Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 24th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th Sept., 1887
I MARY BIGGIN, of Bradway in the County of Derby do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates more particularly to Gloves made of silk or other woven
materials such as cotton or thread, and refers to a novel construction of the ends of
the fingers of such gloves; the object being first to render the fingers made according
to my invention more durable, secondly, to make such gloves more agreable to wear,
and thirdly to facilitate their removal from the band, especially in warm weather.
My invention consists in making the tips of the fingers of such silk, cotton, or
similar gloves of kid, or similar skin, or leather, such tips or finger ends being made
to extend a short distance down the fingers of the glove, and finished off in one or
more points, or other ornamental device, or pattern.
The said kid tips may be arranged to cover over the silk or cotton finger ends, or
the finger ends of the actual glove may be left incomplete, and then finished by the
addition of the kid tips; the said tips being sewn on to the glove, or secured by any
suitable means.
As before mentioned I do not bind myself to the use of kid alone, but include all
the various kinds of soft leather or skin used in the manufacture of gloves, and the
tips may also be of any desired colour to suit the various tastes of purchasers.
1307
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: IMARY BIGGIN of Bradway in the County of Derby, 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 :-
My invention relates to gloves generally known in the trade as "fabric" gloves in
contra-distinction to kid, suede or skin gloves of other descriptions, and refers to a
novel construction of the ends of the fingers.
The invention consists in making the tips of the fingers of silk, cotton or other
fabric gloves of pieces of kid or other leather or skin.
I over-lay the silk or other fabric of the tips, with kid or leather of suitable kind
for a certain distance along the fingers or I omit the end portions or tips of the fingers
in the fabric and attach thereto pieces of kid or other leather to complete the fingers
and form the tips.
The leather ends may be attached to the main portion of the fingers by sewing or
other suitable means of attachment.
The lines of junction where the leather is connected to or overlies and is sewn to the
fabric may be given a further ornamental finish by the employment of an embroidering
stitching which can be conveniently performed by hand or machine and such
ornamentation may be further elaborated by punching or like shaping of the
leather parts.
I am aware that it has been proposed to make gloves with a leather palm and back,
or hand, and to connect thereto net or lace fingers, also that it has been proposed to
make leather gloves with forgetts or gussetts between the fingers of silk open fabric
with the object of attaining coolness in wear to the hand, but I make no claim to such
methods of manufacture.
For most descriptions of silk or other fabric gloves it will be found that kid tips
give a neat appearance and lasting finish but other descriptions of soft leather or skin
ordinarily used in the manufacture of gloves will be found useful for the purpose and
the colour of the leather tips may be matched to or contrasted with the colour of the
fabric body to taste.
Figure 1 shews a fabric glove with the improved additional leather parts appli
such appear looking at the back of the hand when on the wearer.
Figure 2 shows the same looking at-the-palm of the hand.
Figure 3 shews the same looking at the hand sideways.

page_text: Taken in connection with Figure 1 the following description will serve to make the
shape and construction of the parts more clear viz-
Figure 4 shews separately a piece of kid or other leather of suitable shape to be
employed to form the tip portion of the thumb by being sewn to the fabric portion
thereof on the lines (1), a being the upper side and a the underside thereof. This
piece is here shewn as being formed by stamping or cutting from a piece of leather in
one, but it may be made up of two parts sewn together on the dotted line 2-2,
a forming the upper and a' the under surface of the tip.
Figure 5 is a like view of a piece of leather suitable to form a tip portion of the
dexter finger of the glove and this as in the case of piece a may be made up of two
parts connected on the line 3-3, & forming the upper and 6 the under side of the tip.
Figure 6 shews the form of the parts of the leather adapted to form a tip for the
third finger being the upper and c¹ the under part.
Figure 7 shews the like parts for the tip portion of the fourth finger d, being the
upper and d the under part."
Figure 8 shews the tip portions for the little finger e forming the upper and e' the
under part of the finger tip. This portion of the tip may be in one or be made up of
two pieces sewn together on the line 4-4.
The tops of the gloves may be formed of the same material as the fabric or may
he of leather corresponding with the tips, but a pleasing finish attended with the
convenience of not staining the arm is obtained by lining the band or topf with white
kid or leather.
By the use of these leather tip portions the putting on of "fabric" gloves is not
interfered with and on the contrary the tips are more readily fitted to the fingers,
whilst in wear the kid or other leather is much more durable and in removing the
glove the leather affords a secure and positive hold to the fingers enabling the wearer
readily to draw off a fabric glove so fitted with ease-a matter of considerable difficulty
with ordinary gloves wholly of fabric."
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
--
In a glove of silk or other "fabric" the combination therewith or addition thereto
of tips or finger ends of kid or other suitable leather or skin by sewing or other means
of connection as and for the purpose substantially as set forth.
Dated the 24th day of August 1887.