IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GARDEN SHEARS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM WILKINSON of Grimesthorpe, Sheffield in the County of York
Shear Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GARDEN SHEARS to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of garden shears, and it consists
chiefly in the method of forging the blades and shanks of such shears out of solid
steel by machinery, instead of forging them by hand from iron, and plating or
edging the intended cutting parts with steel; and also in the method of making
the cranked parts of the shanks.
In carrying out my invention, I take a bar of suitable steel for the size required,
and with a Steam Hammer or other suitable power Hammer 1 forge the blade to
the required shape; a pair of sinking tools are then used under the hammer and
the joint part is made.
A pair of cranking tools are now used and by a blow of the hammer, the crank
is formed direct from the flat shank, instead of by twisting the shank sideways, as
they are now made.
By this arrangement or method of manufacture, the shanks are of better form,
to resist the strain put upon them when in use, and I am enabled to manufacture
better and stronger shears, at a less cost, than those made by the processes now
in use.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Garden Shears.
I, WILLIAM WILKINSON of Grimesthorpe, Sheffield in the county of York
Shear Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GARDEN SHEARS and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by.
the following statement, that is to say :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of Garden Shears, and it consists
chiefly in the method or process of forging the blades and shanks of such shears
from solid bars of steel by the aid of machinery instead of the present method of
forging them by hand labour from iron and afterwards plating or edging the
intended cutting parts with steel; and also in the method of making the cranked
parts of the said shanks.
And in order that my invention shall be fully understood I have anexed a sheet
of drawings to which I shall refer, the same letters of reference, indicate the same
parts in both the figures.
my
Fig. 1, is a plan of a pair of Garden Shears made according to invention, the
wooden handles being omitted.
Fig. 2, is an edge or side view of the same pair of shears.
In carrying out my invention, I take a bar of steel of a suitable size for the
required shears, and under a steam Hammer or other suitable power hammer
I forge down the blades A to the required shape. The joint B is formed in a pair
of sinking tools used under the steam or other hammer so that every joint will be
a facsimile of the other, thereby saving labour.
The blades are now taken to a pair of cranking tools, or the tools may be used
in the same steam hammer, one blow of which forms the crank C direct from the
flat shank, instead of by twisting the shank sideways, which is the method at 1
present in use.
Cranked handles made according to my invention are of better form to
withstand the strain put upon them in cutting strong wood or branches-the
strain being taken edgeways of the material, instead of through the flat.
By this method of construction or manufacture I am therefore enabled to make
stronger and better shears than those made by the processes now in use, and also
to reduce the cost of manufacture.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
The manufacture of Garden Shears from steel substantially in the manner as
herein before described and illustrated.