Improvements in Luggage Labels or the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1897
Improvements in Luggage Labels or the like.
A communication by the Misses JANE and ALICE RITCHIE, of Bellevue Hotel,
Pau, in the Republic of France.
I, ARTHUR RITCHIE of Fenwick Chambers, Fenwick Street, Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
Hitherto it has been usual in using luggage labels to write the particulars of
destination right across the label, the result of which is it can only be used once
only, a new label being used for each journey.
Now by the present invention it is proposed to avoid this and enable the same label
to be used a considerable number of times, thus effecting considerable economy.
This is effected by making any suitable number of paralled perforations transversely
across the label so that a piece can be torn off after cach using, thus for example
in going a journey, the end of the label has the particulars of the destination
written on it, and in going the next journey this piece is torn off at the perforation
and the next strip brought into use, and so on until all the strips are torn off and
the label used up. In thus describing the invention it must be distinctly understood
that it is not limited. to perforations, as instead of perforations slits may be used, or in
the case of labels mounted on linen or other suitable fabric the linen or other fabric
may be stopped off at suitable intervals to facilitate the tearing of the label, at those
intervals. Modifications of this kind are of course equivalents of the other
arrangement described, and are covered by the present invention.
Dated this 2nd day of April 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
A communication by the Misses JANE and ALICE RITCHIE, of Bellevue Hotel,
Pau, in the Republic of France.
I, ARTHUR KITCHIE of Fenwick Chambers, Fenwick Street, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, Merchant, 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 :-
Hitherto it has been usual in using Inggage labels to write the particulars of
destination right across the label, the result of which is it can only be used once
only, a new label being used for each journey.
Now by the present invention it is proposed to avoid this and enable the same
label to be used a considerable number of times, thus effecting considerable economy.
This is effected by making any suitable number of parallel perforations transversely

page_text: across the label or longitudinally so that a piece can be torn off after each using,
thus for example in going a journey, the end of the label has the particulars of
the destination written on it, and in going the next journey this piece is torn off
at the perforation and the next strip brought into use, and so on until all the strips
are torn off and the label used up.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a front face view of the label with transverse perforations ;
Figure 2 a back face view thereof;
Figure 3 a label with longitudinal perforations.
It will be seen from these figures that the label is divided up into a number of
separate spaces a by perforated lines b. In using the same the traveller fills in his
name and address in the space provided, and then the name of his destination upon
the last division of the tag. When he wishes to proceed to another town, instead
of having to use a fresh label, he merely tears off division No. 1, and writes the new
address upon the space No. 2, and so on with the remaining numbers. The tags
may be made in distinct colours, of manilla, cloth, parchment or other suitable
material and each one may be provided on the back with a bold initial letter. The
traveller is thus able to choose a tag corresponding to the initial letter of his own
name, and by using same be is able to identify his luggage at a glance even when
the label has been twisted round the wrong way as frequently happens. The labels
may if desired have strings c attached and if desired the strings or labels may
have a suitable clip.attached.
In thus describing the invention it must be distinctly understood that it is not
limited to perforations, as instead of perforations, slits may be used, or in the case
of labels mounted on linen or other suitable fabric, the linen or other fabric may
be stopped off at suitable intervals to facilitate the tearing of the label, at those
intervals. Modifications of this kind are of course equivalents of the other .arrrange-
ment described, and are covered by the present invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The manufacture of luggage labels or tags substantially as described.
2. The improvement in luggage labels or tags, which consists in dividing them
into a number of separate spaces by perforated lines, slits or their equivalent,
substantially as for the purpose described.
Dated this 24th day of December 1896
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.