Improvements in Albums, Scrap Books and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Albums, Scrap Books and the like.
We CAREY BARCLAY LEECHMAN, Banker's Assistant, and WILLIAM CAREY
LEECHMAN, Engineer, both of 10 Earl's Court Gardens, London. S.W., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide convenient and suitable Albums, or
Scrap books for receiving and preserving for ready reference Newspaper Cuttings,
photographs, Stamps, visiting and other cards, programmes, Specimens, patterns,
and the like. At present the above are often neglected for the want of a con-
venient mode of preserving them for future reference, and there being no margin
to most of them, such as newspaper cuttings, stamps, unmounted photographs,
and the like, they can only be cared for by pasting in a book, which is generally
inconvenient, and always troublesome to do. This invention provides a receptacle
always ready for receiving the above.
This invention consists in fixing strips or pieces of transparent paper or cloth,
or like material as transparent as possible, conveniently over the face edge of
the Album or Scrap book leaves, part of the surface of the transparent strips or
pieces is fixed to the Album leaf and part unfixed, so that the Newspaper cuttings,
photographs, Stamps, visiting or other cards, programmes, and the like, can be
slipped under the unfixed portions of the strips or pieces, and so kept in position
as may be desired, and according to how the strips or pieces are arranged, these
strips or pieces being as transparent as possible the material held by them is
visible through them, and but little obstruction to the view is caused. The
arrangement is very simple and effective, only a little delicate handling is required
in guiding and placing the material under the unfixed portions of the transparent
strips or pieces, to ensure their being well preserved, and always ready for
reference.
Dated this twenty first day of December 1806
CAREY B. LEECHMAN.
WM. CAREY LEECHMAN.
Jums, scraр Bоокs, and the like.
We, CAREY, BARCLAY, LEECHMAN, Banker's Assistant, and WILLIAM CAREY
LEECIMAN, Engineer, both of 10 Earl's Court Gardens, London, S.W., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
[Price 8d.]

page_text: formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment:-
con-
The object of this invention is to provide convenient and suitable albums, or
scrap books for receiving and preserving for ready reference, newspaper cuttings,
photographs, stamps, visiting and other cards, programmes, specimens, patterns
and the like. At present the above are often neglected for the want of a
venient mode of preserving them for future reference, and there being no margin
to most of them, such as newspaper cuttings, stamps, unmounted photographs,
and the like, they can only be cared for by pasting in a book, which is generally
inconvenient, and always troublesome to do. This invention provides a receptacle
always ready for receiving the above.
This invention consists in fixing strips or pieces of transparent paper or cloth,
or like material, as transparent as possible, conveniently over the face or surface
of the album or scrap leaves; part of the surface of the transparent strips or
pieces is fixed to the album leaf and part unfixed, so that the newspaper cuttings,
photographs, stamps, visiting or other cards, programmes and the like, can be
slipped under the unfixed portions of the strips or pieces, and so kept in position
as may be desired, and according to how the strips or pieces are arranged, these
strips or pieces being as transparent as possible, the material held by them is
visible through them, and but little obstruction to the view is caused. The
arrangement is very simple and effective, only a little delicate handling is required
in guiding and placing the material under the unfixed portions of the transparent
strips or pieces, to ensure their being well preserved, and always ready for reference.
The accompanying drawings illustrate how the transparent strips or pieces are
or can be arranged, according to our invention, so as to hold a great variety of
newspaper cuttings, photographs, stamps and the like.
Fig. 1 represents a page of an album suitable for holding newspaper cuttings,
photographs and the like.
Fig. 2 represents part of a page arranged for postage stamps shewing the different
ways of using the transparent strips or pieces for that purpose.
In Fig. 1 the strips are placed vertically, in Fig. 2 they run horizontally.
a a 'a in cach figure represent the transparent strips or pieces; bbb in each
figure represent the portions of the transparent strips fixed with gum or other suit-
able material to the page of the album; the unfixed portions or free edges of the
strip being sometimes on one side, sometimes on both as is found most convenient.
A A show how a cutting from the "Times Newspaper" 23 inches wide, may be
preserved and mounted with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
BB shew how a cutting from the "Daily Telegraph" 24 inches wide may be
preserved and mounted with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
CC shew how cuttings from the "Daily Mail" 2 inches wide, may be preserved
and mounted, with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
D. D shew how cuttings from the "Echo" 24 inches wide may be preserved and
mounted, with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
EE shew how cuttings from the "Sporting Life" 2 inches wide may be pre-
served. and mounted, with strip suitably arranged for holding same.
FF shew how cuttings from the "Referree" over 3 inches wide may be pre-
served and mounted, with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
In
GG shew how cuttings from the "Westminster Gazette" 4 in: wide may
be preserved and mounted, with strips suitably arranged for holding same.
placing this cutting in position it will be noticed that it covers the second trans-
parent strip, and is held in position by the 1st and 3rd strips:
HH shew how narrow cuttings from the "Pall Mall Gazette" 4 inches wide
may be preserved and mounted, with strips suitably arranged for holding same,
placed perpendicularly and held in position by the first transparent strip only.
II shew illustrated cuttings from "Punch" 3 inches wide, with strips suit-
ably arranged for holding same,

page_text: KK shew a cutting cabinet photograph size, say 8 × 5 inches, with strips
suitably arranged for holding same. These last two cuttings are held in posi-
tion by the 1st and 3rd strips and the 3rd and 5th strips respectively, the 2nd
and 4th strips being covered over.
L. L. L, Fig. 2 shew postage stamps, with strips suitably arranged for holding
same.
These drawings shew convenient ways of arranging the transparent strips to a
great variety of Newspaper cuttings, illustrated cuttings, Photographs, Postage
stamps and the like, but any arrangement of the strips can be made according to
fancy or circumstances to suit the cuttings or material intended to be placed in
the album.
The invention provides an ever-ready receptacle for cuttings without the necessity
of using paste or brush, and thereby supplies a long felt want viz: a handy album
of moderate size and at a small cost in which important or interesting Newspaper
cuttings or the like may be safely and easily put away and re-arranged at leisure.
The method of using the Album is simple.
1. With a pair of scissors cut out the part of the paper desired, being careful
to keep the edges straight and the corners square.
2. With the aid of a small paper knife supplied with each album lift the edges
of the transparent slips, insert the cutting and press gently till all lies smoothly
and without creases.
It will be found in practise that after the cutting has been pressed, it will
remain in place, its removal can be immediately effected by slipping the paper-
knife under it and gently lifting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The employment and utilization of strips or pieces of transparent material
such as paper, tracing cloth, part of such transparent material being secured by,
for example, adhesive material to the album leaves, and part unfixed, so that the
cuttings to be secured in position (while at the same time being capable of removal
with the greatest facility) can be slipped under the unfixed portions of the strips,
the edges of the cuttings being visible through the strips when the cuttings are
thus secured, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The new or improved albums, scrap books, and the like, wherein the pages
or leaves, composed of sheets of paper, card, or the like material, are combined
with strips or pieces of transparent material arranged vertically or horizontally on
the leaves and partly secured thereto by adhesive material, and partly un-secured,
so that the cuttings to be secured or retained in position (while at the same time
being capable of removal with the greatest facility) can be slipped under the un-
fixed portions of the strips, the edges of the cuttings being visible through the
strips when the cuttings are thus secured, all substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.
this 21st day of September 1897.
BREWER & SON,
London & Leeds. Agents for the Applicants.