Improved Device for Affixing Stamps, Labels, and the like to Envelopes and other Surfaces.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Affixing Stamps, Labels, and the like to
Envelopes and other Surfaces.
We, JACOB SCHUMACHER-JEANDREE, Merchant, of 9, Neupforte, Aix-la-
Chapelle, and DAVID KUNHARDT, Engineer, of 3, Holz-graben, Aix-la-Chapelle,
both in the Empire of Germany, 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:-
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This invention relates to a device for quickly easily and cleanly affixing post-
age stamps, labels, etc., on envelopes and other surfaces.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 shows the device partly in elevation and partly in section.
Figure 2 shows a modified construction of said device.
The device according to this invention consists of a bent rod or two rods A
and B connected together so as to form a sharp angle. One of these rods is
provided at its free end with absorbent material C such, for instance, as felt
sponge cloth or the like, the other rod being provided at its free end with a
slightly sticky, tacky, or adhesive substance D such, for instance as the sub-
stance used for printing rollers (a composition of glue, syrup, and glycerine),
glue, resin or the like.
The two rods A and B can be also connected in any other manner than that
illustrated or they can be quite separated, if desired. It is, however, preferable
to have them connected at an angle, as shown in the drawings, as then one
rod B is always raised when the other A. is turned vertically for damping or
wetting the surface to which the stamp etc., is to be applied or for taking up
the stamp etc.
The device is used in the following manner: -
The
By pressing the damp mass C against the spot to which the postage stamp etc.,
is to be applied the surface is wetted. The rod B with the slightly adhesive sub-
stance is then pressed on the stamp etc., which has been previbusly separated
from other stamps. This stamp then adheres to the part D on the rod B and is
by it placed on the previously damped surface and pressed against it.
adhesive material has sufficient adhesive power to take up the stamps etc., and to
bring them to the damped place where, however, the stamp will remain, as the
moistened gum of the stamp has a greater adhesive power than that of the dry
mass D. The dry mass can be replaced-although it is of very little advantage
-by any other suitable means having sufficient adhesive power to take up the
articles to be affixed and to bring them to the place where they are to be affixed.
In order to better affix the stamps etc.. the rod B carrying the dry adhesive
substance may be provided with an adjustable spring sleeve E which
is pushed downwards for the purpose of pressing the stamp etc.
in firm contact with the damp surface and is then returned to its original posi-
tion by a helical spring F.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A device for affixing stamps, labels and the like to envelopes and other
surfaces comprising a bent rod or two rods connected together at an angle or
separate one end being provided with an absorbent material and the other with
a slightly adhesive substance substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete device
for affixing stamps labels and the like to envelopes and other surfaces substan-
tially as described and illustrated in Figure 1 or in Figure 2 of the accompany-
ing drawings.