Untitled record

Application filed March 6,1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joseph P. Presley, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stanton, in the county of Montcalm and State ot 5 Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Marking-Tags, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to marking-tags for io dry goods and other articles; and it consists in the peculiar construction of an elongated slip of card-board, or other suitable material, which is provided with edge-bindings,and an indicator both on its face and end, which will 15 be more fully hereinafter described, and definitely pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a tag whereon the number of yards in a piece of dry goods may be indicated correctly on 20 its face,and when any number of yards have been sold the deductions from the original numbers may also be placed in a scale provided for the purpose.

My invention also consists of a strengthen25 ing binding for the tag, to allow it to be easily inserted between the folds of the goods without the liability of tearing or breaking the tag, and also to provide a tag which shall be easily and readily handled, and economically 30 manufactured.

I attain these objects by the. device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which—.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tag. Fig. 2 is an end elevation showing the cost and sale marks. Fig. 3 is a modified form of the same.

A indicates an elongated strip of card-board 40 or other suitable material, which constitutes the body of my tag. Upon the face or uppermost side of the tag A a scale, a, is printed or impressed by any suitable means. This indicator is so arranged that the number of yards 45 sold can be deducted from the number of yards in the piece at the time, and an inventory can thus be kept directly in connection with the goods. The' outer end of the tag A is bent at right angles to the main body por50 tion, and forms a face, a', for the cost and sale price, and is held in this position by.suitable means, which will be presently described.

Extending down a short distance of the edges of the body A and entirely binding the edges of the cost and sale face and extending 55 across the under side of the tag, as shown, a binding-strip, «², of thin metal, is provided, which acts as a support for the bent edge a³, and keeps the cost and sale price face a’ in the position shown in Fig. 1, and also acts to stiff- 60 en that portion of the body of the tag where it it is most likely to be broken. By having the end face,«/bound inthe manner described,and extending along a portion of the edge of the main body, a buckling of the tag is prevented 65

As illustrated in Fig. 2, a hook or knob, a⁴, is attached to the bent portion of the edge, which aids in drawing the tag from the folds of the cloth whenever a sale is to be made.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3 a 70 form of the tag is shown wherein it is proposed to cover the face with a coating ot some suitable substance—as celluloid or plastic slate— which will allow erasure therefrom of the inventory marks, and render it in a condition 75 to be used any number of times, as the goods in which it has been previously placed shall have been sold.

It is obvious that this device can with equal efficiency be made entirely of metal,coated or 8c faced, and I propose to manufacture the tags in such manner.

Many minor details of design can be applied to the tag without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention. 85