Improvements in or relating to Socks for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Socks for Boots and Shoes.
I, ROBERT JOYNES BAGGALEY of 14 Burford Road, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Sock and Slipper Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to the manufacture of inexpensive socks for boots and
shoes. Heretofore such socks have been principally formed by placing a thin
piece of cork between two layers of low class felt known as flushing and securing
them together by some adhesive substance or by stitching or both processes; these
however come apart under wear and are thus very soon useless.
In carrying out this invention crude flax, hemp, wool, cotton-wool, cow hair, or
shoddy or similar material or a mixture of any of them are felted together by any
well known process to any required thickness; this material may be printed or
dyed on one or both sides any suitable color and either before or after printing or
dyeing may be hardened by the application of dextrine or other suitable composition
or material.
The material when finished may be cut into socks of any suitable size, shape
or form which require no stitching or after treatment to hold them together thus
producing a sock possessing great warmth and durability and which may be cut to
fit where necessary without coming asunder.
On any kind of sock or loose insole worn in a boot, shoe or slipper I form a
toe-cap either with the sock or insole or attached thereto in any convenient
manner and of any suitable material. This may be of sufficient length to afford
a covering for the toes and joints so as to protect them from cold and it also holds
the sock or insole in its proper position in the boot or shoe when in wear.
In some cases the toecap may be formed loose and inserted with or without a
sock or may be worn inside the stocking if desired.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1891.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Socks for Boots and Shoes.
I ROBERT JOYNES BAGGALEY of 14 Burford Road, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Sock and Slipper 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 the manufacture of inexpensive socks or loose insoles
for boots and shoes.
Heretofore such socks or loose insoles have been principally formed by placing
a thin piece of cork between two layers of low class felt known as flushing and
securing them together by some adhesive substance or by stitching, or by both
processes, these however come apart under wear and are thus very soon useless.
In carrying out this invention crude flax, hemp, cow hair, shoddy or similar
material, or a mixture of any of them together with wool are felted together by
any well known process to any required thickness; this material may be printed
or dyed on one or both sides any suitable colour and either before or after printing
or dyeing may be hardened by the application of dextrine or other suitable
composition or material.

page_text: The material when finished may be cut into socks or loose insoles of any suit-
able size, shape or form which require no stitching or after treatment to hold them
together, thus producing a sock possessing great warmth and durability and which
may be cut to fit where necessary without coming asunder.
On any kind of sock or loose insole worn in a boot, shoe, or slipper I form a
toecap either with the sock or insole or attached thereto in any convenient
manner and of any suitable material. This may be of sufficient length to afford
a covering for the toes and joints so as to protect them from cold and it also
holds the sock or insole in its proper position in the boot or shoe when in wear.
In some cases the toecap may be formed loose and inserted with or without a
sock or loose insole or may be worn inside the stocking if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A sock or loose insole for a boot or shoe formed of crude flax hemp cow
hair shoddy or similar material or a mixture of any of these together with wool
felted together substantially as described.
2. A sock or loose insole for a boot or shoe formed with a toecap substantially
as described.
3. A toecap for the interior of a boot or shoe substantially as described.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1891
ROBERT JOYNES BAGGALEY.
W. P. Thompson & Boult
Agents for the Applicant.