Im- PROVEMENTS IN CUTTING BOARDS AND PATTERNS EMPLOYED FOR SHAPING VARIOUS ARTICLES
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Castle Toner Baylis, of Denmark Row,
Camberwell, in the County of Surry, for the Invention of "Im-
PROVEMENTS IN CUTTING BOARDS AND PATTERNS EMPLOYED FOR SHAPING
VARIOUS ARTICLES.”
Sealed the 3rd December 1872, and dated the 10th October 1872.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Castle Toner
Baylis at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 10th October 1872.
I, RICHARD CASTLE TONER BAYLIS, of Denmark Row, Camberwell,
in the County of Surry, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CUTTING BOARDS AND PATTERNS EMPLOYED FOR
SHAPING VARIOUS ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
The said Invention relates to the manufacture of cutting boards and
the patterns or templets used in connection therewith for the purpose of
shaping or cutting out the parts of boots, shoes, and other articles by

page_text: means of a knife in the hand of an operator, or secured in a press or
other machine, and consists chiefly in the adaptation of glass to the
manufacture of said cutting boards and patterns, though porcelain and
other substances with a surface similar to glass may be employed for the
purpose.
The boards or surfaces on which the leather or other materials are
laid, and against which the knife or cutter impinges in the operation of
cutting, have generally been formed of wood, and the patterns or
templets of wood, cardboard, or zinc. These boards are soon damaged
by the incisions of the knife or cutter and require repairs and renewals,
and the edges of the patterns as hitherto manufactured are soon worn
by the knife and rendered useless. These objections are obviated by the
use of glass, and I have ascertained by investigation and experiment
that the cutting edge of the knife is not materially damaged by the
glass surface, and that the glass patterns have the additional advantage
of enabling the workman to cut out the articles more expeditiously as
the edges of the patterns are always perfect, and when properly formed
are exceedingly smooth. The glass is indestructible, and consequently
its use is desirable as a matter of economy, though the first cost may be
greater.
In manufacturing cutting boards for convenience I fix the sheet of
glass in a wooden frame, and the glass may be protected at the back by
wood or cloth or other suitable material. In manufacturing the patterns
or templets I select a sheet of glass of the required thickness and cut
the pattern in the shape desired, and then grind the edges to secure the
desired degree of smoothness. The patterns should be covered upon one
or both sides with felt or other fabric cemented to the glass to protect
the glass and to render the pattern more convenient for handling by the
workman. When the board for a press or machine cutter is formed of
glass it may be desirable to make the same slightly yielding to obviate
the necessity of an accurate adjustment of such cutter.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Richard Castle Toner Baylis in the Great Scal
Patent Office on the 5th April 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, RICHARD
CASTLE TONER BAYLIS, of Denmark Row, Camberwell, in the County of
Surrey, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Tenth day of October, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Richard Castle Toner Baylis, Her special
licence that I, the said Richard Castle Toner Baylis, my executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Richard Castle
Toner Baylis, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CUTTING BOARDS AND PATTERNS EMPLOYED FOR SHAPING
VARIOUS ARTICLES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Richard Castle Toner Baylis, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Richard Castle Toner Baylis, do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:
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My Invention relates to the manufacture of cutting boards and the
patterns or templets used in connection therewith for the purpose of
shaping or cutting out the parts of boots, shoes, and other articles by
means of a knife in the hand of an operator or secured in a press or
other machine. The said Invention consists chiefly in the adaptation of

page_text: glass to the manufacture of the said cutting boards and patterns, though
porcelain and other substance with a surface similar to glass may be
employed for the same purpose.
The boards or surfaces on which the leather or other material is laid,
and against which the knife or cutter impinges in the operation of
cutting have generally been formed of wood. These boards are soon
damaged by the incisions of the knife or cutter and require frequent
repairs and renewals. The patterns or templets have also hitherto been
commonly made of wood and of cardboard or zinc, but their edges are
soon worn by the knife, so that they are no longer correct, and are
therefor useless. These difficulties are obviated by making the said
cutting boards and templets of glass, and I have ascertained by investi-
gation and experiment that the cutting edge of the knife is not materially
damaged by the glass surface, and that the glass patterns have the
additional advantage of enabling the workman to cut out the articles
more expeditiously, as the edges of the patterns are always perfect, and
when properly formed are exceedingly smooth. The glass is indistructible
except by accident or wilful damage, and consequently its use is desirable
as a matter of economy; though the first cost thereof may be greater
than that of the ordinary materials. I prefer to use glass, but porcelain
and other similar materials have a surface somewhat resembling glass,
that is to say, they have a surface which to some degree is hard enough
to remain uninjured by the knife or cutter, while at the same time they
will not injure the said knife, and templets made of these materials will
not have their edges destroyed by the action of the knife. I therefore
adapt such materials to the purpose of my Invention, although I herein
more particularly describe the use of glass for that purpose.
In manufacturing my improved cutting boards for convenience I fix
the sheet of glass in a wooden frame, and the glass may be protected at
the back by wood, cloth, or other suitable material: In manufacturing
the aforesaid patterns or templets I select a sheet of glass of the required
thickness and cut the pattern in the shape desired, and then grind the
edges to secure the desired smoothness. The patterns should be covered
upon one or both sides with felt or other fabric, cemented to the glass to
protect the same and to render the pattern more convenient for handling
by the workman. When the board for a press or machine cutter is
formed of glass it may be desirable to make the same slightly yielding
to obviate the necessity of an accurate adjustment of such cutter.

page_text: Having thus described my said Invention and the manner of perform-
ing the same, I wish it understood that I claim the adaptation of glass
or other substance having a similar surface to the manufacture of cutting
boards and patterns as hercin set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Richard Castle Toner Baylis, have
hereunto set my hand and scal, this Third day of April, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
RICHARD CASTLE TONER BAYLIS. (L.S.)
Witness,
W. ROB. LAKE,
8, Southampton Buildings,
London.