An Improvement in the Method of Folding Invoices, Statements, Price Lists, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Folding Invoices, Statements,
Price Lists, and the like.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LACEY of 51 Aytoun Road, Stockwell, S.W. Clerk
and GEORGE HAYES MARSHALL of 12 Effingham Road, Wightman Road
Hornsey, N. Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
Fig. 1. shews an invoice having margins on right and left sides and at the head.
The foldings (ie. where the creases occur) are indicated by dotted lines. For the
first fold bring a to c and b to d, the crease occurring at G, result as shewn in Fig. 2.
Then fold the right and left margins indicated by letters E and f backwards, result
shewn in Fig. 3 which is Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 reversed. Then fold the lower portion
in Fig. 3 over, the crease occurring at d and.c, so that the fold G comes to H
in Figs. 1 and 2 result as shewn in Fig. 4. Then fold over the flap or margin at
head marked I, the back of which has an adhesive substance, which being
moistened may be fastened as shewn in Fig. 5, but if preferred the flap I may be
left ungummed and secured by being tucked or inserted between the top back folds
of the margins E and f. If this be now reversed the result is as shewn in Fig. 6.
Our improvement consists in the mode of folding whereby envelopes, wrappers
&c. and the addressing of same are entirely dispensed with, inasmuch as the head of
the invoice or other document having the address thereon will pass through the
post for one halfpenny, as it fulfils the postal regulations, for not only are both
ends open, but the bottom is also and whilst secure from ordinary observation it
will shew upon examination whether the postal regulations are infringed, and in
addition to these advantages, it affords a check on the date of the document, as the
dated postmark cancelling the postage stamp proves.
It is contemplated having the marginal borders at head and sides slightly
perforated in the printing, so that if need be the margins may be removed.
We claim the right of folding the documents in the before mentioned manner,
and of making them with margins as shewn.
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LACEY.
GEORGE HAYES MARSHALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Folding Invoices, Statements,
Price Lists, and the like.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LACEY of 51 Aytoun Road Stockwell, London, S.W.
Clerk and GEORGE HAYES MARSHALL, of 12 Effingham Road, Wightman Road,
Hornsey N. Clerk 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:―
Our invention consists in the mode of folding whereby envelopes, wrappers &c.

page_text: and the addressing of same are entirely dispensed with as the drawings left with
the Provisional Specification doth shew.
Figure 1 shews a mercantile form having perforated margins on right and left sides
and at the head the foldings (i.e. where the creases occur are indicated by dotted
lines). For the first fold bring a to c and b to the crease occurring at G, result
as shewn in Fig. 2, then fold the right and left margins indicated by letters E
and backwards, result shewn in Fig. 3, which is Figures 1 and 2 reversed, then
fold the lower portion of Fig. 3 over, the crease occurring at d and c, so that the
fold G comes to letter H in Figures 1 and 2, result is shewn in Figure 4; then fold
over the flap (or margin) at head marked I, the back of which has an adhesive
substance, which being moistened may be fastened as shewn in Fig. 5, but if
preferred the flap I may be left ungummed and secured by being tucked or inserted
between the top back folds of the margins E and f-if this is now reversed, the
result is as shewn in Fig. 6. It is optional whether the margins referred to are
perforated or not.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. The exclusive right of folding these documents in the particular manner
hereinbefore described,
2. Of making these invoices, circulars or other mercantile forms with space at
head for name and address, together with perforated or other margins at head
and sides.
Dated the Seventh day of September 1895.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LACEY.
GEORGE HAYES MARSHALL.