Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 7th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th May 1887.
We, WALTER ALFRED FIRKINS, of 9, Foregate Street, Worcester, in the County of
Worcester, Glove Manufacturer, and THOMAS RATCLIFFE, of Bromyard Road,
Worcester, aforesaid, Glove Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists in an improvement in the manufacture of those stout leather
driving gloves and skin gloves for other purposes in which certain parts are
strengthened by an additional piece or additional pieces of leather commonly known as
"Tilbury pieces."
We will describe our Invention with reference to a leather driving glove.
In such driving gloves as now ordinarily made the said "Tilbury" or strengthening
pieces are placed outside the glove to protect the inside of the fingers, the upper part
of the palm and the thumb. Such "Tilbury pieces" being outside the glove impart a
patchy and ugly appearance thereto which it is one of the objects of our Invention to
avoid.
In making a leather driving glove according to our Invention we provide
strengthening or "Tilbury pieces" on the inside of the glove instead of on the outside
thereof. The said "Tilbury pieces" are preferably arranged as follows:-One of them
extends over the inside of the fingers, the back of the first finger, the palm and the root
of the first finger between it and the thumb, another piece extends all over the thumb
and other pieces cover the "quirks."
By placing the "Tilbury" or strengthening pieces inside the glove as above described
its uniform outside appearance is maintained and we are enabled to add to the comfort
of the wearer by making the "Tilbury pieces," which protect the hand from the
friction of the reins, of a softer leather than the glove proper.
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One or more of the "fourchettes " can be similarly strengthened by internal
"Tilbury pieces" if desired.
Other skin gloves can be strengthened by internal "Tilbury pieces" similarly as
above described with reference to a driving glove.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
128, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Certain Kinds of Gloves.
We, WALTER ALFRED FIRKINS, of 9, Foregate Street, Worcester, in the County of
Worcester, Glove Manufacturer, and THOMAS RATCLIFFE, of Bromyard Road,
Worcester, aforesaid, Glove Manufacturer, 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 :-
Our Invention consists in an improvement in the manufacture of those stout leather
driving gloves and skin gloves for other purposes in which certain parts are
strengthened by an additional piece or additional pieces of leather commonly known
as "Tilbury pieces."
We will describe our Invention with reference to a leather driving glove.
In such driving gloves as now ordinarily made the said "Tilbury" or strengthening
pieces are placed outside the glove to protect the inside of the fingers, the upper part
of the palm and the thumb. Such "Tilbury pieces" being outside the glove impart
a patchy and ugly appearance thereto which it is one of the objects of our Invention to
avoid.
In making a leather driving glove according to our Invention we provide
strengthening or "Tilbury pieces on the inside of the glove instead of on the
outside thereof. The said "Tilbury pieces" are preferably arranged as follows: -One
of them extends over the inside of the fingers, the back of the first finger, the palm and
the root of the first finger between it and the thumb, another piece extends all over the
thumb and other pieces cover the "quirks."
In order that our Invention may be more clearly understood we have hereto attached
a sheet of drawings on which Fig. 1 represents a front view of a glove made
according to our Invention the glove being turned inside out so as to shew the
Tilbury pieces" and Fig. 2 is an inside back view of the glove represented by
Fig. 1.
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The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in both the Figures.
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a is one of the "Tilbury pieces" extending over the inside of the fingers, the back
of the first finger (see Fig. 2), the palm down to the line a¹, and the root of the first
finger between it and the thumb, and 6 is another "Tilbury piece" extending all over
the thumb, and other pieces may be used to cover the "quirks" c. The shape of the
"Tilbury piece a at the root of the first finger and the corresponding shape of the
Tilbury piece" 6 covering the thumb will of course be varied with the particular
method of setting in the thumb and when a small oval piece is employed at the root of
the thumb and first finger that may be similarly covered by an extra piece inside the
glove.
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By placing the "Tilbury' or strengthening pieces inside the glove as above
described its uniform outside appearance is maintained and we are enabled to add to
the comfort of the wearer by making the "Tilbury pieces," which protect the hand
from the friction of the reins, of a softer leather than the glove proper.
One or more of the fourchettes d can be similarly strengthened by internal “Tilbury
pieces" if desired.
Other skin gloves can be strengthened by internal "Tilbury pieces" similarly as
above described with reference to a driving glove.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :
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In leather driving gloves and other skin gloves the employment of strengthening or
Tilbury pieces" inside thereof for the purpose and substantially as set forth.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.