IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GLOVES
Year: 1884

page_text: We ERNEST GOODWIN COLTMAN and THOMAS BILLSON, both of Burley's Lane,
Leicester in the County of Leicester, Qlove and Hosiery Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF GLOVES to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to manufacture an improved form of glove, which
we intend to designate as "The round cut glove."
That part of the Glove which surrounds the wrist and a portion of the arm is
woven in one without any seam. The fingers are formed in one therewith, but
each finger is manufactured open on one side.-These sides are afterwards sewn
together, so that each finger has a sean on one side only-but the seam on the
outside of the fourth or little finger is extended along the hand down to, or nearly
down to, the junction of the wrist with the hand.-The thumb is added in the
usual manner.
By means of our invention the fingers, hand and arm are capable of being fitted
in a superior manner, and the seam running from the tip of the little finger to the
wrist affords great facility for following and fitting accurately the natural contour
of the hand.
One of the principal features in this invention is that the fingers are added to
the glove in an ordinary Hand Frame or knitting machine which is worked by
manual labour.
Any kind of circular fabric may be used in the manufacture of this glove ribbed
tucked or any other make of fabric.

page_text: I ERNEST GOODWIN COLTMAN, and THOMAS BILLSON, both of Burleys Lane,
Leicester, in the County of Leicester, Glove and Hosiery Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
GLOVES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
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This invention consists in the manufacture of an improved form of glove, which
we intend to designate as The round cut glove," and the object of the invention is
the application and use of circular fabric for such purpose.
That part of the glove which surrounds the hand, wrist, and a portion of the arm
is woven in one without any seam. The fingers are formed in one piece and woven
separately but each finger is manufactured open on one side. These sides are after-
wards sewn together, so that each finger has a seam on one side only; but the
seam on the outside of the fourth or little finger:may. be extended along the hand
down to, or nearly down to, the junction of the wrist with the hand as may be
desired each of the fingers are woven or added to the circular fabric as hereafter
described.
The thumb is added in the usual manner.
JFT
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By means of our invention the fingers, hand and arm are capable of being fitted
in a superior manner, and the seam running from the tip of the little finger to the
wrist affords great facility for following and fitting accurately the natural contour
of the hand.
One of the principal features in this invention is that the fingers are added to
the glove in an ordinary Hand Frame or Knitting Machine which is worked by
manual labour.
Any kind of circular fabric may be used in the manufacture of this glove ribbed,
tucked or any other make of fabric.
* Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The use and application of circular fabric in the manufacture of gloves of the
description substantially as described.
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2. The weaving or otherwise attaching fingers to gloves made of circular fabric
as before described.
3. The attaching of fingers to gloves of the description aforesaid by means of an
ordinary hand-frame or knitting machine substantially as described.
4. The improvements in the manufacture of gloves substantially as herein before
described:
Dated this 17th day of September 1885.