An Improved Device for Attaching Postage Stamps and the like to Letters and Papers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 8th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Attaching Postage Stamps and the like to
Letters and Papers.
We, ERNEST SCOTT FARDELL, Master of Arts, of Pepys Road, New Cross,
Surrey, Clerk in Holy Orders, and CHARLES EDWARD SMITH, of Ingleside
House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to a device wherein a number of postage stamps or the like
are carried within a frame whereby a single stamp may be deposited upon previously
wetted or damped paper and delivered from the machine.
The device is composed of an outer box frame, with an open base, the front of
such frame being composed of a transparent plate sliding in guides in the front of
the casing, and retained in position, say, by an eccentric stud.
Within the frame is located an inner frame, of inverted U form, the two lower
ends of this U frame project slightly inwards in order to retain a pile or layer of
stamps or the like which are to be placed therein. The frame is fitted to be
capable of sliding vertically within the box frame and a plunger is provided which
passes freely through the top of the frame and through the top of the box frame.
The plunger is fitted or formed with a lower collar or button, on the inner side of
the frame and is provided with a spring acting between the top of the box frame
or casing and the base of a handle or knob, which is secured to the upper end of
the plunger. By these means the inner frame is normally maintained in a raised
position by the action of the spring within the casing.
Within the inner frame and located above the layer of stamps is a weight, which
normally rests upon the top of the packed stamps and is capable of being vertically
moved. Lateral springs may be provided if desired in order in some measure to
steady the motion of the weight. Laterally on each side of the base of the
weight the latter is recessed immediately above an inner projection on the inner
frame.
A stamp is applied to the required article such as paper etc. previously moistened
or damped, by placing the apparatus in the position over the required part to
which the stamp is to be applied and the handle is then depressed. This action
forces the plunger downwards permitting the inner frame to fall while the button
of the plunger strikes upon the movable weight and causes the latter to press upon
the layer of stamps.
The stamps being only held through the lower ends of the frame by their
opposite edges and being depressed somewhat centrally by the weight it necessarily
follows that the lowermost stamp will be forced with its adhesive side against the
moistened surface, upon the handle being released the plunger will rise and lift the
frame leaving the stamp adhering to the article. It will be obvious that the mere
detail of construction particularly of the inner frame may be varied, for example it
may be composed of side strips of metal sliding in guides in the frame and connected
at top to receive the plunger.
Dated this 19th day of March 1896.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: An Improved Device for Attaching Postage Stamps and the like to
Letters and Papers.
We, ERNEST SCOTT FARDELL, Master of Arts, of Pepys Road, New Cross,
Surrey, Clerk in Holy Orders, and CHARLES EDWARD SMITH, of Ingleside
House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained by the following statement:-
This invention refers to a device wherein a number of postage stamps or the like
are carried within a frame whereby a single stamp may be deposited upon previously
wetted or damped paper and delivered from the machine.
The invention will be fully understood by the following description referring to
the accompanying drawings which illustrates an example of a device constructed
according to our invention.
Fig. 1, is a sectional front view and Fig. 2 is a cross section shewing the apparatus
when out of use and Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevation shewing the apparatus at
the moment when a stamp is applied to the paper.
The device is composed of an outer frame A, this being formed in the example
shewn of box like form with an open base, the front of such frame A, being
composed of a transparent plate B, sliding in guides in the front of the casing A,
and retained in position, say, by an eccentric stud B 1.
Within the frame A, is located an inner frame C, of inverted U form, the two
lower ends of this U frame, project slightly inwards at C 1, C1, Figs. 1 and 3, in
order to retain a pile or layers of stamps or the like D, which are to be placed
therein. The frame C, is fitted to be capable of sliding vertically within the
frame A, and a plunger E, is provided which passes freely through the top of the
frame C, and through the top of the frame A. The plunger is fitted or formed
with a lower collar or button F, on the inner side of the frame C, and is provided
with a spring G, acting between the top of the casing A, and the base of a haudle
or knob H, which is secured to the upper end of the plunger G. By these means
the inner frame C, is normally maintained in a raised position by the action of the
spring G, within the casing A, as shewn at Fig. 1..
Within the inner frame C, and located above the layer of stamps, is a weight J,
which normally rests upon the top of the packed stamps and is capable of being
vertically moved. J1, are lateral springs which may be provided if desired in
order in some measure to steady the motion of the weight J. On each side of the
base of the weight, the latter is recessed at J 2, immediately above the inner
projections C 1, of the inner frame C.
A stamp is applied to the required article such as paper etc., previously moistened
or damped, by placing the apparatus in the position shewn at Fig. 1 over the
required part to which the stamp to be applied and the handle H, is then depressed
into the position shown at Fig. 3. This action forces the plunger downwards
permitting the inner frame C, to fall while the button F,, of the plunger E,
strikes upon the movable weight J, and causes the latter to press upon the layer of
stamps.
The stamps being only held on the inside of the lower ends C 1 of the frame C
by their opposite edges, and being depressed somewhat centrally by the weight J,
as at Fig. 3, it necessarily follows that the lowermost stamp will be forced with its
adhesive side against the moistened surface; upon the handle H, being released
the plunger will rise as at Fig. 1 and lift the frame C, leaving the stamp adhering
to the article. It will be obvious that the mere detail of construction particularly
of the inner frame C, may be varied, for example it may be composed of side strips

page_text: of metal sliding in guides in the frame A, and connected at top to receive the
plunger E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
1. A device or apparatus consecutively attaching postage stamps and the like to
letters and paper composed of an outer bottomless frame with an inner vertically
sliding bottomless case to contain the stamps to be attached and with inner
projected edges upon which the stamps rest in combination with a vertically
movable plunger passing through both inner and outer cases, a spring to uphold
the plunger and a handle whereby the plunger may be depressed to lower the inner
case and act on the stamps substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with the apparatus claimed by Claim 1 of the weight J
substantially as set forth.
3. The general construction and combination of parts of the stamps attaching
device arranged and acting substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of April 1896.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37 Cursitor Street, London, Agent for Applicants.