Year: 1897

page_text: I, EDWARD THORPE, Woodside Cottage, Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire, Coachman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to post cards, and the object is to so construct them that they
will provide space for more correspondence than the ordinary card, and at the same
time, afford a certain amount of privacy to the contents, and also a ready means for
opening.
In carrying my invention into effect, I proceed in or in about the following manner.
I take a piece of card or other suitable material of greater length than breadth, and
I fold it in two places, the second fold being the same distance from the front fold as
the first fold is from its adjacent end of the material. The card projects beyond the
second fold and may be gummed for use in fastening up the card before posting.
The second fold is preferably perforated along its length, so as to facilitate the
opening of the card. In use after the card has been written on, one end of it is
turned over on the first fold so as to bring the turned over end on to the second and
perforated fold. The projecting part is then turned down and fastened, by gumming
or otherwise, to the back of the turned over part.
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HUGHES & YOUNG
23, Coleman Street, London. E.C. Agents for Applicant.
I, EDWARD THORPE. Woodside Cottage Huncoat. Accrington. Lancashire.
Coachman. 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 :-
My invention relates to post-cards and the object is to so construct them that
they will provide space for more correspondence than the ordinary card and at the
same time afford a certain amount of privacy to the contents & also a ready means
for opening. In carrying my invention into effect I proceed in or in about the
following manner making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a plan of a piece of material for forming the post card and Fig 2 an
isometrical view of the material when partly folded up. Similar letters indicate the
same parts. I take a piece of card or other suitable material a, b, c d of greater
length than breadth and I fold it across the width in two places e and f, the second
fold being the same distance from the first fold as is the first fold from the adjacent
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page_text: end of the piece of material. The card projects beyond the second fold h and
may be gummed at i for use in fastening up the card before posting. The second
fold is preferably perforated so as to facilitate the opening of the card and both
folds may be perforated if desired. In use, after the card has been written on, the
end g is turned over so as to come on to the second fold f. The projecting part h
is then folded down on f, and fastened over g by the gummed or pasted part i.
As considerable variation is possible without departure from the essential features
of my invention I do not confine myself to the precise shapes, relative proportions
or disposition of parts shown in the drawings or described in the above specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
An improved post-card formed by taking a piece of card or other suitable material
having greater length than breadth and folding over one end of it so as to nearly
reach the other end, the projecting part being then fastened down on the back of the
folded over end, a fold or the folds being or not perforated to facilitate opening the
post, card, the whole substantially as described in the above specification &
exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1907