Embroideries, and other similar Fabrics.
Year: 1884

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Embroideries, and other similar Fabrics.
I JOHN EDWARD LEE of 12 South Ada Street, Chicago Illinois in the United
States of America Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"AN IMPROVED BOX FOR CONTAINING AND DISPLAYING LACES, EMBROIDERIES, AND
OTHER SIMILAR FABRICS to be as follows:-
"
The object of this invention is to construct an improved box to contain laces
embroideries and other similar goods for sale in such a way that a sample can at
all times be seen whilst the laces or other goods are entirely protected from dust
and that at any time, any required quantity may be drawn from the box without
opening the same.
I make a shallow box of cardboard, or other suitable substance of a width rather
more than that of the lace or other goods, and I make a lid of similar material so
as to entirely cover and enclose the box, one end of the box being hinged so as to
fold down when the lid is raised.
The box is made a certain definite length (say one quarter or half a yard for
example) so that when the lace or other goods are folded backwards and forwards
from end to end of the box each fold shall represent a certain definite length of the
material.
In the lid of the box by preference close to one end thereof or in the end of the
box itself I make a slot, of the width of the lace or other goods, the end of which
is drawn through this slot, and through which any required length can be casily
drawn out without opening the box.
Along each side of the lid on the top thereof I fix two narrow slips of cardboard
(or other material) the same being attached to the lid by their outer edges and
ends only so as to form two slides and I place a loose piece of cardboard with its
ends underneath these slips so that it can slide forwards and backwards over
the lid.
On this loose piece I paste or otherwise fix a sample piece or pattern of the lace
or other article contained in the box so that the pattern of the contents can be
inspected at any time without either opening the box or drawing out a length of
the lace or other goods.

page_text: This sliding piece as well as serving to display the pattern of the goods is
intended to be drawn forwards above the slot before mentioned so as to cover over
it and the end of the piece, and to prevent the admission of dust, when the box is
not in use. The sample or pattern may also be kept quite clean when not
required to be displayed by reversing the loose piece of card and turning its face
towards the lid.
I sometimes make the box with longitudinal divisions inside so that two or more
narrow pieces of lace or other similar goods may be laid therein and drawn out
separately through the slot.
It will be evident that by these means the goods will be entirely protected from
being soiled by exposure, which is a considerable source of loss under the ordinary
method of packing and displaying such goods.

page_text: An Improved Box for Containing and Displaying Laces,
Embroideries, and other similar Goods.
I JOHN EDWARD LEE of 12 South Ada Street, Chicago, Illinois, in the United
States of America Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"AN IMPROVED BOX FOR CONTAINING AND DISPLAYING LACES, EMBROIDERIES AND
OTHER SIMILAR GOODS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The object of this invention is to construct an improved box to contain laces
embroideries and other similar goods for sale in such a way that a sample can at
all times be seen whilst the laces or other goods are entirely protected from dust,
and that at any time, any required quantity may be drawn from the box without
opening the same.
The nature and object of my said invention and the manner in which the same
is to be performed will be readily understood on reference to the drawing and the
following explanation thereof.
I make a shallow box a, a of cardboard or other suitable substance of a width
rather more than that of the lace or other goods, and I make a lid b, b of similar
material so as to entirely cover and enclose the box, one end of the box a, a being
hinged if required so as to fold down when the lid is raised.
The box a, a is made a certain definite length (say one quarter or half a yard for
example) so that when the lace or other goods are folded backwards and forwards
from end to end of the box each fold shall represent a certain definite length of the
material.
In the lid b, b of the box by preference close to one end thereof, or in the end of
the box itself I make a slot c, c of the width of the lace or other goods, the end of
which is drawn through this slot, and through which any required length can be
easily drawn out without opening the box a, a.
Along each side of the lid b, 6 on the top thereof I fix two narrow slips d, d of
cardboard (or other material) the same being attached to the lid by their outer
edges and ends only so as to form two slides and I place a loose piece e, e of card-
board with its ends underneath these slips d, d so that it can slide forwards and
backwards over the lid b, b.
On this loose piece e, e I paste or otherwise fix a sample piece or pattern of the
lace or other article contained in the box a, a so that the pattern of the contents
can be inspected at any time without either opening the box a, a or drawing out a
length of the lace or other goods.
This sliding piece e, e as well as serving to display the pattern of the goods, is
intended to be drawn forwards above the slot c, c before mentioned, so as to cover
over it and the end of the piece and to prevent the admission of dust, when the
box is not in use.
The sample or pattern may also be kept quite clean when not required to be
displayed by reversing the loose piece of card e, e and turning its face towards the

page_text: I sometimes make the box a, a with longitudinal divisions inside so that two or
more narrow pieces of lace or other similar goods may be laid therein and drawn
out separately through the slot.
It will be evident that by these means the goods will be entirely protected from
being soiled by exposure, which is a considerable source of loss under the ordinary
method of packing and displaying such goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved box for containing and displaying laces, embroideries and other
similar goods substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawing
annexed and more especially I claim the slot in the lid combined with the sliding
piece and loose side strips for the purposes set forth.