AN IMPROVED COMBINATION OF SHEW CARD AND PRICE LIST TO BE USED IN THE SALE OF BLANKETS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN MOSELEY WILLIAMS, of the firm of A. and S. Henry and Company, of
No 30 Market Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Merchants, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED COMBINATION OF SHEW CARD AND
PRICE LIST TO BE USED IN THE SALE OF BLANKETS," to be as follows:-
In the manufacture of blankets it is customary to weave a border or certain
marks on the top and bottom of each blanket; such border or marks being
produced by the employment of weft threads of a different color to the rest of
the warp and weft composing the blanket.
In practice it is customary to weave blankets of different descriptions, each of
such descriptions being known by a different name or brand, and each brand having
a different border.
In addition however to there being different brands, there are made several
qualities of each brand, but the borders of each brand are the same notwithstanding
their quality. Therefore when Merchants and Dealers require from a Manufacturer
a certain brand of blanket, some difficulty has arisen as to border, but in order to
make this clear and to avoid any doubt thereon, I arrange and combine with the
price list a shew-card on which is printed in colors, the design and color of the
border of each description or brand of blanket, so that when. Merchants and
Dealers are ordering blankets, they will see at a glance the border, price, and
quality of each blanket, which will be found very handy in the trade, and of great
service.

page_text: I JOHN MOSELEY WILLIAMS of the firm of A. and S. Henry and Company of
No 30 Market Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Merchants do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED COMBINATION OF SHEW CARD AND
PRICE LIST TO BE USED IN THE SALE OF BLANKETS " and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
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My Invention consists in a certain combination and arrangement of printed
matter, which will greatly facilitate the business transactions in connection with
the blanket trade.
In the manufacture of blankets it is customary to weave a border or certain
marks on the top and bottom of each blanket, such border or marks being produced
by the employment of weft threads of a different color to the rest of the warp and
weft composing the blanket, which is illustrated in some degree in the accompanying
Sheet of drawings, but it would be more fully illustrated if the Rules of the Patent
Office permitted colors to be used in the drawings.
The accompanying drawings shew a series of borders woven on the edges of
blankets, and the reader must assume that the various lines forming the borders are
more or less colored. It will therefore, be seen that the several borders of blankets
are arranged on one side of the circular or book, and the matter having reference
to quality and prices arranged on the opposite side.
Now in practice it is customary to weave blankets of different descriptions, each
of such descriptions being known by a different name or brand, and each brand
having a different border.
In addition however to there being different brands, there are made several
qualities of each brand, but the borders are the same notwithstanding their
quality.
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As an example I will take the first on the list Common." Blankets are known
by their border, and yet several qualities of blankets have all this border woven on
them, therefore when a Merchant or Dealer required blankets with this border it
was somewhat difficult for him to know how to order the precise article, but by the
aid of a circular arranged in the manner herein set forth and shewn in the drawings
he can see at a glance that notwithstanding blankets having the "Common"
border on in several qualities, the circular will shew to the Merchant or Dealer the
weight and price thereof, which will be found very handy in the trade and of great
service.
_ Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I will have it under-

page_text: stood that my Invention is not limited to any particular border or color, but what
I claim is
The combination of a shew card where the borders of blankets are shewn in
"colors" in combination with a printed list shewing quality and price of each
description of blanket.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents,
Commercial Street, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicant.
Dated this 1st day of April 1885.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents,
Commercial Street, Halifax,
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Agents for the Applicant.