive Articles to Envelopes, Cards, or other
Mountings.
I JOSEPH WILKINSON of Langbar Ingleton (late of Blue Hall, Ingleton), in
the County of York Photographer, 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 :-
My present invention relates to an apparatus for containing postage stamps or
other gummed or adhesive articles, the object being to arrange means whereby the
mere pressing downwards of the apparatus upon the envelope or mounting causes
a postage stamp or other adhesive article to adhere to the mounting or envelope,
and on release of the pressure the stamp or other article remains secured to the
envelope or mounting, and a further stamp or other article is brought into position
ready to be adhered as before described. To attain which I employ a box or
receptacle made of brass, tin, or any suitable metal marked "A" in drawings
constructed to contain any suitable number of stamps or other adhesive articles
which are placed one above the other with their adhesive faces downwards. The
bottom part of the said box or receptacle is arranged with a narrow ledge or a
number of pegs and the stamps or other articles are pressed down thereon by
means of a cover or plate marked "E" having a suitable spring or springs
marked "E" at its upper side. The lid of box or receptacle may be hinged for
the purpose of charging the receptacle when required. The said receptacle is
carried within a vertical socket or lid marked "B" which hinges out of the way,
the upper part of the said lid forming a guide for the receptacle containing the
stamps and the lower part under the said lid forming a box marked "C" which
contains a moistening pad or roller marked "D." The moistening pad or roller
is arranged so as not to touch the gummed or adhesive part of the postage stamp
or other article until the upper part of the frame marked "A" which contains
the stamps is withdrawn from B and is depressed on the said pad.
The said moistening pad or roller may be supplied with water or other moisture
from a suitable small bottle or container which is fixed to the lower part of
frame and it will be obvious that where desired the said bottle or container may.
be supplied with an adhesive substance in which case the postage stamps or other
articles need not have the gum or other adhesive substance on their under faces
previous to being placed in the receptacle.
The process of working the said apparatus is to first charge the receptacle with
stamps or any other gummed articles requiring to be adhered with gummed sides
downwards.
The receptacle "A" is then placed upon the pad "D" to cause the gummed
side to be moistened. It is then placed upon the envelope or mounting and a
slight pressure is given to upper part marked "E" which causes the moistened
stamp to adhere to the envelope and this process may be repeated as often as
required.
After the process of stamping is done the receptacle is put back into its place
in the lid of the lower box as shown in Fig. 2.
The small bottle or container may be either fixed to the lower part of frame or
loose as may be desired and the contents may be either poured upon the pad
from the bottle or put on by means of a suitable ladle or brush.
In order that my said invention may be better understood I describe the
drawings herewith sent.
Fig. 1. is a section through the stamping apparatus, Fig. 2 is an elevation of
the same, Fig. 3 is a plan looking down. The letters named apply to corresponding

page_text: parts in each figure. A represents the receiver for the purpose of containing the
postage stamps or other adhesive articles. B represents the hinged lid which acts
the part of a socket or box for part marked "A" when out of use. "C" is the
box or container for the moistened pad. D is the moistened pad. E' is the
propeller and spring which presses forward the adhesive articles. E is the plate for
pressing forward the adhesive articles.
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.
The construction of an apparatus for attaching postage stamps or other gummed
or adhesive articles to envelopes, cards or any kinds of mountings as herein
described and illustrated by the said drawing.
Dated thin 5th do- of Jul. 1902
HENRY PERCIVAL DAWSON,
Agent for Applicant.