Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 14th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 27th Feb.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We, BENJAMIN COLLYER and FREDERICK ROBERT COLLYER both of
4 Portland Street in the Town and County of Northampton, Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our said invention is to provide a boot or shoe that shall whilst
itting accurately be always comfortable and constantly soft and velvetty to the
perception of the wearer and for this purpose instead of using the ordinary material
for the insides of boots or shoes which usually on absorbing the results of perspiration
or moisture of any kind becomes hardened, dirty or more or less objectionable we
substitute doeskin or an imitation thereof or any material of a like nature that we
nay find suitable for this purpose and we introduce the same into the boot or shoe
Ls follows.
We cut the doeskin (or like material) to the shape of the inside of a boot or shoe
in four pieces and then taking two pieces lay them one on the other and seam them
lown the front and back as far as requisite the web or strap being then attached
at the back to pull the boot on by. The so-called "leg " is then laid on the top of
the doeskin or other material and the binding or beads doubled and laid in between
the sections and this part of the boot or shoe is then machined. The tong and the
side and toe pieces are then laid on and machined round thus forming the upper
which may be attached by handsewing or be standard screwed, stitched, rivetted,
pegged or lasted by the patent lasting machine or in any well known manner.
Dated this 6th day of October 1891.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We, BENJAMIN COLLYER and FREDERICK ROBERT COLLYER both of
84 Portland Street in the Town and County of Northampton, Boot and Shoe
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 following statement :—
The object of our said invention is to provide a boot or shoe that shall whilst
fitting accurately be always comfortable and constantly soft and velvetty to the
perception of the wearer and for this purpose instead of using the ordinary material
for the insides of boots or shoes which usually on absorbing the results of perspiration
or moisture of any kind becomes hardened dirty or more or less objectionable we
substitute doeskin (leather) or an imitation thereof or any material suitable for
this purpose.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings we will proceed to describe a
method of manufacturing a boot according to our invention and in doing this we
first cut the doeskin (leather) or equivalent material to the shape of the inside of
the boot (or shoe) and say as diagram or Figure 1 we then take two of these pieces
lay them one over the other and seam them down the front say from A to B and
then down the back from C to D. The "leg" is then laid on the top part of the
doeskin (leather) shape as shown by firm lines in Figure 2 the dotted lines showing

page_text: the uncovered part of the doeskin shape. The usual binding or beads is then
doubled and laid in between the sections and this part of the boot machined.
The tongs Figure 3 and side pieces E E and toe pieces F and G Figure 4 are
now laid on (or these side and toe pieces may be in one piece) and when machined
form the upper the web or strap at the rear is previously attached for pulling on
the boot and the eyelets may be now formed in and hooks placed on the upper
which being thus complete may be secured or worked in any well known manner
such as handsewn, combination machine sewn, standard screwed and stitched, rivetted,
pegged or lasted by lasting machine.
Although we may find other material suitable to our purpose we prefer doeskin
(leather) as it is soft tough and porous absorbing perspiration whilst retaining its
useful properties and wearing well.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. The application of doeskin (leather) as an inner lining to boots and shoes.
2nd. The method, or its mere equivalent, of lining boots and shoes with doeskin
(leather) or other material of a like nature substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and as indicated by the accompanying sheet of diagrams.
Dated this 21st day of November 1891.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.