Improvements in "Irons" for Ironing and Hot Pressing Fabrics, Specially Designed for Use in the Pressing of Seams and “Pressing Off" Garments.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Sept., 1887.
Improvements in "Irons" for Ironing and Hot Pressing Fabrics,
Specially Designed for Use in the Pressing of Seams and
“Pressing Off" Garments.
I, JOHN REDMAN of Salem Mills Hebden Bridge, in the County of York Wholesale
Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This invention consists of an improved "iron" for the hot ironing and pressing of
fabrics generally, but spocially applicable for tailoring and dressmaking work, such as
the pressing and levelling seams, and the "pressing off" or finishing process of
manufacture of garments.
The improved iron comprises a casing or outer shell within which is one or more
hollow rollers. The said roller or rollers is or are heated preferably by gas conveyed
to the roller or rollers by flexible tube or tubes, or by fire or otherwise heated.
In front of the casing is a plough or spreader mounted at the end of a spindle or
rod, the latter being adjustable by screw or movable by means of a spiral or other
spring so that the plough or spreader may be brought into position for opening the
soams in advance of the "iron" whilst at the back of the casing is a smoothing iron
fixed thereto or adjustable by spring or screw so as to clear the fabric when not
required.
The handle for operating or working the iron is at the top of the casing.
The action is as follows-
The casing is carried by the rollers, which revolve upon the fabric whilst the plough
or spreader opens the seam or overhanging strips of fabric, whereon the hot rollers
press the same flat—and by slightly canting or raising the front of the casing, or by
turning the latter round, the smoothing iron, at the other end of casing is brought
upon the fabric, which is flat or smooth ironed thereby, or the flat iron may be
lowered onto the fabric. The rollers greatly reduce the labour in working the iron
compared with a flat iron as commonly used for like purposes.
Dated this 15th day of November 1886.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in "Irons" for Ironing and Hot Pressing Fabrics,
Specially Designed for Use in the Pressing of Seams and
"Pressing Off" Garments.
I, JOHN REDMAN of Salem Mills Hebden Bridge, in the County of York Wholesale
Clothier, 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 :-
:-
This invention consists of an improved "iron" for the hot ironing and pressing of
fabrics generally, but specially applicable for tailoring and dressmaking work, such
as the pressing and levelling seams and the "pressing off" or finishing process of
manufacture of garments.
The improved iron comprises a casing or outer shell within which is one or more
hollow rollers. The said roller or rollers is or are heated preferably by gas conveyed
to the roller or rollers by flexible tube or tubes, or by fire or otherwise heated.
At one end of the iron is a seam opener or spreader which can also be used as a
smoothing iron.
The handle for operating or working the iron is at the top of the casing.
The action is as follows:-
The casing is carried by the rollers which revolve and roll upon the fabric
whilst the seam opener or spreader opens the seam or overhanging strips of fabric,
whereon the hot rollers press the seam flat, and by slightly canting or raising
the casing, the smoothing iron at the end of casing is brought upon the fabric,
which is flat or smooth ironed thereby. The rollers greatly reduce the labour in
working the iron compared with a flat iron as commonly used for like purposes.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved "iron.”
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Fig. 2. is a view of the bottom of the "iron" shewing clearly the rollers and
seam opener.
Fig. 3. is a section of one of the rollers.
The improved iron comprises a casing or outer shell 1 within which is one or more
hollow rollers 2. 2. The said rollers 2. 2. are heated preferably by gas, conveyed to
the rollers 2. 2. by flexible tube or tubes connected to the pipe 3, or by fire or
otherwise heated.
At one end of the iron is a seam opener or spreader 4 which can also be used as a
smoothing iron.
The action is as follows :
The casing 1. is carried by the rollers 2. 2. which revolve and roll upon the fabric
whilst the seam opener or spreader 4 opens the seam or overhanging strips of fabric,
whereon the hot rollers 2. 2. press the seam flat and open, and by slightly canting or

page_text: raising the casing, the smoothing iron 4 at the end of casing 1 is brought upon the
fabric, which is flat or smooth ironed thereby. The rollers 2. 2. greatly reduce the
labour in working the iron compared with a flat iron as commonly used for -like
purposes.
The gas is conveyed to the axis 6 of the rollers, 2. 2. through the tubes 3 and 3ª
and is consumed as it escapes through the small holes 7 in the axis 6, the superfluous
heat escaping by the holes 8 in the rollers 2. 2. and by holes 9 in the casing 1.
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. The perforated rollers 2. 2, smoothing iron or seam opener such as 4 and casing
such as 1 all in combination as and for purpose herein fully described and as illustrated
by annexed drawings.
2. The perforated rollers, 2. 2, perforated axis 6 and carrying frame 1. all in
combination for purpose described and substantially as illustrated by annexed
drawings.