Improved Means for Fastening Envelopes and similar Wrappers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Fastening Envelopes and similar Wrappers.
I FRED BAGGALEY of 252 (Jity Road Manchester in the County of Lancaster Agent
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is intended to prevent unauthorized persons from opening or
tampering with envelopes or similar wrappers containing money valuables or
confidential communications without detection and it consists mainly of a label
or ticket composed of paper or other suitable material rendered waterproof or covered
with a waterproof substance.
Each ticket may be made ready cut for use: but I prefer to make a number of
them in one sheet so perforated or indented that each ticket can be easily separated
from the others and upon one side of each ticket or sheet 1 spread gum or other
suitable adhesive material, so that it may be prepared for immediate use."
The envelope may be of the usual shape and closed by gumming in the ordinary
way, and the fastening is secured by damping and applying one or more of the
gummed and waterproofed tickets over the joints formed by the flaps of the
envelope.
When once this ticket has dried on, it cannot be removed without toaring, since
no damping from the outside will affect the gum as the ticket is waterproofed.
Dated this 9th day of November 1889.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Fastening Envelopes and similar Wrappers.
I FRED BAGGALEY of 252 City Rad Manchester in the County of Lancaster, Agent
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 is intended to prevent unauthorized persons from opening or
tampering with envelopes or similar wrappers containing money valuables or
confidential communications without detection and it consists mainly of a label
or ticket composed of paper varnished on one side and gummed on the other for
example or other suitable material rendered waterproof or covered with a waterproof
substance.
Each ticket may he made ready cut for use, but I prefer to make a number of
them in one sheet so perforated or indented that each ticket can be readily separated
from the others; and upon one side of each ticket or sheet I spread gum or other
suitable adhesive material so that it may be prepared for immediate use.
The envelope may be of the usual shape and closed by gumming in the ordinary
way, and the fastening is secured by damping and applying one or more of the
gummed and waterproofed tickets over the joints formed by the flaps of. the
envelope.
When once this ticket has dried on it can not be removed without tearing since no
damping from the outside will affect the gum as the ticket is waterproofed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved means for fastening envelopes and similar wrappers consisting of a

page_text: label or ticket composed of paper or other suitable material gummed or otherwise
made adhesive on the back and varnished or otherwise made waterproof on the face
substantially as hereinbefore described.
Deted this 9th day of August 1890.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.