Improved Label for Dry Goods.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 10th June, 1899
Improved Label for Dry Goods.
I, OTTO SEYD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at GO, Mercer
Street, in the City, County, and State of New York, Importer of Dress Goods, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to that class of labels by means of which bolts of drygoods,
each made into a roll upon a board, may be given any suitable marking, and its
object is to adapt a label to be secured directly upon the end of the roll board
in such a manner that it will serve as a finishing cap for the exposed end of the
board and present a neat and tasteful appearance while preventing the goods from
catching upon or being injured by the rough edges of the board.
To this end my invention consists in a label of stiff sheet material cut and bent
or molded into the form of a cap as hereinafter more fully described and
particularly pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying
drawing in which
Fig. I, is a perspective view of a roll or bolt of goods with one of my labels
attached as in service.
Fig. II, represents such a label in its sheared or punched out form, ready to be
printed or otherwise lettered or marked.
Fig. III, is a perspective view of the rear side of one of my labels completely
formed ready for attachment to a roller board for service.
These labels may be made of celluloid or of stiff paper or of any suitable sheet
material which has sufficient body and stiffness to retain a cap shape when the
corners are bent. In making these labels the blank is sheared or punched into
shape as shown in Fig. II, in which 4 represents the top portion that will cover
the end of the board. 5, 5, are flaps that will rest upon the flat sides of the board,
covering the side end corners. 6, 6, are wings of the top 4, projecting to cover
the edge corners and resting in service directly upon the edges of the board. 7, 7,
are wings of the side flaps 5, 5, to be turned over the wings 6, at the edges of
the board. 8, represents perforations in the wings, so located that the holes in the
three adjacent wings at one edge of the label register together as one continuous
hole directly in the middle of the edge for the insertion of a pin or tack when
the flaps and wings are bent into position, as shown in Fig. III, to secure the
label to the board. Should it be desirable for the manufacturer to print upon the
labels to indicate the kind or quality of the goods, the printing may be done when
the labels are in the blank form shown in Fig. II, so that when bent or molded
into cap form and applied they will appear as in Fig. I, and there may be
sufficient space left for the dealer to put on his private marks. The flaps 5, bent
from the top 4, form a protection and neat finish over the rough flat side corners
at the end of the board. The wings 6, bent from the top 4, similarly protect and
finish the edge end corners, and the wings 7, bent from the flaps, 5, serve the double

page_text: purpose of holding down those edges of the flaps and of protecting and finishing
the side edge corners, while the holes 8, in all the wings being located to register
together serve to firmly secure the whole label in place by means of a single pin
at the middle of each edge of the board, thus making a neat finish, saving time and
preventing the edge of the board being splintered as it might be if the laborer
were guided only by his eye in locating one or more pins. The material and
style of finish of these labels may be regulated to suit the demand, and so as to
greatly improve the appearance of goods upon the shelves and render the selection
of goods much easier to the merchant.
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:-
A label made of sheet material and comprising a top having side flaps and edge
wings; the said flaps also having edge wings; each of the wings having a perfora-
tion, and all adapted to be shaped in cap-form, and when so shaped, the perfora-
tions in the adjacent wings registering together, substantially as described.
Duted this 12th day of March 1900