Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
I JOHN ROBINSON KELSEY, of 209, Wilmot Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Hat
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel method of manufacturing soft fitting Hats, the
body being made of felt, of fur, wool or the like or a combination of any of such
materials.
a
Ibs.
lb.
lb.
Shellac
Mastic
"Thus"
in Methylated Spirit to which I add pint of Turpentine.
The hat is then dipped in this mixture and wrung and pulled upon a block and
dried; the mixture being thin enough to make the hat retain its shape when dry.
The tip, square and brim of the hat is then extra proofed until the required strength
is obtained, or the tip may have a lining or covering of calico, saturated with a
solution of shellac or other substance for giving it the desired strength.
The hat is then coated with a solution of the following.

page_text: I then coat the hat with the following varnish which must first be brushed up to a
lather.
1. 1 lb. Mastic
lb. Gum Elimi
2. 1 lb.
Thus "
3. 2 lbs. Shellac (best orange)}
2 oz. Liquid Ammonia
dissolved in Methylated Spirit.
melted by heat, to which I
add pint Turpentine.
to 3 quarts of water.
When all the above ingredients are dissolved I mix the compositions 2 and
together and then add the first composition of this series to prevent the combination
curdling or becoming lumpy. It is with this mixture, as a varnish that I stick the
silk plush on the felt, fur, wool or the like or a combination, which forms the body
without destroying its porosity or interfering with the ventilating properties of
the hat.
I do not confine myself to the exact proportions of the different ingredients given
above or to the ingredients themselves as either may be varied to suit circumstances
the last series of ingredients being very important for the success of my invention
because it enables the body of the hat to retain its softness and pliability to fit
different shapes of heads, but of about the same measure.
Dated this cal
1. 1000
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. R. Kelsey.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Soft Fitting Hats and in the
Preparation and Employment of Ingredients for the Purpose of
such Manufacture.
I, JOHN ROBINSON KELSEY, of 209 Wilmot Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex,
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:―
This invention relates to a novel method of manufacturing soft fitting hats, the
body being made of felt, of fur, wool or the like, or a combination of any of such
materials.
Tv
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in Methylated Spirit sufficient to form a paste, to which I add pint of Turpentine.
The hat is then dipped in this mixture and wrung and pulled upon a block and
dried the mixture being thin enough to make the hat retain its shape when dry.
The tip, square, and brim of the hat is then extra proofed until the required
strength is obtained, or the tip may have a lining or covering of calico saturated with
a solution of shellac or other substance for giving it the desired strength. .
The hat is then coated with a solution of the following

page_text: When all the above ingredients are dissolved, I mix the compositions 2 and 3
together and then add the first composition of this series to prevent the combination
curdling or becoming lumpy.
It is with this mixture, as a varnish, that I stick the silk plush on the felt, fur,
wool, or the like, or a combination which forms the body without destroying its
porosity, or interfering with the ventilating properties of the hat.
I do not confine myself to the exact proportions of the different ingredients given
above, or to the ingredients themselves, as either may be varied to suit circumstances,
the last series of ingredients being very important for the success of my invention
because it enables the body of the hat to retain its softness and pliability to fit different
shapes of heads but of about the same measure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is -
1. In the manufacture of soft fitting hats, the treatment of the ingredients named
in or about the proportions specified as preparatory compounds and the admixture of
the compounds and their employment for the first operation upon hat bodies and
previously to the proofing thereof as described.
2. In the manufacture of soft pliable flexible hats, the treatment of the several
ingredients and their employment as hereinbefore described for the purpose set forth,
without destroying the porosity or ventilating properties of the hat.
The 1st day of November 1000.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Robinson Kelsey.