Abstract: An improvement in labeling machines of the type shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,625,797, in which provision for applying labels about polygonal shaped containers is made by providing a pair of spaced holders that are mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis and mount the container to be labeled between them for rotation thereby. The labels are fed one by one from a hopper to a labeling position at one side of the rotating container where a brush member, having a brush type flap projecting therefrom, is mounted for consecutive wiping engagement with all sides of the container as they are presented thereto when the container is rotated. When a container is mounted between the holders to be labeled, and the label to be applied thereto is fed between the brush member and the container, the brush member is moved toward the container to forcefully brush the leading end of the label into firm adherence with the container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for labeling sheeting rolls specifically adapted for labeling wallpaper rolls of which the outer end edge of the sheet that is convoluted to form the roll is free of securement against the roll, wherein the roll is rolled along a runway leading to a labeling station, with the roll oriented to have its free outer end edge in trailing relation with respect to the direction of rotational movement of the roll, as it moves along the runway. At the labeling station the roll is supported by and between a pair of rollers, one of which is driven to rotate the roll for labeling purposes at a predetermined surface speed in the same direction of rotational movement as when the roll moves along the runway.