IMPROVEMENTS IN TAILORS MARKING INSTRUMENTS, SUITABLE FOR USE BY TAILORS SHIRTMAKERS AND PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Searle of 23 Coleman Street in the City of
London and Thomas John Ironside of Tyson Villa Tyson Road Forest Hill
in the County of Kent for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN TAILORS
MARKING INSTRUMENTS, SUITABLE FOR USE BY TAILORS SHIRTMAKERS AND
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Searle and Thomas
John Ironside at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents
19th August 1882.
on the
HENRY SEARLE of 23 Coleman Street in the City of London and THOMAS JOHN
IRONSIDE of Tyson Villa Tyson Road Forest Hill in the County of Kent
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TAILORS MARKING INSTRUMENTS SUITABLE FOR USE BY TAILORS,
SHIRTMAKERS AND OTHERS
"
This invention has for its object improvements in tailors marking instruments,
suitable for use by tailors, shirtinakers and others.
At the present time for marking their work tailors use a piece of chalk or
marking material, simply shaped with a knife and sharpened on a long edge.
The sharpening which is frequently required is troublesome.
According to our invention we provide holders containing thin moulded sheets
of the chalk or marking material. This holder is approximately triangular in form
and is of the dimensions usual for a tailors marking chalk. It is composed of two
metal plates, a front and a back plate these plates are parallel and connected along
two of their edges, leaving a narrow space between the plates. Along the other
edge a slit is left for the protrusion of the marking material. The marking
material is inserted into the space between the front and back plates, which at this
part are lined with velvet to prevent contact occuring between the metal and the
marking material. This lining serves two purposes; it protects the marking
material from blows by which it might be broken and it exerts a light pressure on
the marking material sufficient to prevent it falling out of the holder.
Behind
the marking material the case contains a metal slide capable of being propelled
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page_text: forward as the marking material wears away so that the edge may always be made
to project from the holder a sufficient distance. The movement is given to the slide
by a screw passing through the centre of the slide and out of the case at the upper
angle where it is provided with a small knob or head by which it may be turned to
feed the marking material forward. The corners of the holder at the ends of the
slit from which the marking material protrudes are rounded to admit of that use
of the corner of the marking material which is requisite in drawing curved lives.
To facilitate the insertion of the pieces of marking material into the holder the
front plate may be in two parts hinged together. The part next to the marking
material may then be turned back about the hinge when a new piece of marking
material is required. This has simply to be laid in its place and the hinged flap
closed down again. The flap is then retained by catches."

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Searle and Thomas John Ironside in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 19th February 1883.
HENRY SEARLE of 23 Coleman Street in the City of London and THOMAS JOHN
IRONSIDE of Tyson Villa Tyson Road Forest Hill in the County of Kent
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TAILORS MARKING INSTRUMENTS SUITABLE FOR USE, BY TAILORS
SHIRTMAKERS AND OTHERS
"
This Invention has for its object improvements in tailors marking instruments
suitable for use by tailors, shirtmakers and others.
At the present time for marking their work tailors use, a piece of chalk or
marking material, simply shaped with a knife and sharpened on a long edge.
The sharpening which is frequently required is troublesome.
According to our invention we provide holders containing thin moulded sheets of
the chalk or marking material. This holder is approximately triangular in form
and is of the dimensions usual for a tailors marking chalk. It is composed of two
metal plates, a front and a back plate these plates are parallel and connected along
two of their edges, leaving a narrow space between the plates. Along the other
edge a slit is left for the protrusion of the marking material. The marking
material is inserted into the space between the front and back plates. Behind the
marking material the case contains a metal slide capable of being propelled forward
as the marking material wears away so that the edge may always be made to
project from the holder a sufficient distance. The movement is given to the slide
by a screw passing through the centre of the slide and out of the case at the upper
angle where it is provided with a small knob or head by which it may be turned to
feed the marking material forward. The corners of the holder at the ends of the
slit from which the marking material protrudes are rounded to admit of that use of
the corner of the marking material which is requisite in drawing curved lines.
In order that our said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect we will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a plan and Figure 2 a side view and Figure 3 a vertical section of a
tailors marking instrument constructed according to our invention. Figures 4 show
separately the several parts of which it is composed, namely a a front plate and
b a back plate both of metal, c, a slide or propellor and d a screw, e is a piece of
compressed or moulded chalk.
The plates a and b are formed by stamping. The propellor or slide c, has a
tapped hole in which the screw d, works and the screw has a neck upon it just
below the head which is embraced between the edges of the parts a and b, when
they are put together. The parts when put together are secured by turning the
edges of the front plate a, inwards into a groove formed in the face of the back
plate to receive them. The chalk e is inserted by the mouth or opening left
between the plates a and b on the lower side; it can be renewed from time
to time.
What we claim is marking instruments composed of the several parts herein
specified.
In witness whereof I the said Henry Searle have hereunto set my hand
and seal this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One
HENRY SEARLE. (L.S.)