A New or Improved Article of Manufacture, applicable for Use as a Show Card for Holding Filled Pockets of Seed, Empty Seed Pockets, or other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th May, 1895-Accepted, 15th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Article of Manufacture, applicable for Use as a
Show Card for Holding Filled Pockets of Seed, Empty Seed
Pockets, or other Articles.
I, ALFRED GRICE of Howdenholme, Woodhey, in the Parish of Higher
Bebington, and County of Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a new or improved article of manufacture
applicable for use as a show-card for holding filled packets of seed and for other
purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect, the plan I prefer is to provide a show-
card, board or slab of any suitable size on which may be printed or displayed in any
suitable position "Choice Flower Seeds, One Penny per Packet" or any other suitable
information desired. On this card, board or slab, I form pockets with flexible ends
so arranged that these pockets will fold against the card for convenience in packing
and furthermore they may be provided with hinged divisions which are adapted to
divide the pocket up into compartments or to fold against the pocket, and thus in no
way prevent the pocket being folded up when required. Any suitable number of
these pockets may be provided. The packets of seeds are put into the various
compartments, and on the front faces of the respective pockets may be displayed
the naine of the seed and an illustration of the flower which is grown from the seeds
in question.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
it is obvious that having given the general idea, alterations may be made in the
general arrangement. Instead of forming the pockets to fold, they may be fixed so
as not to fold against the card and furthermore the invention may be used for many
other purposes besides flower seeds.
Dated this 20th day of October 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Article of Manufacture, applicable for Use as a
Show Card for Holding Filled Pockets of Seed, Empty Seed
Pockets, or other Articles.
I, ALFRED GRICE of Howdenholme, Woodhey in the Parish of Higher
Bebington and County of Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this inveution
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object a new or improved article of manufacture
applicable for use as a show card for holding filled packets of seed and for other
purposes.

page_text: Figure 1 is a front view of the article;
Figure 2 a vertical section.
A is a show card, board or slab of any suitable size on which may be printed or
displayed in any suitable position "Choice Flower Seeds, One Penny per Packet"
or any other suitable information desired. On this card, board or slab, I form
pockets B with flexible ends so arranged that these pockets will fold against the
card for convenience in packing, and furthermore they may be provided with hinged
divisions which are adapted to divide the pocket up into compartments or to fold
against the pocket, and thus in no way prevent the pocket being folded up when
required. Any suitable number of these pockets may be provided. The packets
of seeds C are put into the varions compartments, and on the front faces of the
respective pockets may be displayed the name of the seed and an illustration of the
flower which is grown from the seeds in question.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
it is obvious that having given the general idea, alterations may be made in the
general arrangement. Instead of forming the pockets to fold, they may be fixed
so as not to fold against the card and furthermore the invention may be used for
many other purposes besides flower seeds.
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 :-
1. As an improved article of manufacture, a show card formed with pockets for
holding packets of seed, the said pockets each having displayed on their front faces
an illustration or printed name and description of the flower which is grown from
the seeds in question, substantially as described.
2. The improved article of manufacture applicable for use as a show card for
holding filled packets of seed, empty seed pockets or other articles, substantially
as herein set forth.
1
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.