US2005493A - Greeting card - Google Patents

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June 18, 1935. QLACKWELL 2,005,493

GREETING CARD Filed Sept. 10, 1954 Patented June 18, 1935 PATENT OFFICE GREETING CARD Evaline Blackwell,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Application September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,353

4 Claims.

5 produce an attractive missive but also make one that will be and can be made useful by the recipient and kept as a useful article after the greeting period. To this end, I prepare a dainty handkerchief in a manner to become a mailing greeting card.

Reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan of the handkerchief, a type of which will have a fancy border of any desirable pattern, preferably of lace indicated by I. The main body of the handcrchief is indicated by 2 on which the dotted lines 3 indicate the preferred folding lines whereat folds will be made in forming the handkerchief to mailing shape.

Figure 2 is a plan of the back side of the missive or card when folded for mailing.

Figure 3 is a plan of the front or address side ready for mailing.

The main body 2 will be heavily starched or treated in some like manner that will stiffen it to a condition approximating a paper. This stiifening matter is to be of a quality that will be readily soluble and adapted to be washed out in the procedures of the laundry. On the inside face of the center portion 4, there will usually be printed a greeting statement of some preferred character and on the back side of the corner that is to be folded over as the outside flap, there will also be printed or written as desired, another expression suiting the wishes of the sender.

The printing is done with ink that is readily soluble in the same laundry procedure that washes out the sizing of the main body of the handkerchief.

The border I may or may not be sized or stiffened, suiting the wishes of special cases but usually it will also be sized.

After the handkerchief has been sized and printed as desired, it is folded on the lines indicated by 3 or any other suitable formation as desired bringing the back to appear as in Figure 2 wherein the overlapping corner is indicated by 5 and the end corners are indicated by 6. Christmas or other seals 1', are secured adhesively to those flaps making an appearance simulating an envelope, the front side of which is shown by 8, Figure 3. By folding as indicated the lace or fancy margin appears on the front as ornamental corners, 8. The postage stamp is indicated by 9. The form shown is the preferred one but other folding may be had involving this principle.

What I claim is:

1. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief 5 having an ornamental border of different texture from the main border, the body of the handkerchief being stiifened by sizing such as starch and the like of soluble quality adapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizing treatment con- 10 verting the handkerchief to simulate a paper consistency of light card board stock, a greeting expression impressed on one side of the sheet and other expressions and address on the other side; the sheet thus formed folded upon itself to sim- 5 ulate a mailing envelope, the corners of the sheet as folded overlapping each other and sealed down by ornamental seals such as Christmas seals and the like.

2. A mailing card in the form of a mailing envelope composed of a normal cloth handkerchief stiffened by soluble sizing to simulate a stilf quality paper and having greeting expressions impressed thereon with a highly water soluble ink, the sheet thus formed folded upon itself to simulate a mailing envelope with the corners of the handkerchief as folded overlapping each other and adapted to be sealed together with small adhesive seals and seals adhesively securing the said corners together.

3. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief the body of which being stiffened by sizing such as starch and the like of soluble quality adapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizing treatment converting the handkerchief to simulate the consistency of light card board stock, a greeting expression impressed on one side of the sheet and other expressions and address on the other side; the sheet thus formed folded upon itself to simulate a mailing envelope.

4. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief the body of which being stiffened by sizing such as starch and the like of soluble quality adapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizing treatment converting the handkerchief to simulate a paper consistency of light card board stock, a greeting expression impressed on one side of the sheet and other expressions and address on the other side; the sheet thus formed folded upon itself to simulate a mailing envelope with means for sealing the folded ends to closure of envelope form.

EVALINE BLACKWELL.

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