An Improved Boot Repairing Last.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot Repairing Last.
1, THOMAS WILKINSON, of 5 George Street, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Leather Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
In the lasts used for repairing boots it is common to make them a very loose fit
as to breadth in order to enable the operative to slip the last into the front part
of the boot. This peculiarity as to loose side fit often occasions difficulty by
making it impossible to rivet properly and the object of this invention is to
construct a boot repairing last which shall overcome this difficulty and also be cheap
and otherwise effective.
My last is made of cast iron and is of such breadth, as to entirely fill the front
lower part of the boot and strain the leather a little sideways, but the upper part
of an ordinary last is absent leaving the last a more or less shallow plate. In this
manner as the last does not fill the upper of the boot, but. is well clear of it and
tightly fits the leather over the joints, I am enabled to readily pass the last into
the boot and at the same time secure that in repairing, riveting is properly
performed. That is the last is shaped to the sole of the boot and is made right
and left, and this tightness of side fit is permissible because of the peculiar Hat
shape which permits it to be inserted into the boot notwithstanding its accuracy of
fit to the sole.
Dated this 21st day of February 1891.
CLERK & MARKS,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot Repairing Last.
1, THOMAS WILKINSON, of George Street, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Leather Merchant, 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:-
In the lasts used for repairing boots, it is common to make them a very loose fit
as to breadth in order to enable the operative to slip the last into the front part of
the boot. This peculiarity as to loose side fit often occasions difficulty by making
it impossible to rivet properly, and the object of this invention is to construct a
boot repairing last which shall overcome this difficulty and also be cheap and
otherwise effective.
My last is made of cast iron and is of such breadth as to entirely fill the front
lower part of the boot, and strain the leather a little sideways, but the upper part of an
ordinary last is absent, leaving the last a more or less shallow plate. In this manner
as the last does not fill the upper part of the boot but is well clear of it and tightly
fits the leather over the joints, I am enabled to readily pass the last into the boot
and at the same time secure that in repairing, riveting is properly performed.
That is, the last is shaped to the sole of the boot, and is made right and left, and
this tightness of side fit is permissible, because of the peculiar flat shape which
permits it to be inserted into the boot notwithstanding its accuracy of fit to the
sole.

page_text: Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a last made in
accordance with my invention;-
Figure 1 is a plan and Figure 2 is a-side elevation.
The last A is made of full breadth to 'fill the front part of the boot sole as at
the lines Band E in the plan; but the upper part between the lines C, D Figure 2
is cut away leaving a hollow curve C, F, D instead of the usual foot shaped last.
The last is the full dimension of the boot from heel to toe, but is hollow as stated
between C and D so that it may be readily inserted by turning a little sideways
and then laid flat to fully extend the leather sideways to permit of effective
riveting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
In boot repairing lasts constructing the last in front as a more or less shallow
plate; the upper part being cut away to allow the said last to be inserted in the boot
although of full width, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 21st day of November 1801
CLERK & MARKS,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham,: Agents for the Applicant.