An Improved Apparatus for Affixing Stamps.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
An Improved Apparatus for Affixing Stamps.
I, WILHELM EVERS, of No. 18/19 Jüdenstrasse, Berlin, C. in the Empire of
Germany Agriculturist, 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:-
The present invention relates to an apparatus for effecting the moistening and
affixing of postage stamps.
The improved apparatus is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of which
Fig. 1 is a plan of the new apparatus, and.
Fig. 2 is a section on the line A. B. of Fig. 1.
b is a vessel of elongated shape adapted to be filled with water through an opening
otherwise closed by means of the screw cap A. This vessel 6 is open at its forward
end where there is provided a wick or pad c, which is arranged in such a nanner as.
to be on a level with the upper surface d of the vessel b, said upper surface d being
bounded laterally by means of the flanges e and e. The said surface bas mounted
on it near the wick c a guide roller f which is preferably covered with soft rubber..
A. feed roller 9 preferably covered in a similar manner is also mounted on the said
upper surface, but on the opposite side of the wick c.
Between the two rollers there is provided a guiding flap or tongue h.
The mode of operation of this apparatus is as follows:-
The stamps to be affixed are placed in the form of a continuous strip upon the
upper surface d of the vessel b, being guided laterally there by means of the
flanges e and e¹.
The stamps are then pushed under the roller and the flap h until the foremost
end of the strip projects slightly beyond the middle of the roller g, the arrangement.
being such that the foremost stamp has its gummed under surface in contact with
the wick or pad whereby said surface becomes moistened.
The feed roller g is then pressed upon that part of the envelope or the like upon
which the stamp is to be affixed, and the apparatus being held with one hand is
drawn towards the person using the same, but so that the roller g is caused to bear
with some force upon the envelope.
The friction will now cause the roller g to rotate in such a direction as to pull
the stamp along and off from the surface d; but as the said stamp in this move-
ment must pass under the bearing roller g, the said stamp will be caused to adhere
firmly to the envelope.
As soon as this is done, the stamp thus affixed to the envelope is held fast by
a slight pressure of the left hand, whilst the right hand acts by moving the
vessel b to one side, to tear the stamp off the strip, at the line of perforations.
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 apparatus for moistening and affixing stamps at one and the same time, the

page_text: arrangement being such that the stamp guided by a guide roller and by a flap, is
drawn by a feed roller out of the said apparatus, after passing over a moist wick
or pad, and is affixed-by the same operation.
Dated' this 3rd day of June 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.