Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-18
PA TENT
Hon-Bound Boots e. Shaes.
John BEDFORD.

! = ESPECTFULLY informs the friends of
= usc.Il Improvement, Ind the public in
| general, that he has invented, and now of.
fers for sale, iroT- Bound Boots and Shoes,
4, on plan entirely new, equally fit for men.
women and children. He has the pleasure
OF saying that this invention is considered BY
some OF the best judges in this city, to be one
OF the most economical ever offered to the
consideration Of the public, fer it not only
saves immense labor, but materials also
both OF which are well known to he of seri-
Gus consequence in this country. In the OLD
WAY of making shoes, che Pair is consider.
ed days work fer a man; but few men
make more than or 5 pair per week
whereas, in his NEW WAY, a man, with the
assistance Of bow, can make from to 10
pair per day; ard if made Of the same de-
scr1puon OF materials, one pairof the latter
W II wear as long as two of the former
therefore, II one man and boy can make
| as many rs sly men could, and each pair Of
these VIII wear IS long rs two pair of the
, others, this NEW PLAN evidently makes the
labor OF man and a boy equivalent to the
work OF Il men on the OLD PLAN, and saves
halt the usual consumption of leather; and
should this Improvement be extended over
! the whole OF the United States, the saving
OF labor and leather would he immense.
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plcation to the patcntce, it is hoped that e.
ver, friend to the infant manufactures of
/ this country, will favor him with that en-.
enlargement they may think he merits; as
the liberal encouragement of community,
VIII everbe the most certain method of eX-
citing the efforts Of genius, and promoting
useful improvement.
| These goods are principally adapted for
the use of people whose occupations cause
| them to wear out great number Of shoes,
and who want strong serviceable shoes at a
low price. They would suit farmers, pee
| PIE employed in iron-works, brick makers,
brlck-layers, carpenters, seafaring men,
and all persons who work in wet or damp
places, as they are much more waterproof
than the common Kind. Country store
keepers and the owners of slaves in the
| southern states, will find it highly to their
interest to purchase these goods, as they
are not only more scrviccable, but cheaper
| than the common kind, and possess this Sin
! Suiar advantage, that the wearcr may mend
them himself, without any difficulty, as there
Is no sewing in the bottoms, to rip, nothing
| more is necessary than to shape piece CT
| leather to the part worn and nail it on, tax
| ing care to put piece ofiron inside the shoe,
to clinch thenails as they are driven through.
Patent rights may be had for individual
| Sthtes, winch VIII empower the purchaser,
only, to sell rights to individuals within the
state for which the patent is given. Or an
individual may, at a much less price, be en-
powered to manufacture and vend patent
goods, the patentee retaining the right of
selling other patents in the same state.
Application for patent rights or goods,
(post paid) to John BEDFORD, Philadel-
phia, will be punctually attended to-
n. B. Specimens of the work may be seen
at Mr. hcoB HARR1soN'a Richmond.
October 10, 1906. st