AN IMPROVED TUCKING GUAGE AND MARKER APPLICABLE FOR USE ON SEWING MACHINES GENERALLY
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Rogers, of Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Machinist, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED TUCKING
GUAGE AND MARKER APPLICABLE FOR USE ON SEWING MACHINES GENERALLY."
Scaled the 28th February 1871, and dated the 3rd September 1870.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Rogers at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
3rd September 1870.
I, THOMAS ROGERS, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN,
IMPROVED TUCKING GUAGE AND MARKER APPLICABLE FOR USE ON SEWING MACHINES
GENERALLY," to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention of "An Improved Tucking Guage and
Marker applicable for Use on Sewing Machines generally," is to construct
this appliance in such a manner so as to be self-contained; to be self-
acting, that is worked by the action of the sewing machine; to have a

page_text: sliding marked guage for adjusting the width of the tuck and an
adjusting lined slide guage fixing the distance between the tucks and
having a marking ridge and a marking presser acting on the ridge
creasing the work, and thereby lining the distance between the tucks.
This appliance is particularly applicable to that class of sewing machines
known as Wheeler and Wilson's, but it can be arranged to suit any class
or style of sewing machine.
A tucking guage and marker constructed according to this my Inven-
tion consists of a plate which carries a sliding marked guage for adjusting
the width of the tuck. Parallel and alongside of this guage is another
adjustable lined sliding guage having at one extremity a ridge for marking
the distance between the tucks. These guages work thus, the tucking-|
or width guage works under the plate and inside the needle, the distance
between the guage and the needle representing the width of the tuck
the marking or distance guage works also under the plate, but with the
marking ridge outside the needle, the distance between the needle and
the ridge representing the distance between the tucks. This guage is made
of thin metal, so as to enable the work to pass between the plate and
the guage, the plate forming what is known as a self-worker. At the rear
end of the plate and working in attached brackets is a short horizontal
shaft or bar, carrying at one end an upright having an adjustable marking
presser, which runs parallel with the sliding distance ridged guage, the
presser having at one end a nick or slot which when in position works
on to the ridge of the 'guage. The other end of the shaft is cranked form,
ing a lever having an antifriction roller at its end; this roller works on to
the eccentric rod" or the "cam" in the Wheeler and Wilson machine,
which presses it down and thus actuates the marking presser at the other
end of the shaft. This crank lever is kept pressing against the eccentric
cam by means of a small spiral spring fixed on the top of the plate
and connected with the lever. The before-mentioned lever working
the marking presser may be actuated by connexion with any suitable
moving part of the sewing machine.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-The plate is screwed or
otherwise attached to the work plate of the sewing machine in such a
position that the needle of the machine comes between what I call the
tuck width guage, and the tuck distance guage. The work is passed
under the plate, the edge of the tuck running against the width guage,
the sewing machine by actuating the lever works the presser, the presser

page_text: creases the work over the ridge of the distance guage, thereby marking
or crcasing on the work the distance for the next tuck and so on
continuously.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Thomas Rogers in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 2nd March 1871.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, THOMAS
ROGERS, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Machinist, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Third day of September, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy, in the thirty-
fourth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Thomas Rogers, Her special licence that
I, the said Thomas Rogers, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said Thomas Rogers, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED TUCKING GUAGE AND
MARKER FOR USE ON SEWING MACHINES GENERALLY," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Thomas Rogers, my executors or ad-
ministrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of
their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Thomas Rogers, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of my Invention of an improved tucking guage and
marker applicable for use on sewing machines generally is to construct

page_text: this appliance in such a manner so as to be self-contained; to be self-
acting, that is, worked by the action of the sewing machine; to have a
sliding marked guage for adjusting the width of the tuck, and an
adjusting lined slide guage fixing the distance between the tucks, and
having a marking ridge and a marking presser acting on the ridge,
creasing the work, and thereby lining the distance between the tucks.
This appliance is particularly applicable to that class of machines known
as Wheeler and Wilson's, but it can be arranged to suit any class or style
of sewing machine.
A tucking guage and marker constructed according to this my In-
vention consists of a plate which carries, a sliding marked guage for
adjusting the width of the tuck. Parallel and alongside of this guage
is another adjustable lined sliding guage having at one extremity a ridge
for marking the distance between the tucks. These guages work thus,-
the tucking or width guage works under the plate and inside the needle
representing the width of the tuck, the marking or distance guage works
also under the plate, but with the marking ridge outside the needle, the
distance between the needle and the ridge representing the distance
between the tucks; this guage is made of thin metal so as to enable
the work to pass between the plate and the guage, the plate forming what
is known as a self-worker. At the rear end of the plate and working in
attached brackets is a short horizontal shaft or bar carrying at one end
an upright having an adjustable marking presser which runs parallel
with the sliding distance ridged guage, the presser having at one end a
nick or slot which when in position works on to the ridge of the guage.
The other end of the shaft is cranked, forming a lever having an anti-
friction roller at its end; this roller works on to the eccentric rod or
cam (in the Wheeler and Wilson machine) which presses it down and
thus actuates the marking presser at the other end of the shaft. This
crank lever is kept pressing against the eccentric cam by means of a
small spiral spring fixed on the top of the plate and connected with the
lever. The before-mentioned lever working the marking presser may
be actuated by connexion with any suitable moving part of the sewing
machine.
The before going being the nature and object of my Invention, I will
now proceed to describe more in detail the manner in which the same
is to be or may be performed or carried out into practical effect, and in
order that the same may be more clearly and readily understood, I have

page_text: hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, and have
marked them with figures and letters of reference corresponding with
those in the following explanation. Like letters and figures being used
to denote similar parts throughout the various views.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing tucking guage and marker
applied for use on a Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. The tucking
guage and marker being shown in full the sewing machine being
shown in part only requesite to illustrate the position of tucking guage
and marker; Figure 2 is a plan of tucking guage and marker; Figure 3
is a side elevation of the same; Figure 4 is an elevation of the creaser
or presser; Figure 5 is a plan of the marking or creasing guage;
Figure 6 is a part elevation of the same showing ridge; Figure 7 is a
plan of marked guage for adjusting the width of the tuck.
A (Figure 1) cloth plate of sewing machine; B (Figure 1) connecting
or eccentric rod of sewing machine; C, needle arm of sewing machine;
D, work presser of sewing machine; a, plate, which is attached to sewing
machine by screws 6 and 61; c, sliding marked guage for adjusting the
width of tuck; d, adjustable lined sliding guage, having at one of its
extremities a ridge e for marking the distance between the tucks; f, hori-
zontal shaft carried in brackets g and g¹; h, upright fixed through
shaft f; i, adjustable marking presser which runs parallel with the
sliding distance ridged guage. The presser i having at one end a nick
or creaser, which when in position works on to the ridge e of the
sliding distance guage. The other end of the shaft carries a lever l, or
is cranked, thus forming a lever, and has an antifriction roller m at its
end. This roller works on to the eccentric rod B of the sewing machine.
The lever or crank is kept pressing against the eccentric rod B by means
of a small spiral spring n fixed on to the top of the plate and connected
with the lever, the lever working the marking presser may be actuated
by connexion with any suitable moving part of the sewing machine.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:- -The plate a is screwed and
attached to the work plate A of the sewing machine by means of the
screws and ', and in such a position that the needle on the arm C
comes beneath the tuck width guage c and the tuck distance guage d.
The work is passed under the work presser D, and under the plate a,
coming between the plate a and the tuck distance guage d, the end of
the tuck running against the tuck width guage c, the sewing machine
by actuating the lever works the presser i, creases the work over the

page_text: ridge e by means of the nick or creaser k, thereby marking or creasing
on the work the distance for the next tuck, and so on continuously, the
distance apart and the width of the tucks being arranged by adjusting
the respective guages c and d.
Having now described and ascertained the nature and purposes of this
my Invention together with the manner in which the same is to be or
may be carried out I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself
to the exact shape, style, or dimensions of the apparatus as shown in the
Drawings, as it will be readily understood by any one acquainted with the
manufacture that the same may be considerably varied without departing
from my Invention, what I claim as the Invention secured to me by
Letters Patent as aforesaid is, the combination and arrangement of the
-plate, width, and-distance-guages, and creaser as herein-before described
and illustrated substantially in the manner and for the purposes set
forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Rogers, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this First day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
-
Witness,
FREDERICK J. CHЕESBROUGП,
of 43, Castle Street,
Liverpool.
THOMAS
(L.S.) ROGERS.