Plastic Coated Ribbon Origins?

[Armed 2 tha Teeth]

I have been wondering when the process of plastic coating ribbons began. Was Wolf-Brown the first to patent the idea? And when did they start? I am trying to find something through the US Patents office about it but does anyone know anything?

[FrankEaton01]

Most of the Wolf-Brown plastic ribbons are marked with the company name and either "Pat. Pend." or "Pat. No. 2392351". I did an internet search for that patent number, and a patent for "campaign bar and mounting therefor" was apparently approved in January 1946. The ribbons marked patent pending would pre-date 1946 obviously, but I don't know exactly when they were first made.

[Big Iron]

This is a very old thread, but when I searched the patent number it popped up.

 

The application for patent was filed in 1944 (patent pending on backs of ribbons meaning pre-1946) and granted in 1946 (patent number on back of ribbon).

 

These are my favorite makes, so it was interesting to find this info while poking around with them.

[DannyJ]

Ah. I have a couple. So they are post war. Interesting

[vernon]

Yes, this is indeed an interesting old thread.  Thank you to our forum members for conveying the  great information.  However, it should be noted that patent pending means the patent application for the item of interest has been filed but the patent has not been granted.  The words "patent pending"  on items were use to inform the public or other similar business that the copying and selling of the item of interest once the patent was granted could result in liability for damages.  Since the period between patent pending and patent granting could take months or years companies often sold their patent pending items in order to maximize profits.  I have Wolf Brown ribbon bars in groupings created before the end of World War Two.  Thus DannyJ, it would seem logical to assume that your Wolf Brown ribbons may be from  latter in World War Two.