Labels and Vouchers for Guaranteeing Authenticity and Origin.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Labels and Vouchers for Guaranteeing Authenticity and Origin.
We, ANDRÉ BRALY, of 8 Rue St. Beuve, Paris, and LOUIS BRALY, of 19 Cours
de la Liberté, Lyons, both in the Republic of France, 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 novel system of constructing labels and vouchers
for guaranteeing the authenticity and origin of products and articles.
The vessel, a bottle or otherwise, containing the product is provided with a
certificate of guarantee and with a neck band which surrounds the closing capsule,
this is so done as to preserve means as is hereinafter described for identifying the
certificate.
The neck band and guarantee label enable anybody to assure himself that both
have been applied by the same person.
The means of verification that the bottle bears are not visible until the neck bard
and label are removed for comparison. Our system is characterized by the use of
invisible means of verification and which consequently cannot be reproduced by
forgers for enabling both consumers and senders to verify the authenticity of the
article; thus a means is provided for controlling agents.
An example of this system of label and voucher is represented in the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 shows the guarantee label, the neck band and their adjuncts ready
for use.
Figure 2 shows the other side of the sheet represented in Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a bottle provided with the guarantee label and neck band.
In these figures:
A is the guarantee label it has two side strips a a' which may be easily separated
and which are gummed and fixed upon the receiver, in this case a bottle as shown
in Figure 3.
Before gumming the label A on the bottle it is to be cut at the lines 1-1, 2-2,
and 3-3.
B is the neck band for the neck of the bottle. It is cut at the lines 4-4 and 5-5,
the portion is folded upon the portion 62 and then these two portions upon b³.
75 is then folded upon 64 and these two portions upon 63. Finally the portion 63
upon which the portions 264 35 have been laid, is itself folded upon the
portion which owing to its perforations may easily be detached from the neck
band.
This latter thus folded is gummed round the capsule of the bottle by the
portions B B as shown in Figure 3.
After having cut off the label A and the neck band B there remain the portion C
which may be called the agents counterfoil, because it enables the manufacturer to
control the agent as hereinafter described and the portion D which may be called
the record counterfoil, the latter is preserved by the manufacturer to identify if
necessary the guarantee label.
It may be remarked that the label A, neck band B, counterfoils C and D bear the
same serial letters and numbers which vary for each package; for example $ 305
is shown in the drawing.

page_text: Further in the obverse as shown in Figure 1 the manufacturer places across the
line 2-2 a verifying stamp bearing any suitable inscription or sign.
In the reverse as shown in Figure 2 the places verifying stamps across the
lines 1-1 and 3-3. The stamp placed upon the line 2-2 is alone partly visible
upon the strip at the stamps placed upon the lines 1-1 and 3-3 cannot be seen
for they are folded in the inside of the neck band as has already been stated or
turned against the bottle.
Suppose that a consumer who buys the bottle shown in Figure 3 wishes to assure
himself that it contains the product of the manufacturer who is reputed to have
sold it he detaches from the neck bind B, the coupon b and unfolds the
portions 1 2 3 which are behind, he then detaches the label A from its
gummed portions a a', turns over this label, places it against the neck band B and
assures himself that the impressions of the stamps on the line 1-1 correspond.
If this be not the case, it is certain that the neck band and the ticket have not been
applied by the same person. If further verification be desired, the said label is sent
to the manufacturer. The manufacturer who has preserved the record counterfoil D
has only to place it against the label to be assured that the impressions of the stamps
placed on the line 3-3 correspond.
Verification is thus complete.
If the manufacturer wishes to control his agent, or in certain cases the product
itself without taking off the label, he has only to approach the counterfoil C to the
strip a¹.
Of course other arrangements of counterfoils labels and neck bands may be adopted
and a greater or less number of stamps applied in any suitable position.
It may be remarked that by this system of stamps with constantly changing
impressions, a different conformation is obtained each time the stamp is applied upon
the label which renders forgery impossible.
This system of labels and vouchers may be applied to all kinds of merchandise
and may vary in form so long as the arrangement or plan remains substantially
the same.
It may be remarked that this system in no way modifies the face aspect of the
covering of the product, thus in the case of the bottle shown in Figure 3 it is at
the back that the label A is applied, the front remaining free to receive the usual
label.
This system may be applied to cheques for example thus :-Suppose a cheque book
of which D is a counterfoil remaining at the bank, A the verifying ticket and B
the cheque itself the portion C is omitted, the end of the book is cut on the
lines 3-3 and 1-1.
The counterfoil D remains at the bank as has been stated and the bearer of the
book preserves the tickets A.
When a cheque has been drawn care is taken to attach to this cheque the
corresponding ticket and the bank places it against its counterfoil to be assured that
the signer has annexed to the cheque the required ticket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. An arrangement of labels and vouchers for guaranteeing the authenticity and
origin of a product or article consisting in the combination substantially as described
and illustrated by the drawings of a guarantee label the two ends of which are
gummed upon the receiver, the central portion being easily detached, with a neck
band also gummed around the neck of the receiver of which a part is folded and
can be easily detached, the label and neck band being provided upon their non visible
sides with signs or impressions of which a portion is upon the neck band and the
remainder upon the label.
2. The combination with this label substantially as described and illustrated by the

page_text: drawings of a counterfoil, one of the ends of the label gummed upon the vessel
bearing a partial impression the remainder of which is upon the counterfoil.
3. The combination with this label substantially as described and illustrated by the
drawings of a second counterfoil provided with signs or impressions the remainder of
which is upon the reverse of the ticket.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.