Improved Means of Wrapping Piece Goods.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug.. 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Wrapping Piece Goods.
I ALFRED WHOWELL of the firm of Messieurs Horridge and Company of Raikes
Bleach Works Bolton in the County of Lancaster Bleacher, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates principally to the method of wrapping up or covering certain
kinds of cotton piece goods after being bleached, previous to being forwarded to the
shippers, but the invention may also be applied to other kinds of goods such as linen
&c. where Trade Marks or other devices are stamped on the face thereof.
Hitherto it has been customary after each piece (of say 20 or 30 yards) has been
folded up and stamped in suitable colored ink or paint with the requisite Trade Mark
devices to wrap the same in brown paper, and afterwards to restamp the same devices
on the outside of the paper wrap to indicate the nature and quality of the goods.
This has been found to be objectionable inasmuch as the ink was liable to become
smeared when the goods were put up for transit and packing besides which the
trouble and labor of having to stamp each paper wrapping as well as the goods was
expensive as the paper was thus rendered useless afterwards on account of the
stamping thereon.
My invention is intended to remedy this defect and for this purpose I propose to
use a thin tough transparent paper chemically prepared so as to render the same
waterproof and grease-proof. Paper such as that known as "Butter paper" I have
found to answer the purpose.
By the use of this improved transparent wrapping the Trade Marks and other
devices on the face of the goods are visible through the same which renders the
stamping of the paper, as well as the goods unnecessary and thus saves both time
and labor; this paper can also afterwards be utilized for a variety of useful purposes
being much cleaner for handling.
Dat this bath day of Lun 1000
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Wrapping Piece Goods.
I ALFRED WHOWELL of the firm of Messieurs Horridge and Company of Raikes
Bleach Works, Bolton in the County of Lancaster Bleacher 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 relates principally to the method of wrapping up or covering certain
kinds of cotton piece goods after being bleached, previous to being forwarded to the
shippers, but the invention may also be applied to other kinds of goods, such as linen
&c. where Trade Marks or other devices are stamped on the face thereof.
Hitherto it has been customary after each piece (of say twenty or thirty yards)
has been folded up and stamped in suitable colored ink or paint with the requisite
Trade Mark devices to wrap the same in brown paper, and afterwards to re-stamp the
same devices on the outside of the paper wrap to indicate the nature and quality of
the goods.
This has been found to be objectionable inasmuch as the ink was liable to become
smeared when the goods were put up for transit and packing, besides which the
trouble and labor of having to stamp each paper wrapping as well as the goods was
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page_text: expensive as the paper was thus rendered useless afterwards on account of the
stamping thereon.
My invention is intended to remedy this defect and for this parpose I propose
to use a thin tough transparent or semi-transparent paper chemically prepared so as
to render the same waterproof and grease proof.
Paper such as that known as "Butter paper" I have found to answer the purpose.
By the use of this improved transparent wrapping the Trade Marks and other
devices on the face of the goods are visible through the same which renders the stamp-
ing or ticketing of the paper wrap as well as the goods unnecessary and thus saves both
time and labor; this paper can also afterwards be utilized for a variety of useful
purposes, being much cleaner for handling.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The improved means substantially as hereinbefore described of wrapping piece
goods in transparent paper which is rendered water and grease proof for the purpose
of protecting the Trade or other Marks thereon, and at the same time allowing the
same to be visible whereby the additional marking on the outside of the package
is rendered unnecessary.
Dated this 9th day of Aromat 1900
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.