IMPROVE- MENTS IN RAILWAY AND OTHER WRAPPERS
Year: 1870

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LETTERS PATENT to Allan Stewart, of No. 6, Cedar Road, Fulham
Road, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of IMPROVE-
MENTS IN RAILWAY AND OTHER WRAPPERS."
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Allan Stewart at the.
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 5th August 1870, pursuant to the 9th Section
of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALLAN
STEWART, of No. 6, Cedar Road, Fulham Road, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
RAILWAY AND OTHER WRAPPERS," and have petitioned Her Majesty to grant
unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, Her Royal Letters
Patent for the same, and have made solemn Declaration that I am the
true and first Inventor thereof.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Allan Stewart, do hereby declare
that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and seal,
fully describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, in and by the following
statement:
This Invention has for its object a new and increased protection of
the person from cold effected by a wrapper of a peculiar form and make,
and the mode of using it described as follows, reference being made to
accompanying Drawings.
I carry out my Invention in the first place by weaving or otherwise
forming or causing to be formed a square (or nearly square) wrapper or
rug of any material (see Drawing), adding a running cord, string, or
ribbon H, H, encased or otherwise, across the corner A with others K, K,
encased or otherwise, from E, E, coming through at F, the opposite
corner B being permanently or otherwise fastened up the centre G, the
edges being bound or not.
I complete the object of this Invention by the manner in which the
aforesaid wrapper or rug is placed upon the person.
First. As a travelling rug by placing the square diamondwise on the
back of the person in such a manner that the feet go into the turned up
corner B and tying the running cord H, H, round the waist in the front
of the person, the top corner A being turned down outside or inside
and folding the corners C and D double over the lower portion of the
body, knees, and legs.
Secondly. As a cloak with cape by tying the running cord H, H, ›
round the neck of the wearer, the top corner A being turned down.
Thirdly. As a cloak with hood by tying the cord H, H, round the
neck of the wearer, turning the top corner A over the head and drawing
the cords K, K, round the face, and tying them together at the top.
Fourthly. As a dressing skirt by tying the cords H, H, round the
waist before or behind.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the mode
of carrying the same into effect, what I claim and desire to be secured
to me Letters Patent is, the Invention for improvements in railway

page_text: and other wrappers, substantially as herein described and as shewn on the
accompanying Drawing, or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said Allan Stewart, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Fifth day of August, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy.