Improvements in Packing Cooked Meats, Fish, Poultry, Game, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cooked Meats, Fish, Poultry, Game, and
the like.
1, FRANCIS WILLIAM WAIDE, of 81 Turninill Street, Clerkenwell, London,
Manufacturer of Potted Meats, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention has reference to the making, covering, preserving, beautifying and
advertising of cooked ments, fish, poultry, game, and the like in oblong bars, slabs,
blocks or large pieces and consists in constructing then in geometrical forms such
as square, parallelogram, sexagon, octagon &c. but instead of the sides being exactly
flat I make them more or less convex, so that when an elastic covering is shrunk
tight over them it touches every part leaving no hollows between the covering and the
solid contents.
I construct the coverings from the ordinary blown up and dried bullocks wizens of
commerce, but as these are usually only about 24 inches long by 14 inches diameter I
onlarge their diameter and length by cutting thein open longitudinally and joining
them together with an ordinary lock stitch sewing machine to any required size or
shape filling up the stitch holes with starchy or glutinous gelatinous substances and
fixing over or behind the seams strips of paper or other suitable material in such
manner as to prevent water or liquid dyes penetrating through during the processes
of boiling, shrinking or staining and I so arrange them that the edges or margins
beyond the line of stitches which are then damped and turned inside and the smoothest
and most glossy surfaces are outside.
I also make these coverings partly of single and partly of double material.
In making the bars or blocks I form on them devices of fats or combinations of
light and dark meats and place on them suitable labels for naine Trade Marks or
descriptions and between the double parts of coverings. The bars or blocks so
prepared are then placed inside the covering which is sewn up or tied at the ends or
bottom and immersed in water or liquid dyes of sufficient temperature to cause the
covering to contract and shrink tight onto them the devices and labels being under
or inside the nearly transparent covering then appear distinctly through and are
effectually protected from being injured soiled or removed.
When extra strength or protection is required I make the covering of double
material or shrink on a second or extra covering of single material.
By this invention cooked meats &c. can be better preserved from atmospheric
influences and are so attractive smooth cleanly and convenient that they can be
packed transmitted and vended ready for use with great facility and convenience to
the trade and public.
Dated this 19th day of March 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cooked Meats, Fish, Poultry, Game, and
the like.
I, FRANCIS WILLIAM WAIDE of 81 Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell London Manu-
facturer of Potted Ments, 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 :-
My invention, has reference to the making, covering, preserving, beautifying and
advertising of cooked meats, fish, poultry, game, and the like in oblong bars, slabs,

page_text: blocks or large pieces and consists in constructing them in geometrical forms such as
square, parallelogram, sexagon, octagon &c., but instead of the sides being exactly
flat I make them more or less convex, so that when an elastic covoring is shrunk
tight over them it touches every part leaving no hollows between the covering and
the solid contents.
I construct the coverings from the ordinary blown up and dried bullocks wizens
of commerce but as these are usually only about 24 inches long by 13 inches diameter
I enlarge their diameter and length by cutting them open longitudinally and joining
them together with an ordinary lock. stitch sewing machine to any required size or
shape filling up the stitch holes with starchy or glutinous gelatinous substances and
fixing over or behind the seams strips of paper or other suitable material in such
manner as to prevent water or liquid dyes penetrating through during the processes
of boiling shrinking or staining and I so arrange them that the edges or margins
beyond the line of stitches which are damped and turned inside and the smoothest
and most glossy surfaces are outside.
I also make these coverings partly of single and partly of double material.
In making the bars or blocks I form on them devices of futs or combinations of
light and dark meats and place on them suitable labels for name, trade marks and
descriptions and between the double parts of coverings. The bars or blocks so
prepared are then placed inside the covering which is sewn up or tied at the ends or
bottom and immersed in water or liquid dyes of sufficient temperature to cause the
covering to contract and shrink tight on to them, the devices and labels being under
or inside the nearly transparent covering then appear distinctly through and are
effectually protected from being injured, soiled or removed.
When extra strength or protection is required I make the covering of double
material or shrink on a second or extra covering of single material.
By this invention cooked meats &c. can be better preserved from atmospheric
influences, and are so attractive, smooth, cleanly and convenient that they can be
packed, transmitted and vended ready for use with great facility and convenience to
the trade and public.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The making & packing of cooked meats, fish, poultry, game in bars, slabs or
large pieces of geometrical forins, having more or less convex faces and shrinking
tight over them so as to touch overy part, casings of bullocks wizens enlarged to any
required size or shapo by cutting them open longitudinally and joining them together
with an ordinary lock stitch sewing machine filling up the stitch holes with starchy
or glutinous substances and fixing behind the seams strips of paper to prevent water
or liquid dyes penetrating through during the processes of boiling shrinking or.
staining and placing the labels or advertisements inside or under the nearly trans-
parent covering so as to effectually prevent them being injured soiled or removed.
Secondly. Making the coverings partly of single and partly of double material.
Thirdly. When extra strength or protection is required. using double material or
shrinking on an extra covering of single material.
Dated this 10th 1
1000