IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES OR CASES FOR CONTAINING TEA OR OTHER DRY. IN THE MEANS FOR PREVENTING INTERFERENCE WITH THE CONTENTS THEREOF " FRAUDULENT
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Cheswright of Leith Villa Parkhurst Road
Holloway in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES OR CASES FOR CONTAINING TEA OR OTHER
DRY.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Cheswright at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th March.1883.
CHARLES CHESWRIGHT of Leith Villa Parkhurst Road Holloway in the County
of Middlesex Manufacturer "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES OR CASES FOR CONTAINING
TEA OR OTHER DRY GOODS AND IN THE MEANS FOR PREVENTING
INTERFERENCE WITH THE CONTENTS THEREOF
"
FRAUDULENT
This invention has chiefly for its object the prevention of fraudulent interference
with the contents of boxes or cases and other like packages containing tea or other
dry goods enclosed in thin sheet metal or foil thereby ensuring 'the genuineness of
their contents. For this purpose it is proposed to employ a thin sheet metal or foil
covering or envelope or a metal lining or if desired an outside covering to a box
or case such covering or lining being either flat or corrugated but in either case
having a distinctive pattern or design either plain or in one or more colors stamped
printed or otherwise produced over the whole or greater part of its surface the
counterfeiting of which is rendered difficult and expensive to accomplish. The
sheet metal which I prefer to use is that known as Betts' metal or incorrodible tea
lead. The said design or pattern may consist of or example of multiple repetitions
of the Trade Mark or signature of the firm using the same so that when once
soldered up it will be impossible to open and make good the package again without
detection. In addition to the protection afforded by this distinctive metal covering
or lining I obtain a further guarantee of the contents of the package by the use of
a double or cruciforin band of plain or figured metal perforated more or less if
desired but having along its entire length in both directions a facsimile of the
signature of the grower or exporter of the goods along with his Trade Mark if
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page_text: desired as well as the trade mark and name of the maker of the packing case or of
the lining or band to imitate which two acts of forgery must be committed. This
double cross band is soldered completely round the package or fining in two
directions namely crosswise and lengthwise so that the package or case cannot
possibly be opened without destroying the band. My invention further relates to
a novel construction of tea box or case which can be packed in a flat condition for
transport to the user and readily put together so as to contain the tea or other
goods when required. The top bottom and sides of this box or case are made with
tongues and slots alternately along their edges so that the different parts will fit
the one into the other and can be readily secured by passing a wire through each
row or series of tongues or by nails screws or cement. The material which I prefer
to employ in the manufacture of these boxes or cases is a species of millboard
known as wood pulp or cellulose boards and straw boards or wood which has been
softened and treated in the well known manner with a view to prevent warping
and to admit of its being easily stamped or otherwise embossed. To ensure a
perfect adhesion of the distinctive foil to the surface of the boards and thereby
enable thinner sheets to be employed I'emboss the sheets and boards simultaneously
and whilst in contact with each other leaving a projecting overhanging edge on the
foil for facilitating the soldering together. The combined boards and metal foil
may be either flat or corrugated the metal being corrugated along with and whilst
in contact with the board the corrugating not only strengthening the sides of the
box or case but facilitating the formation of the joints by interlocking the said
corrugations. Boxes or cases made as above described will not only be strong but
exceedingly light and well adapted for transmission by post. The outsides of the
said boxes or cases may if desired be covered with what is known as asbestos paper
and then varnished so as to render them fire and water proof. When required for
containing tea for example there will be supplied along with the improved boxes
or cases a separate lining composed of the distinctive sheet metal or foil above
referred to or boards having the distinctive lining or covering combined therewith
and also the Trade Mark cross bands for further security in the prevention of fraud.
When preparing the box for receiving the tea or other goods the lining may be
either soldered together at the angles or in lieu thereof the edges of the lining may
be simply secured by angle strips of wood or other suitable material nailed along
the inside angles of the box or case,

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Cheswright in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 5th
September 1883.
CHARLES CHESWRIGHT of Leith Villa Parkhurst Road in the County of Middlesex
Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES OR CASES FOR CONTAINING TEA OR
OTHER DRY GOODS AND IN THE MEANS FOR PREVENTING FRAUDULENT INTER-
FERENCE WITH THE CONTENTS THEREOF
"
My said Invention has chiefly for its object the prevention of fraudulent
interference with the contents of boxes or cases and other like packages for
containing tea or other dry goods thereby ensuring the genuineness of their
contents.
For this purpose I combine with the box or case a thin sheet metal or foil lining
or in some cases an outside covering or "protective-label wrapper of thin sheet
metal or foil or other suitable material such lining or outside covering having a
distinctive pattern or design consisting of multiple repetitions of the Trade Mark
or the signature or both of the firm using or supplying the same stamped printed
or otherwise produced either plain or in one or more colors in conjunction or not.
with perforations over the whole or greater part of its surface the counterfeiting of
which is rendered difficult and expensive to accomplish. The material which I
prefer to use is that known as "Betts metal" or incorrodible tea lead or foil as
being the most difficult to print upon and join together again when broken torn or
cut so that when once made up or secured by soldering or otherwise it will be
practically impossible to open and make good the package again without detection.
In addition to the protection afforded by the use of this peculiarly distinctive
sheet metal or foil trade mark envelope or lining shown applied as a lining at a in
the perspective view of a tea box or case figure 1 I obtain a further guarantee of
the contents of the package by the use in combination therewith of a double or
cruciform protective band b figure 1 of metal foil or other suitable material
perforated more or less if desired but having embossed printed or otherwise
produced along the entire length of the strips one or more fac-similes of the
signature of the grower or exporter of the goods along with his Trade Mark as
well as the Trade Mark and name of the maker of the packing case or of the
lining or covering or band in the centre thereof at c to imitate which two acts of
forgery must be committed. This band is to be soldered or otherwise secured
completely round the exterior of the package or round the lining thereof (when
made loose) in two directions namely crosswise and lengthwise so that access to
the goods cannot possibly be effected without destroying the distinctive Trade
Mark lining or envelope or the band or both. The said band although shown as
applied to the lining of a case in figure 1 may be applied to the exterior of the box
or case if desired. In lieu of using my peculiar distinctive or Trade Mark wrapper
as a lining to a box case or canister or as a wrapper or envelope for containing the
goods it may be so modified as to constitute a separate protective-label-wrapper to
be applied and fixed in any suitable manner over the whole or a portion of the
exterior of any receptacle or packing case. When so intended to be used the said
label-wrapper will consist of a sheet or band of any suitable dimensions composed
of tin foil or other suitable material (tin foil being preferred for the reasons
already given) having the entire surface of the body of the label closely covered
with a small pattern consisting of minute repetitions of the name of the firm using
the same or of the maker thereof printed or otherwise produced thereon after the
manner of bank notes or cheques and provided with a folding or overlapping
margin or edge along one or more sides thereof by which it is to be soldered

page_text: cemented or otherwise secured to the case or receptacle to be protected the said
margins being closely perforated over the whole or greater portion of their areas so
as to effectually prevent the label wrapper being moved without detection; or the
whole or greater portions of the areas of such margins may be covered by a separate
distinctive pattern consisting for example of minute repetitions of the Trade Mark
of the maker of such labels in combination or not with the aforesaid perforations.
In addition to the aforesaid distinctive pattern on the margins one or more
prominent or enlarged representations of the trade mark of the user or maker are
produced by stamping printing or otherwise so as to project partly over the body
of the label and partly over the margins thereof hence the removal of the body of
the label to obtain access to the goods will necessarily mutilate the representations
of the Trade Marks and thereby detect the fraud.
My invention also relates to a novel construction of box or case for tea and other
dry goods which can be packed with all its parts in a flat condition for transport
to the user and the parts readily put together again as shown in figure 1 and in
detail at figures 2 and 3 to receive the tea or other goods when required. For this
purpose I make the top bottom and sides or the sides alone of this box or case with
interlocking tongues and slots c disposed alternately along their edges as shown in
the enlarged detail side elevation figure 2 so that the different parts will fit the
one into the other and can then be readily secured together to form the box or case
by passing a wired through each row or series of tongues or the parts may be
secured by wire stitching nails screws or cement.
The material which I prefer to employ in the manufacture of these boxes or
cases is a species of mill-board known as wood pulp or cellulose-boards and straw.
boards or I use wood which has been softened and treated in the well known
manner with a view to facilitate bending and shaping without breaking and
prevent warping and to admit of its being easily stamped or otherwise embossed.
To ensure a perfect adhesion of the distinctive foil to the surface of the boards
or parts composing the box thereby enabling thinner sheets to be employed I
sometimes emboss the sheets and boards simultaneously and whilst in contact with
each other as shown by one of the boards in section at figure 4 e being the board
and a the metal foil or sheet metal lining or covering a projecting overhanging
edge or margin or loose flange a¹ being left on the foil for facilitating the soldering
together of the same at the corners. The combined board and metal foil may be
either flat as in figure 4 or composed of corrugated material as shown in figure 5
the corrugations not only strengthening the sides of the box or case but
facilitating the formation of the joints by overlapping and interlocking the said
corrugations at the corners or angles as shown in figure 6.
Boxes or cases made as above described will not only be strong but exceedingly
light and well adapted for transmission by post.
The outsides of the said boxes or cases may if desired be covered with what is
known as asbestos paper and then varnished so as to render them fire and
water proof.
When required for use there will be supplied along with the separate parts of
the improved boxes or cases a separate lining composed of the distinctive sheet
metal or foil above referred to. Or the boards or parts ready for being put together
and having the distinctive lining or covering already combined therewith as in
figure 4 will be supplied the overhanging parts a' of the lining being soldered or
otherwise united after the parts are put together or the edges of the lining may be
simply secured by angle strips of wood or other suitable material nailed along the
inside angles of the box or case as shown in figure 3.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
invention and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original
and therefore claim as the invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part
recited Letters Patent is:-
First. The application and use for the prevention of fraudulent interference-with

page_text: the contents of packages containing tea or other dry goods of a lining or outside
covering wrapper or envelope of thin sheet metal or foil or other suitable material
having a distinctive pattern consisting of multiple repetitions of the Trade Mark or
of the signatures or both of the persons using or manufacturing such linings or
coverings stamped printed or otherwise produced either plain or in one or more
colors in conjunction or not with perforations therein over the whole or greater
part of their surfaces substantially as herein before described.
Second. The use in combination with the aforesaid protective linings coverings
or wrappers of a cruciform band or label secured crosswise and lengthwise round
the package such band having stamped printed or otherwise produced along
the cross strips fac-similes of the signature of the grower or exporter of the
goods with his Trade Mark and the Trade Mark of the maker as and for the
purpose specified.
Third. The peculiar protective-label-wrapper to be secured to the outsides of
packages for the prevention of fraudulent interference with the contents thereof as
hereinbefore described.
Fourth. The peculiar manufacture of boxes or packing cases for containing tea
or other dry goods as hereinbefore described.
In Witness whereof I the said Charles Cheswright have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
CHARLES CHESWRIGHT. (L.S.)