Improvements in Boot Finishing. Apparatus.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot Finishing. Apparatus.
IFRED WATKIN PAGE, of 27' Newcomen Road Wellingborough in the County.
of Northampton Shoe Manufactory Manager; do hereby declare the nature of this
invention.to be as follows:-
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In finishing boot uppers according to the method ordinarily adopted the upper is..
placed upon a block having somewhat the form of a flattened last.
The operator:
sitting upon a low bench or stool takes the block on his lap and proceeds to hammer
the seams with a flat headed hammer until they are perfectly even, after which a
coating of size is applied. This process is technically termed "finishing the upper.'
As a consequence of this constant hammering almost all finishers are subject to the
formation of objectional enlargements or lumpy growths on the knees, the object of
this invention being to obviate this objection and to greatly facilitate the finishing
operation.
According to this invention the finishing block, on which the upper to be finished
is placed, is secured by means of bolts, or other suitable fastening device, to a
horizontal mandril mounted at a suitable height in a post, standard or other suitable
support in which it is free to rotate so as to allow the block to be easily and readily
turned into any position required for the manipulation of the upper.
Dated this 20th day of February 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot Finishing Apparatus.
I FRED WATKIN PAGE, of 27 Newcomen Road, Wellingborough, in the County
of Northampton, Shoe Manufactory Manager, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In finishing boot uppers according to the method ordinarily adopted the upper is
placed upon a block having somewhat the form of a flattened last. The operator
sitting upon a low bench or stool takes the block on his lap and proceeds to hammer
the seams with a flat headed hammer until they are perfectly even after which a
coating of size is applied. This process is technically termed "finishing the upper."
As a consequence of this constant hammering almost all finishers are subject to the
formation of objectional enlargements or lumpy growths on the knees, the object of
this invention being to obviate this objection and to greatly facilitate the finishing
operation. The said invention consists essentially in mounting the finishing block
on a horizontal mandril free to rotate in a standard or other suitable support so as
to allow the block to be easily and readily turned into any position required for the
manipulation of the upper.

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In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 shows a sectional elevation of a boot upper finishing apparatus constructed
according to this invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
Finishing blocks a are mounted on mandrils 6 free to rotate in bearings e forming
part of a head d surmounting a pillar e and rotatably secured thereto by a shank f
held in position by a screw g whose point projects into a groove 1. The taper
mandril 6 is held firmly in its bearing c by a coiled spring i secured by a nut 7 and
1. asher m. It will thus be seen that the blocks a are free to be rotated about the
axes of the mandrils b, while the whole head d is free to rotate about its vertical
ax s in order to facilitate the manipulation of the upper.
The head d is surmounted by a table n secured by a stud p and nut q and having
pockets or trays o for containing size and ink or other requisites. A gas connecting
pipe with burners and nozzles t is connected by means of suitable swivelling
connections to any convenient source of gas supply.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. A boot upper finishing apparatus comprising a head rotatable about a vertical
axis and carrying horizontal mandrils secured to upper finishing blocks and free to
rotate about their axes, substantially as described.
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2. The arrangement and construction of boot upper finishing apparatus, substan-
tially as described and shown.
Dated this 20th day of November 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.