Year: 1888

page_text: I EDWARD GORRILL of Stanley House Morecambe in the County of Lancaster
Boot Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to make an improved postal wrapper so that it
can either be used as a newspaper or other wrapper for enclosing printed matter
(or other matter not of the nature of a letter) or when required the same can be
converted into a post card, so that in either case it will pass through the post office
for a halfpenny.
For the purposes of my invention I take a strip or piece of paper (preferably
rather stiffer than that usually employed for postal wrappers) about the size of an
ordinary postal wrapper, (say) twelve inches long by five inches wide and 1 bend
indent or partially perforate the same in transverse lines so that it can be folded
inwards in four equal parts and it will then be in the size and form of a post
card.
On the front side of the strip I reserve one fold of the strip (preferably the third
fold) for the address of the recipient and in the right hand upper corner of this fold
the halfpenny postage stamp is to be impressed or printed.
Another fold (preferably the fourth) on the same side is to be kept blank for the
reception of a written communication in the nature of a letter when the wrapper is to
be used as a post card, and the back of this fold is gummed at the edge or corners so
that it can be gummed down on being moistened.
The other folds and the back may be utilized for advertisements or other printed
matter not of the nature of a letter, and will not be exposed to view until the
wrapper is opened, excepting that all the inner folds will be open at the ends so
that the postal authorities can inspect them and thus satisfy themselves that there is
no communication of the nature of a letter in the inside.
And at the same time when folded and gummed so as to answer the purpose of a
post card it will be of the same size and bulk as a post card, and the interior will be
equally open for inspection.

page_text: The corners of these cards may be left square or they may be rounded off for the
sake of convenience if preferred, and I may here remark that I do not wish to
confine myself to the exact number of folds above mentioned as a greater or lesser
number may be employed so long as the peculiar features of my invention are
retained.
Dated thin 5th day of March 1000
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.
I EDWARD GORRILL of Stanley House Morecambe in the County of Lancaster
Boot Manufacturer 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 object of this invention is to make an improved postal wrapper so that it
can be used as a newspaper or other wrapper for enclosing printed matter (or
other matter not of the nature of a letter) or when required the same can be
converted into a post card, so that in either case it will pass through the Post office
for a half-penny.
For the purposes of my invention I take a strip or piece of paper (preferably
rather stiffer than that usually employed for postal wrappers) about the size of an
ordinary postal wrapper (say for example) twelve inches long by five inches wide,
more or less, and I bend, indent, or partially perforate the same in transverse lines
so that it can be folded inwards in four equal parts, and it will then be in the size and
form of a post card.
On the front side of the strip I reserve one fold of the same (preferably the third
fold) for the address of the recipient, and in the right hand upper corner of this fold
the half penny postage stamp is to be impressed or printed, or a space marked off or
left for the affixture of an adhesive stamp.
Another fold (preferably the fourth) on the same side is to be kept blank for the
reception of a written communication in the nature of a letter when the wrapper
is to be used as a post card; and I would here observe that in my Provisional
Specification I directed that the back of this fold should be gummed at the edge
or the corners, so that it can be gummed down on being moistened, but since

page_text: filing my Provisional Specification I have been informed that such gumming down
of the back fold if employed for advertisements would be contrary to the postal
regulations and I therefore propose (instead of gumming) to attach to such fold
an elastic band or other suitable fastening for the purpose of keeping the fold
closed.
The other folds and the back may be utilized for advertisements or other printed
matter not of the nature of a letter, and will not under ordinary circumstances be
exposed to view until the wrapper is opened, excepting that all the inner folds will
be open at the ends so that the postal authorities can inspect them and thus satisfy
themselves that there is no communication of the nature of a letter in the inside...
And at the same time when folded and fastened together as above described so
as to answer the purpose of a post card it will be of the same size and bulk
as a post card, and the interior will at the same time be open to inspection as
before.
The corners of these cards may be left square or they may be rounded off for the
sake of convenience if preferred, and I may here remark that I do not wish to
confine myself to the exact size or number of folds above mentioned as a greater or
lesser number may be employed as long as the peculiar distinctive features of my
invention are retained.
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 improved postal wrapper adapted to be used as a means of distributing general
advertisements, and convertible at will into a post card substantially as hereinbefore
more particularly described.
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GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.