Improvements in the Manufacture of Figured Lace or Braid or Ribbon for the Ornamentation of Caps and Hats.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 1st Sept., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1898
Improvements in the Manufacture of Figured Lace or Braid or
Ribbon for the Ornamentation of Caps and Hats.
We, JOHN HALL and ARTHUR NICHOLSON, both of the Firm of Brough Nicholson
and Hall, of Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braid and Trimming Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of figured lace or
braid or ribbon to be used for putting on to the edges of the peaks of caps and
other parts of caps and hats used as wearing apparel.
It has hitherto been customary to manufacture figured lace or braid or ribbon
for this purpose in straight lengths and this material when being stitched or other-
wise secured to the cap peak or other part of the cap or hat is necessarily inclined
lo pucker or wrinkle and so to some extent spoil the appearance of the finished
cap.
According to our improvements we manufacture the figured lace or braid or
ribbon by weaving in a loom or plaiting in a braid machine in curved lengths to
suit the curvo of the peaks etc. so that the lace, braid or ribbon can be stitched in
position without any difficulty and will lie perfectly flat and smooth.
The method of making the trimming in the curved lengths by weaving in a
oom may be substantially that described in the Specification of our previous
Patent No. 1723 of 1897 and when made by plaiting on a braiding machine may
be by means of a graduated tension on the different threads of yarn or material
1sed thereby causing the trimming to be plaited in curved lengths.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1897.·
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Figured Lace or Braid or
Ribbon for the Ornamentation of Caps and Hats.
We,
JOHN HALL, and ARTHUR NICHOLSON, both of the Firm of Brough Nicholson
and Hall, of Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braid and Trimming Manufacturers,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of figured lace or

page_text: braid or ribbon to be used for putting on to the edges of the peaks of caps and
other parts of caps and hats used as wearing apparel.
It has hitherto been customary to manufacture figured lace or braid or ribbou
for this purpose in straight lengths and this material when being stitched or
otherwise secured to the cap peak or other part of the cap or hat is necessarily
inclined to pucker or wrinkle and so to some extent spoil the appearance of the
finished cap.
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According to our improvements we manufacture the figured lace or braid or
ribbon by weaving in a loom or plaiting in a braid machine in curved lengths
to suit the curve of the peaks etc. so that the lace, braid or ribbon can be stitched
in position without any difficulty and will lie perfectly flat and smooth.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we will describe
convenient means for carrying out the same.
The method of making the. trimming in the curved lengths by weaving in a
loom may be substantially that described in the Specification of, our previous
Patent No. 1723 of 1897, and when made by plaiting on a braiding machine, the
curve in the braid is caused by graduating the tension on the threads to corres-
pond with the taper of the conical rollers, the threads which pass through' the
small ends of the rollers are weighted the most so as to draw these threads the
tightest, while the threads which pass through the large ends of the rollers have
the least weight put upon them to leave them the slackest, in this manner as the
plaiting proceeds and the braid is drawn through the conical rollers it comes off
in a curved length.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is-
The herein described improvements which consist in the manufacture of cap
or hat trimmings in curved lengths by weaving in a loom or by plaiting in a
braiding machine substantially as hercin set forth.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manohester.