Postal Manuscript Book for the use of Students, Authors, and other Persons.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1899
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Postal Manuscript Book for the use of Students, Authors, and other
Persons.
I, JOHN FREDERICK EWEN, of 21, Oxford Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Barrister, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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This invention has for its object a postal manuscript book for the use of
students, authors and other persons which can be sent and returned through the
post without the use of a special postal wrapper or envelope.
By this invention, the manuscript book is provided with a cover which serves
not only the purpose of a cover but also for a postal wrapper, so that the book
can be sent through the post at the d. rate and returned.
As applied to a manuscript book for the use of students, the cover is made
longer than the book so as to overlap the edges of the book at the end. The
overlaps are gummed on the inside, and on the outside of the cover, on one side,
is displayed the address of the tutor, and the outside of the cover on the other.
side has a blank space for the address of the student or other person using the
book. One of the overlaps is indicated by such words as student's flap" corre-
sponding to that side of the cover which is used for the address of the student,
while the other flap is indicated by such words as
"tutor's flap."
"
To seal the book, so that it can be sent through the post at the d. rate, the
book is closed, the tutor's flap folded in out of the way, and the book folded in two
so that the tutor's address will be on the outside. The student's flap is then
folded over and fastened by moistening the gum. When the sealed packet
arrives at its destination the tutor inserts a knife at the end between the fold of
inside cover, and slits the flap along the top, thus opening the book. To return
the book, the book is folded in two, but it is folded the opposite way, so that the
opposite flap can be brought into use and affixed by moistening the gum. The
opposite side of the cover having the blank space is now on the outside, and on
this the student's address can be inserted. The package can then be returned to
the student through the post at the d. rate. By this invention, no string and
no wrapper other than the cover is required. It is readily addressed and the
corrected book is kept clean for subsequent reference.
It is obvious that instead of making the covers longer than the book, they can
be made wider so as to overlap the edges at the side. The inside of the cover
can be utilised for directions, hints in regard to the method of student's study,
and of answering tests, etcetera, or the space can be used largely as an adver-
tising medium so that the book can be sold at a lower price than would other-
wise be the case without advertisements. The invention as applied to purposes
other than for the use of students will be understood without further description.
Doted this 26th day of September 1899.

page_text: Postal Manuscript Book for the use of Students, Authors, and other
Persons.
I, JOHN FREDERICK EWEN, of 21, Oxford Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Barrister, 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 a postal manuscript book for the use of
students, authors and other persons which can be sent and returned through the
post without the use of a special postal wrapper or envelope.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference.
being had to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows a view of the book before being folded for posting:
Figure 2 the book folded ready for fastening by means of the flap- C.
By this invention, the manuscript book A is provided with a cover B which
serves not only the purpose of a cover but also for a postal wrapper, so that the
book can be sent through the post at the d. rate and returned.
"
As applied to a manuscript book for the use of students, the cover B is made
longer than the book A so as to overlap the edges of the book at the end. The
overlaps CC are gummed on the inside, and on the outside 1) of the cover,
on one side, is displayed the address of the tutor, and the outside of the cover
on the other side has a blank space for the address of the student or other person
student's
using the book. One of the overlaps C is indicated by such words as
flap corresponding to that side of the cover which is used for the address of the
student, while the other flap C¹ is indicated by such words as
"tutor's flap."
The cover is secured to the book by a staple E or otherwise.
To seal the book, so that it can be sent through the post at the rate, the
book is closed, the tutor's flap C¹ folded in out of the way, and the book folded
in two so that the tutor's address will be on the outside. The student's flap C
is then folded over and fastened by moistening the gum. When the sealed
packet arrives at its destination the tutor inserts a knife at the end between the
cover and the book, and slits the flap C along the top, thus opening the book.
To return the book, the book is folded in two, but it is folded the opposite way,
so that the opposite flap (1 can be brought into use and affixed by moistening
the gum. The opposite side of the cover having the blank space is now on the
outside, and on this the student's address can be inserted. The package can
then be returned to the student through the post at the rate. By this inven
tion, no string and no wrapper other than the cover is required. It is ready
addressed and the corrected book is kept clean for subsequent reference. Further
the postal authorities can remove the book from the cover, as by pulling the
cover and book in opposite directions, the staple that holds them together will
be forcibly separated from the cover, thus allowing the book to be removed.
The paper of which the cover is made is such that the staple will be cleanly torn out
that is without leaving any unsightly edges or mutilating the cover more than
slightly.
It is obvious that instead of making the covers longer than the book, they can
be made wider so as to overlap the edges at the side. The inside of the cover
can be utilised for directions, hints in regard to the method of student's study,
and of answering tests, etcetera, or the space can be used largely as an adver-
tising medium so that the book can be sold at a lower price than would otherwise

page_text: be the case without advertisements. The invention as applied to purposes
other than for the use of students will be understood without further description.
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: -
A postal manuscript book for the use of students, authors and other persons
having a cover arranged and attached in such a manner, substantially as herein-
before described with reference to and shown in the drawings annexed, that it
serves not only the purpose of a cover but also that of a postal wrapper, whereby
it can be sent through the post at the half-penny rate and returned without the
use of a separate postal wrapper or envelope.
Dated this 26th day of June 1900.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.