An Improved Construction of Envelope for Half-penny Postage.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Envelope for Half-penny Postage.
I, SIDNEY REID of Akenside Hill Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Printer and Stationer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct an envelope like a mere pocket with no flap whatever. It is open at
one end or one side as may be desired. I cut in the front or back of my envelope
near the top of the open end or side but not quite at the top a tongue piece. This
tongue piece may be semicircular or the arc of a circle or curved or angular the
circular curve or angle piece being cut but not the diameter line or the chord or
the base of the angular piece. This diameter line chord or base and the uncut
portion of the envelope near the top serves as what may be called a hinge upon
which the cut piece can move.
After the insertion of the account or card or circular within the envelope the
tongue piece may be pushed to the opposite side of such card or circular so as to
retain it within the envelope.
When it is desired to withdraw the contents of the envelope what I have called
the hinge is simply torn through and the contents are free.
Dated this Fourteenth day of November 1894
J. JAMESON,
Akenside Hill, Newcastle, Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Construction of Envelope for Han-penny rostage.
J, SIDNEY REID of Akenside Hill Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Printer and 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 :-
I construct an envelope like a mere pocket with no flap whatever. It is open at
one end or one side as may be desired.
I cut in the front or back of my envelope near the top of the open end or side
but not quite at the top a tongue piece.
This tongue piece may be semi-circular or the arc of a circle or curved or angular
the circular curve or angle piece being cut but not the diameter line or the chord
or the base of the angular piece. This diameter line chord or base and the uncut
portion of the envelope near the top serves as what may be called a hinge upon
which the cut piece can move.
After the insertion of the account or card or circular within the envelope the
tongue piece may be pushed to the opposite side of such card or circular so as to
retain it within the envelope. When it is desired to withdraw the contents of the
envelope, what I have called the hinge is simply torn through and the contents
are free.
In the drawing hereto attached Fig. 1 represents the envelope ready to receive
the account card or circular, the edges A. B. and C. being closed edges of the usual

page_text: kind, and the edge D. being open. In an ordinary envelope what is called the flap
of the envelope would be represented by the dotted line E. but my improved
envelope has no external flap. Instead thereof I cut what may be called an
internal flap of any of the shapes referred to which I have shewn as an angular
flap at F. The sides G. and H. are completely cut through but the side I. is not
cut through and the flap F. hinges upon it.
In Fig. 2. I represent the envelope as a transparent envelope with the circular
card or account enclosed; the account is marked J. and is shaded for distinction.
The lines G. and H. shew the position of the flap after the account is in its place,
part of the flap being behind the account (shewn by dotted lines) and part in front
shewn by full lines.
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:
The construction of envelopes for circulars, cards, or accounts with internal
flap to secure the circulars cards or accounts therein, substantially as described.
Dated this Fourteenth day of August 1895.
J. JAMESON,
Akenside Hill, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Agent for Applicant.
J. JAMESON,
Akenside Hill, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Agent for Applicant.