Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 27th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1887.
We, CHARLES DEWHIRST of Providence House, Honley, Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Spinner and Manufacturer and JOSEPH MITCHELL RILEY of 12 Norfolk
Street, Bingley in the County aforesaid Spinner and Manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved yarn specially applicable for loom healds-
harnesses, jacquards, dupes and other like purposes and uses, and as warp or weft, or
warp and weft for the weaving of fabrics, the said yarn being composed of a
combination of fibre known as
China grass
""Mexican fibre" "Indian fibre"
"Rhea fibre" "French fibre" these being the names used in the several countries
in which the said fibre is produced.
Such fibre we combine and blend by gilling slivers thereof with Leicester, Lincoln,
or other wool slivers, after which operation the combined fibres are to be spun,
or spun and twisted and doubled, and in the manufacture of yarn as aforesaid adapted
for heald or harness yarn, and dupes, we employ the said fibres in or about the
proportion of half wool to half of "China grass or "fibre" as above referred to.
"
In some cases we blend with the wool and "fibre" silk, cotton, hemp, flax, or other
like vegetable or animal fibres in proportion according to the special requirement―
more or less.
We employ the combined animal and vegetable fibres as described for manufacturing
purposes generally.

page_text: We, CHARLES DEWHIRST of Providence House Honley Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Spinner and Manufacturer, and JOSEPH MITCHELL RILEY of 12 Norfolk
Street, Bingley in the County aforesaid, Spinner and Manufacturer 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 following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved yarn specially applicable for loom healds,
harnesses, jacquards dupes, gears and other like purposes and uses, and as warp
or weft, or warp and weft for the weaving of fabrics the said yarn being composed of
a combination of fibre known as « China grass
"Mexican fibre" "Indian fibre "
"Rhea fibre" "French fibre," these being the names used in the several countries in
which the said fibre is produced.
و"
Such fibre we combine and blend by gilling slivers thereof with Leicester, Lincoln,
or other wool slivers, after which operation the combined fibres are to be spun,
or spun and twisted and doubled, and in the manufacture of yarns as aforesaid adapted
for heald or harness yarn, and dupes, we employ the said fibres in or about
the proportion of half wool to half of "China grass" or "fibre" as above referred to.
In some cases we blend with the wool and "fibre" silk, cotton, hemp, flax, or other
like vegetable or animal fibres in proportion according to the special requirement
more or less.
We employ the combined animal and vegetable fibres as described for manufacturing
purposes generally.
Such being the nature and object of this our Invention, the following is a complete
description of same.
This invention relates to an improved yarn specially applicable for loom healds,
harnesses, jacquards dupes, gears, and other like purposes and uses, and as warp
or weft, or warp and weft for the weaving of fabrics, the said yarn being composed
of a combination of fibre known as " China grass ""Mexican fibre" "Indian fibre "
"Rhea or Ramei fibre" "French fibre" "Algerian fibre" these being the names used
in the several Countries in which the said fibre is produced.
Such fibre we combine and blend by gilling slivers thereof with Leicester, Lincoln,
or other wool slivers, after which operation the combined fibres are to be spun,
or spun and twisted and doubled and in the manufacture of yarn as aforesaid adapted
for heald or harness yarn, and dupes we employ the said fibres in or about the
proportion of half wool to half of "China grass or "fibre" as above referred to,
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page_text: In some cases we blend with the wool and "fibre" silk, cotton, hemp, flax,
or other like vegetable or animal fibres in proportion according to the special
requirement more or less.
We employ the combined animal and vegetable fibres as described for manu-
facturing purposes generally.
Having now particularly described 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 improved yarn consisting of one or more of the "fibres" herein described
in combination with wool as herein described.
2. The improved yarn consisting of one or more of the "fibres" herein mentioned
in combination with, wool, silk, cotton, hemp, flax, camels hair or other vegetable
or animal fibre.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.