IMPROVE- MENTS IN LABELS AND LABEL PROTECTORS
Year: 1881

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Wright at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th February 1881.
EDWARD WRIGHT, of Lower Sydenham, in the County of Kent. " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN LABELS AND LABEL PROTECTORS."
My Invention relates to improvements in labels for floricultural, horticultural,
and other like purposes, and it has for its object providing means for protecting
such labels from becoming injured by exposure, or otherwise, or from becoming
accidentally defaced or rendered illegible.
According to one mode of carrying out my said Invention in order to effect this
object, I employ a case or sheath, constructed as hereinafter described, of thin
sheet metal in combination with glass.
The sheet metal forms the back and sides of the case, and suitable grooves or
recesses are provided in the sides for the reception of the glass which forms the
front of the label, and for a slip of paper or card bearing an inscription, such as the
name of a plant, for example. Suitable tongues or projecting pieces of metal are
provided at one side of the case, which are capable of being bent over after the slip
of paper and glass are in position so as to embrace the edge of the glass and prevent
it from becoming displaced.
A loop or ring of wire is soldered to the back of the case for the purpose of
suspending the label or placing it in the ground, for example as required.
According to another mode of carrying out my Invention, I employ sheaths
constructed entirely of glass, forming a flat case open at one end for the reception
of the slip bearing the inscription, the said case being provided internally with
suitable projections forming grooves or recesses for supporting the slip in position.
The open end of the case is capable of being hermetically closed by means of a
cork or stopper, which may be covered with an ornamental or other metallic cap or
capsule, having a suitable ring or loop affixed to it for the purpose of suspending
the label. The end of the cork may be nicked in order to afford additional support
for the slip, and the cap and ring, hereinbefore described, may be dispensed with,
the ring for suspending the label being formed on the body of the glass case or
sheath itself. In lieu of closing the end of the case with a cork the end may be
left open, the slip with the inscription being prevented from falling out by means
of a pin inserted across the mouth or open end of the case.

page_text: According to another mode of carrying out my Invention, I construct the
improved label of white porcelain, or similar materials, forming a flat case
open on one side, and write the inscription upon the porcelain; inside the case
suitable grooves are provided in the case for the reception of a piece of glass, which
closes the open side of the case so as to cover and protect the inscription, and is
secured in position by means of a pin. This case is likewise provided with a
suitable ring for the purpose of suspending it in any desired situation.
It is evident that in all these arrangements the inscription is protected from
injury by means of the glass and case, which serve to exclude the atmosphere and
prevent the latter from coming directly in contact with the inscription.