Improved Stamping Punch for the Ornamental Tambouring of Leather Gloves.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 5th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Stamping Punch for the Ornamental Tambouring of
Leather Gloves.
A communication to me from abroad by JOSEF MATEJEC, of Zizkov, in the Empire
of Germany, Leather Glove Manufacturer.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to an improved stamping punch for punching the leather of
gloves which are to be tamboured with silk thread of any colour, with pearls, corals
and other known means and material. With the punches hitherto in use to prepare
the holes in the leather, only straight rows of holes can be produced; and the improved
punch which forms the subject of this invention has for its object a method of
punching the holes in rows of any curved, angular or other desired shape, thus allowing
the tambouring to be done to any ornamental design.
In the accompanying drawing which is in illustration of the invention, figure 1 is a
plan from below of the improved stamping punch, figure 2 is a cross-section through
the line 1-2 (figure 2) and figure 3 a longitudinal section through the line 3—4
(figure 1).
The stamping plate a of the punch is of brass, steel, or other suitable metal, and is
somewhat larger in width and length than the design to which the ornamental
tambouring is to be applied; the said plate a is of sufficient height to afford a strong
hold to the punching needles 6 which are fixed in the said plate.
According to the lines of the design to be produced, small holes are bored, at a
short distance from each other, all along the lines of the design into the said plate a.
Into these holes the punching needles 6 preferably of a slightly tapering shape, are
forced projecting from the lower or working surface of the plate a.
The said needle or punching plate a when provided with the needles b is firmly
secured to a plate c of corresponding size and shape, forming part of or secured to the
shank d the tool. The plates a and c may be fastened to each other by screws for
screw bolts and an intermediate plate of steel e or hard metal may be interposed
between the two plates to prevent the needles from being forced back into the upper
plate c, should the latter be formed of a soft material.
The plate a may be readily removed from the plate c and exchanged for another
punching plate having the punching needlos arranged to form a different design.
The operation of punching the holes into the leather by means of this improved
punching tool is exactly the same, as that hitherto practised with the ordinary punch.
The needles b may according to another modification of the invention, be secured
in the upper plate c. In this case, the lower plate a would contain needle boles
exactly corresponding to the rows of needles on the plate c to afford passage to
the needle points.
Dated this 07th day of Man 1000
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Stamping Punch for the Ornamental Tambouring of
Leather Gloves.
A communication to me from abroad by JOSEF MATEJEC, of Zizkov, in the Empire
of Germany, Manufacturer.
I EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., of 35, Southampton
Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agents and Engineers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved stamping punch for punching the leather of
gloves which are to be tamboured with silk thread of any colour, with pearls, corals,
and other known means and material. With the punches hitherto in use to prepare
the holes in the leather, only straight rows of holes can be produced, and the improved
punch which forms the subject of this invention has for its object a method of
punching the holes in rows of any curved, angular, or other desired shape, thus
allowing the tambouring to be done to any ornamental design.
In the accompanying drawing which is in illustration of the invention (and which
was filed with the Provisional Specification of my said invention), Figure 1 is a plan
from below of the improved stamping punch, Figure 2 is a cross-section through the
line 1-2 (Figure 1) and Figure 3 a longitudinal section through the line 3-4
(figure 1).
The stamping plate a of the punch, is of brass, steel, or other suitable metal, and
somewhat larger in width and length than the design to which the ornamental
tambouring is to be applied, the said plate a is of sufficient height to afford a strong
hold to the punching needles b which are fixed in the said plate.
According to the lines of the design to be produced, small holes are bored, at a
short distance from each other, all along the lines of the design into the said
plate a.
Into these holes the punching needles b, preferably of a slightly tapering shape are
forced, projecting from the lower or working surface of the plate a.
The said needle or punching plate a, when provided with the needles b, is firmly
secured to a plate c of corresponding shape and size, forming part of or secured to
the shank d of the tool. The plates a and c may be fastened to each other by screws ƒ
or screw bolts, and an intermediate plate of steel e or hard metal may be interposed
between the two plates to prevent the needles from being forced back into the upper
plate c should the latter be formed of a soft material.
The plate a may be readily removed from the plate c and exchanged for another
punching plate having the punching needles arranged to form a different design.
The operation of punching the holes into the leather by means of this improved
punching tool is exactly the same as that hitherto practised with the ordinary punch.
The needles may according to another modification of the invention, be secured
in the upper plate c. In this case, the lower plate a would contain needle-holes
exactly corresponding to the rows of needles on the plate c to afford passage to the
needle-points.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. A stamping punch for punching the holes for tambouring leather gloves, the said
punch consisting of a metal plate carrying secured in its lower face the punching
needles arranged in a row or rows conforming to the lines of any ornamental design,
the said needle plate being integral with or secured to the shank of the tool
substantially as and for the purpose described and shewn.
2. In a stamping punch for punching the holes for ornamentally tambouring leather
gloves, the combination, with the needle plate, of a supporting plate c carried by the

page_text: shank, a steel or hard metal plate e being interposed between the two plates,
substantially as described and shewn.
3. In a stamping punch for punching the holes for ornamentally tambouring leather
gloves, the combination, with the needle plate, of a front plate secured to it, having
transverse holes for the passage of the needle points and serving to steady the same,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shewn.
Tlated this 28th day of February 1890
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Patentee.