AN. IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE FOLDING AND BEADING OF LEATHER
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Thomas Roche, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,
☐ of Northampton, in the County of Northampton, for the Invention of "AN.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE FOLDING AND BEADING OF LEATHER,”
Sealed the 22nd September 1877, and dated the 6th July 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Thomas Roche at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th July 1877.
WILLIAM THOMAS ROCHE, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, of Northampton, in the
County of Northampton: "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE FOLDING AND
BEADING OF LEATHER."
I employ a bed plate or bench with longitudinal guides to admit of a folder to
be slided therein towards or to be retired from a press on the bed plate or bench
when desired, the folder being two plates of brass or other metal hinged or jointed
together, a lower and an upper one, the lower fitting and sliding in the guides, and
the upper being free of them, and when open or thrown back, lying no longer over
the lower but in one plane therewith. In this position the edge of the work or
leather to be folded is placed over the hinge or joint, a straight edge is temporarily.
placed against the intended fold, the folder is folded or turned over and the straight
edge is withdrawn. The work is then slided forward with the folder under the
press and squeezed. The press is of any convenient description.
Either on the same bed plate or bench, or otherwise (if so desired), apart from,
the single folding as above explained, the double folding or beading of leather is to
be performed by the employment of two plates or strips of brass or other metal,
one fixed on the bed plate or bench, the other in the same plane with and parallel
(or not parallel) to the first, being adjustable for distance apart so as to leave a
shallow groove or sinking between the top surfaces of the plates and the bed plate.
or bench, varying in. width accordingly as the adjustable plate is secured or set.;
The strip of leather to be beaded is then to be placed longitudinally and evenly;
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page_text: over the beader, a hand or other roller of proper width to be used to depress or
crowd the work into the groove, leaving the edges raised or standing up, which are
then by the fingers of the workman to be folded over and doubled down to meet
each other; and the same or another roller passed over and pressed upon the work
to complete the beading operation.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Thomas Roche in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 5th
January 1878.
WILLIAM THOMAS ROCHE, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, of Northampton, in the
County of Northampton. "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE FOLDING AND
BEADING OF LEATHER."
I employ a bed plate or bench with longitudinal guides to admit of a folder to
be slided therein towards or to be retired from a press on the bed plate or bench,
when desired, the folder being two plates of brass or other metal hinged or jointed
together, a lower and an upper one, the lower fitting and sliding, in the guides, and
the upper being free of them, and when open or thrown back, lying no longer over
the lower but in one plane therewith. In this position the edge of the work or
leather to be folded is placed over the hinge or joint, a straight edge is temporarily
placed against the intended fold, the folder is folded or turned over and the straight
edge is withdrawn. The work is then slided forward with the folder under the
press and squeezed. The press is of any convenient description.
Either on the same bed plate or bench or otherwise (if so desired) apart from
the single folding, as above explained, the double folding or beading of leather is
to be performed by the employment of two plates or strips of brass or other metal,
one fixed on the bed plate or bench, the other in the same plane with and parallel
(or not parallel) to the first, being adjustable for distance apart so as to leave a
shallow groove or sinking between the top surfaces of the plates and the bed plato
or bench, varying in width accordingly as the adjustable plate is secured or set.
The strip of leather to be beaded is then to be placed longitudinally and evenly over
the beader, a hand or other roller of proper width to be used to depress or crowd
the work into the groove, leaving the edges raised or standing up, which are then
by the fingers of the workman to be folded over and doubled down to meet each
other, and the same or another roller passed over and pressed down upon the work
to complete the beading operation.
The Drawing hereunto annexed will show a convenient way of constructing the
improved apparatus for folding and beading.
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively front and plan views of the folding, and Fig. 3 plan
of the beading machine; all the letters indicate like parts..
a is the frame; b, the rollers; c, the bead groove; d, the straight edge; e, screws;
f, bead plates; g, handle; h, press; k, folder. Before placing the leather on the
folder it should be wetted on the inside to cause it to adhere, the beading strips
should be also wetted. The rollers bare of different widths, the smallest being
used to press the strips in the groove c, the next sized roller to press and finish it;
the width of the strip can be varied by loosening the screws e and the plates f, set
to the largest roller, the second roller being used first and the largest to finish.

page_text: It should be noted that when closing the folder, as soon as the top part touches
the leather it should be pushed forward to the press, but not pressed. until it has
left the straight edge.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Thomas Roche, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord 1878.
WILLIAM THOMAS ROCHE. (L.S.)