PATENT SPECIFICATION No. 761. APPLICATION DATE: 12th January 1900 SPECIFICATION ACCEPTED: 27th October 1900. TITLE: IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO TRAVELLING TRUNKS, BOXES AND THE LIKE. APPLICANT: GOTTFRIED LUITHARD LIPPOLD of the Firm Dresdner Reiseutensilienund Lederwaarenfabrik, G.L. LIPPOLD of 45, Blasewitzerstrasse, Dresden, A, Germany. Size: 195mmx270mm. No. of pages of text: 3. No. of pages of drawings: 1. Size of page of drawing/s: 140mmx225mm. Brief Description of Patent: This invention has reference to travelling trunks, boxes and the like and its object is to supply the want of a tight closure for such articles whereby the penetration of water and dust between the body and the lid is entirely prevented. Condition: Slight crinkling.Wear to left hand edge where patent has been removed from the volume. This was sold by Manchester Library and has their stamp impression on some of the pages/drawings. Multiple Item Postage: Patents can be combined for postage costs, the cost is the same whether you purchase one or several, so check out our Ebay Shop patent listings as well. This patent specification has been disbound from a volume of 100 different patents. This is an original HMSO published item at the time, not a modern copy as are being sold elsewhere. The drawings are often ideal for framing. It is part of a collection of several volumes from the 1893-1900,1907 & 1920/50's that I have from which individual patents will be sold over the next few years.