proved Letter Cards and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improved Letter Cards and the like.
I, HARRY JONES, of 8, York Gate, Regent's Park, in the County of London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in letter cards and the like, the
improvement being principally intended to render the letter-caid or a part thereof
or an attachment thereto also applicable as a reply post-card.
The invention is applicable both to the improved letter-cards for which Letters
Patent No 21173 of 1892, were granted to me and, also to ordinary letter-cards
In applying the invention to said improved letter-card, I perforate across the
card, along o adjacent to the fold of its oppositely folding parts, so as to permit
of the folding part furthest from the closing flap of such letter-card being beatly
toin off or severed from the remainder of the letter-card (after the whole letter-card
has been used as such) and utilized as a post-card for the reply.
In such a rangement, the inner side of the folding part nearest to the closing Hap
is intended to be used for the letter communication, and the inner side of the other
folding part of the letter-card is intended to be reserved and used for the post-card
communication, and (being folded within when the whole card is used as a letter-
card) will be kept clean for its intended reply or use as a post-card commumention,
and the postage stamp printed or impressed thereon or the place for affixing the
same on its outer or address side will be hidden by the closing flap and prevented
from being accidentally obliterated by the postal authorities The closing flap
may be perforated along its folding edge, or may not be so perforated.
The aforesaid modification is also applicable to ordinary letter-cards, it only
requiring that the latter should be perforated across at or adjacent to the fold of
its folding parts, one of which is stamped and used as a letter-card, and the other
of which is stamped and reserved for use as a post-card.
In a modification, which is of advantage in that it will give double the space for
the letter communication, and which is especially applicable to my aforesaid
improved letter-card, I make at or apply to the outer edge of the folded part
furthest from said closing flap, an additional folding part, which may be of the
same substance and material as the letter-card and may be perforated across at its
fold or junction with the letter-card, or may be made of a stouter substance and inay
have one edge gummed, pasted or attached by tape or the like in a readily and
neatly detachable manner to said edge of the letter-card. In such arrangement,
both the address and the communication sides of the additional folding or post-caid
part will be folded between the folding parts of the letter-card when the latter is
used as a whole, and so will be completely protected from becoming soiled. The
side edges of such additional or post-card part will be cut just short of the
perforated side edges of the letter-caid so as not to interfere with the closing
together of the latter
1 also in a like or analogous manner apply an additional folding part to one edge
of the existing folding parts of the ordinary letter-card and adapted to fold
between the same, and to be serviceable as a reply post-card after the use of the
letter-card in manner aforesaid.
And I also, according to a further modification analogous to that lastly described,
but applicable for use as a return post card, use such an arrangement as lastly
described but wherein the meeting edges (to one of which the additional folding

page_text: part, serving as the return post card, is applied) are left open and unsecured for
inspection of the contents, the additional folding part being turned in between
the ordmary folding parts and secured by the closing together of the perforated
side edges of such parts.
Such modification will be of special utility in sending circular-matter or other
printed communications liable to the ordinary circular or post card rate of postage,
the return additional folding part being also subject to the post card rate of
postage.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1894.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
improve cards and the IKU,
I, HARRY JONES, of 8, York Gate, Regent's Park, in the County of London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement
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This invention relates to an improvement in lette: cards and the like, the
improvement being principally intended to tender part of the letter card or an
attachment thereto applicable as a reply post-card
The invention is applicable with special advantage to the improved letter cards
for which Letters Patent No. 21173 of 1892, were granted to me, but may also be
applied to ordinary letter-card.
In applying the invention to said improved letter cards, I, according to one
modification, (vide left hand half portion of Fig. 1.) perforate the card across of
adjacent to the fold X, of its oppositely folding parts a, b, so as to permit of the
pait (6) turthest from the closing flap c, of such letter-card, being neatly torn off
o severed from the remainder of the letter-card (after the entne device has been
used as a letter card) and utilized as a post-card for the reply
Or (de ight hand portion of Fig 1) the part b, may be separately made from
the part a, and attached thereto at the edge X, by being gummed, pasted o
attached by tape on the like in any readily and neatly detachable manner.
When
so made, the part b, way, if required, be of a stouter substance than the part a
The closing Hapc, may be perforated along its folding edge d, or may be simply
folded or may be separately mide and attached to the pit a, as aforesaid relatively
to the part b
In such a rangement, the inner side (which is that shown on the drawings) of
the part (a,) is intended to be used for the letter-communication, and the inner side
(which is also shown) of the part b, is intended to be reserved and used for the
reply post-caid communication, and (being folded within when the entire device is
used as a letter-card) will be kept clean for its intended use as a reply post-card
communication, and the postage stamp, printed or unpressed ou its outer or address
side will be hidden by the closing flap and prevented from being accidentally
obliterated by the postal authorities.
In a modification (Fig. 2) which is of advantage in that it will give double the
space for the letter-communication, I make at o apply to the outer edge of the
part (,) an additional folding part y, which may be of the same substance an
material as the letter-card and may be perforated across at its fold or junction,
with the letter-card, de left hand portion of Fig. 2, or, as aforesaid, may be made
as a separate part and, if required, of a stouter substance and may have its edge X,
gummed, pasted vi attached by tape or the like in a readily and neatly detachable
imanner to the edge of the letter card, vide night hand portion of Fig. 2.

page_text: In such arrangement, both the address and the communication sides of the
additional or post card-party, will be folded between the parts a, b, when the
device is used as a whole, and so will be completely protected from becoming
soiled The side edges y', of the part y, are preferably cut just short of the
perforations, of the gummed side edges g, of the letter-card so as not to interfere
with the closing together of the latter.
According to a further modification, I modify the airangements of Figs. 1 and 2,
by dispensing with the closing flap c, thereof, so that the meeting edges of the
parts a, b, will be left open and unsecured for inspection of the contents; the
additional party, being turned in between the parts a, b, and secured by the closing
together of the perforated side edges of such parts.
Such modification will be of special utility in sending circulai-matter or other
printed communications liable to the ordinary circular or post-card rate of postage,
the return o additional folding part being also subject to the post-card rate of
postage
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the sand
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The heieinbefore described improvement in letter cards and the like rendering
part thereof or an attachment thereto applicable as a reply post-card.
Datod thus 28th day of June 1895
DAY. DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, Loudon, W C., Agents for the Applicant