IMPROVEMENTS IN ATTACHING POSTAGE- STAMPS (OR GUM LABELS)
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS PEIRSON. FRANK of Market Place Kirbymoorside Farmer do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ATTACHING POSTAGE-
STAMPS (OR GUM LABELS) to be as follows:-
A machine or stamp including a tube of the same size as the Postage-stamp (or
label) to be fixed, in which tube are placed the stamps (or labels) to be fixed, &
propelled out, one at a time as wanted by the downward movement of the handle,
the lowest stamp (or label) having been previously weted (automatically if wanted)
remaining on the object to be stamped; the remainder being kept in their places
by small clips at the inside of the tube.
The nature of this invention will perhaps be better understood by describing the
tube as a box into which the stamps or labels are placed. This box is of the exact
size of the stamps or labels to be attached, & has no bottom but at the under side
the edges are pressed inwards so as not to allow the stamps to come out & this
pressed surface is so arranged that while not letting the stamps come out under a
fair pressure, it allows the under one to be taken out by the adhesive power of the
wet stamp.
The "clips" or breadth of under edges vary in size according to the size of stamp
or label to be attached.
There are various ways of carrying out this invention the small one for the
pocket to have a spring at the back sufficiently strong to send a peice of tin the
same size as the stamp or label down on the stamps and keeping them in their
places ready for attaching.
Another way to have a handle attached to the frame of the box, which on
pressing downwards would send the peice of tin on to the stamps & immediately
the handle was slacked their would be no pressure on the stamps the bottom stamp.
having been left on the paper.
Another method is to have the box fixed in a frame such as a self inking office
stamp which on pressing the handle would wet itself at the top & deliver a stamp
at the same motion.
The main feature of this invention are the "clips" or pressed surface at the
bottom edges of the box.
The two ends can be slightly curved to allow the stamps to remove freely.
Taking into consideration the thin-paper of which postage stamps are made, a
small machine can be made to carry in the waistcoat pocket which. would hold
hunderd stamps or more in the right position to be attached & the almost
universal bad & unhealthy practice of licking a number of stamps done away with.
Dated this 4th day of October 1901

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
.Improvements in Attaching Postage Stamps (or Gum Labels).
I, THOMAS PEIRSON FRANK Market Place Kirbymoorside Farmer do heroby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ATTACHING, POSTAGE
STAMPS (OR GUM LABELS) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
A machine or stamp including a tube of the same size as the Postage stamp (or
label) to be fixed in which tube aro placed the stamps or labels to be fixed &
propelled out one at a time as wanted by the downward movement of the handle
or pressure of the finger, or in case of pocket size movement of a spring the lowest
stainp or label having been previously wetted (automatically if wanted) remaining
on the object to be stamped the remainder being kept in their places by small clips
or edges turned over at the inside of the tube.
The tube can be made by taking a piece of tin long enough to go round the
stamp or label & bent to the required shape the breadth of the tin being determined
by the amount of stamps or labels wished to be held; the tin should then be solderd
& the sides turned over sufficiently to prevent the stamps. or labels from coming
through too easily. This is the simplest form in which this invention can be used,
for if a piece of tin or block of wood be cut the same size as say a stamp the whole
operation can be done without any other aid than that of finger & thumb. Having
'put the number of stamps wanted into the tube with the gummed sides outwards
& the piece of tin the same size as a stamp on the top, by simply taking hold of
the tubo with finger & thumb & keeping one finger on the piece of tin the stamps
can be attached rapidly.
This tubo can be put into any kind of frame with a handle fixed which when
pressed down would press the piece of tin onto the stamps and cause the lowest
stamp which had been wetted to remain on the paper.
For the pocket or drop for a watch chain this tube would really be a box of the
size of a postage stamp & about of an inch in thickness which allowing for
thickness of tin.& a spring to keep them in their places would still hold above
fifty stamps. The stamps in this case would be put in at the front a spring & a
flat piece of tin having been previously put in. This box would resemble the
stamp boxes now in use for carrying stamps in. The box would be a protection for
the tube above described & would only diffor from it, in having a spring to send
the stamps out. By curving the edges of the tube the stamps leave the tube
more easily. The main features of this invention are the clips or pressed surface
at the bottom. edges of the tube which varies according to the size of stamp to
be attached.
Where a large label is required as say for instanco an ordinary sized label
used for putting on circulating Library Books the edges may be more curved
(thus
but the block behind would have to be made to the pattern.
In the case of fancy sized gum tickets the clips or pressed edges would vary
according to shape of same.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A better & quicker way of affixing Postage stamps or gum labels by a process
not before known & rendering needless the bad habit of licking stamps.