IMPROVEMENT IN MOURNING. STATIONERY
Year: 1885

page_text: ALEXANDER MULLORD Manufacturing Fancy Stationer 1, 2 & 3 Penn Street
Hoxton London N. I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN
IMPROVEMENT IN MOURNING. STATIONERY to be, as follows:-
This invention relates to the peircing or perforating of the black borders of
mourning cards, note papers, envelopes or other Mourning Stationery; being the
means by which an ornamental fancy or other pattern or design is produced by
holes or perforations in the black borders thereof. First, I take an ordinary
mourning card, note paper or envelope that has not been black-bordered; I then
emboss it with a lacing die and' then lace out the holes or perforations that form
the pattern or design or I peirce it with different shaped holes by means of a top.
& bottom cutter or by ring cutters or by punches or by cutting dies or by other
means whereby holes or perforations form a pattern or design or contribute to
form a pattern or design by leaving the other parts of the pattern or design in
relief. I then take the cards, note papers; or envelopes and black the perforated
borders, of them by printing or by brush or by dipping or by stencilling or by'
other means; or I produce the black border first and then proceed to perforate the
same by means as before stated. Or I make black borders separate & stick them
on to the cards, papers and envelopes; in which case I can, use black paper, black
card, black linen or other black material to form the black.
Having thus described my invention, I would have it understood that, I do not
confine myself to any particular pattern or design as from the nature of the inven-
tion great scope is afforded for imitating Black lace and other ornamental borders
for mourning stationery.
What, therefore I claim as my invention is a perforated black border for
Mourning Stationery produced in the manner substantially as herein described.
Dated this 16th day of July 1885
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page_text: ALEXANDER MULLORD of 1, 2, & 3 Penn Street, Hoxton London N. Manu-
facturing Fancy Stationer 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 to the peircing or perforating of the black or colored
borders of Mourning Cards, note papers, envelopes and other mourning stationery;
being the means by which an ornamental, fancy or other pattern or design is pro-
duced by holes or perforations in the black or colored borders thereof. First I
take an ordinary note paper, card or envelope that has not been black or color
bordered; I then emboss it with a lacing die and then lace out the holes or per-
forations that form the pattern or design; or I peirce it with different shaped
holes by means of a top & bottom cutter; or by ring-cutters or by punches, or by
cutting dies or by other means whereby the holes or perforations form a pattern or
design or contribute to form a pattern or design by leaving the other parts of the.
design in relief.
I then take the cards, note paper, or envelopes and black or color the perforated
borders of them by printing, or by brush or by dipping or by stencilling or by
other means, or I produce the black or colored border first and then proceed to
perforate the same by means as before stated; or I make the black or colored
borders separate and then stick them on to the cards, paper or envelopes in which
case I can use black or colored paper or card, or black or colored linen, or other
black or colored material to form the black or colored border.
Having thus described my Invention, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to any particular pattern or design, as from the nature of the
Invention great scope is afforded for imitating black or colored lace and other
ornamental borders for Mourning Stationery.
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
An improvement in Mourning Stationery by perforating or peircing the black or
colored borders of the same, substantially as herein described.
Dated thin 77th da
Sh 1002
ALEXANDER MULLORD.