Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Mar., 1859
Complete Specification Accepted, 4th May, 1889
WILLIAM DE WILDE CATER of 55 & 56 Pall Mall in the County of Middlesex,
Army Contractor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a cheaper substitute for the fur or
bonrskin head drosses worn by some of H.M. Regiments and for head dresses of similar
character for military men.
In carrying out my invention I dispense with the present bearskin covering and its
attendant expense and danger from injury both before and after manufacture from
moth and parasites, and instead I employ horse hair that is to say the hair of the
manes and tails of horses or like animals said hair having before use been curled in the
ordinary manner of producing "curled-horse-hair." This hair is so curled is knotted,
much as the cut pile of "Turkey" or eastern pile carpets is knotted to the warps, to
longitudinal strings or threads or wires, each alternate knotted hair or tuft of hair,
being preferably knotted in the opposite way, or to the opposito hand, or lay, on the
string so as to give alternate curl or lay to each knot of hair and then these strings of
kuots are arranged in a circuitous succession of enwrapments around the "shape" of
the head dress, which shape may be as ordinary, and the strings are sewn down thereto
at frequent intervals or otherwise locked and fastened thereto.
In some cases the strings of tufts so arranged are to a more or less extent woven
inio a fabric and applied to the "shape."
The hair employed is if required dyed to shade.
The pile thus produced is then trimmed to the contour required.
In using the term horse hair I include hair of strong coarse character adapted to
serve as a substitute therefor.

page_text: I WILLIAM DE WILDE CATER of 55 & 56 Pall Mall in the County of Middlesex,
Army Contractor 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 :—
The object of the present invention is to provide a cheaper substitute for the fur or
boarskin head dresses such as are worn by some of H.M. Regiments and for head dresses
of similar character for military men.
In carrying out my invention I dispenso with the present boarskin covoring and its
attendant expense and danger from injury both before and after manufacture from
moth and parasites and instead I employ horse luair that is to say the hair of the
manes and tails of horses or animals which produce hair like or suitable to the
purpose said hair having before use been curled in the ordinary manner of producing
curled-horse-hair." This hair so curled is knotted, much as the cut pile of
"Turkey" or eastern pile carpets is knotted to the warps, to longitudinal strings or
throads or wires, each alternate knotted hair or tuft of hair, being preferably knotted
in the opposite direction, or to the opposite hand, or lay, on the string so as to give
alternate curl or lay to each knot of hair and then these strings of knots are arranged
in a circuitous succession of enwrapments around the "shape" of the head dress,
which shape may be as ordinarily, and the strings are sewn down thereto at frequent
intervals or otherwise locked and fastened thereto by thread or other suitable
filcament.
In some cases the strings of tufts so arranged are to a more or loss limited extent
wovon into a narrow fabric and applied to the "shape" in a series of tapes or flat
bands.
Tho hair employed is if required dyed to shade.
The pile thus produced is then trimmed to the contour requirod.
In using the term horse hair I include hair of strong coarse character adapted to
sorvo as a substitute therefor.
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
1 claim is:
The manufacture of military head dresses from horse luir or equivalent or substituto
material as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated the 95th dow of Mach 1000