Holder, Tape Measure, and Thimble Holder.
Year: 1886

page_text: Holder, Tape Measure, and Thimble Holder.
I FREDERICK GEORGE SUGDEN of No. 7 Louisa Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Machinist do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"A NEW OR IMPROVED COMBINED SCISSORS PIN HOLDER NEEDLE HOLDER TAPE
MEASURE AND THIMBLE HOLDER to be as follows:-
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My invention consists in combining with a pair of scissors in the manner herein-
after described a pin holder a needle holder a tape measure and a thimble holder
the articles enumerated being so arranged upon the pair of scissors that the
efficiency of the scissors is not interfered with. By my invention the adjuncts
enumerated of a lady's work box virtually form one article and hence their loss or
misplacement is prevented.
To the face of one of the handle ends of the scissors and midway between the
bow and the joint of the scissors I attach by rivetting or otherwise the tape
measure the bottom of the case of the tape measure having near its edge a bar or
plate by which it is rivetted or attached to the handle end of the scissors. To the
outer edge of each of the handle ends of the scissors and in the same plane I attach
a tubular metal case or holder the attachment of the case or holder to the edge of
the handle end of the scissors being effected at two points by soldering or other-
wise namely at the bow and at a little below the joint of scissors. Concave seat
blocks may be made on the handle ends of the scissors to receive portions of the
tubular cases or holders and to facilitate their attachment to the scissors. The
outer ends of the cases or holders are furnished with tubular covers by the
removal of which access to the contents of the holders may be obtained. In one
of the holders needles are stored and in the other holder pins are stored.
The thimble holder consists of a conical block of wood papier mâché or other
hard material covered with velvet or other fabric for holding the thimble firmly
upon it. The said thimble holder is connected by an elastic connection to one of
the handle ends of the scissors. In the axis of the thimble holder is a flat tapering
hole of a size suitable to fit upon the point ends of the scissors.

page_text: The elastic connection permits the thimble holder being readily placed upon and
removed from the point ends of the scissors the elasticity of the connection holding
the thimble holder securely upon the scissors.
When the thimble holder is fitted upon the point ends of the scissors it serves
as a protector to the said point ends.
In order to use the scissors the thimble holder is withdrawn from their point
ends. The scissors can now be opened and closed like an ordinary pair of scissors
the pin and needle holders at the sides of the handle ends and the tape measure
between them at the face of the handle ends not interfering with the use of the
scissors.

page_text: Holder, Tape Measure, and Thimble Holder.
I FREDERICK GEORGE SUGDEN of No. 7 Louisa Street, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Machinist do hereby declare the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—.
My invention consists in combining with a pair of scissors in the manner
hereinafter described, a pin holder a needle holder a tape measure and a thimble
holder, the articles enumerated being so arranged upon the pair of scissors that the
efficiency of the scissors is not interfered with. By my invention the adjuncts
enumerated of a lady's work box virtually form one article and hence their loss or
misplacement is prevented.
To the face of one of the handle ends of the scissors and midway between the
bow and the joint of the scissors I attach by rivetting or otherwise the tape
measure the bottom of the case of the tape measure having near its edge a bar or
plate by which it is rivetted or attached to the handle end of the scissors; or the
tape measure may be connected by a central stud or rivet.
To the outer edge of each of the handle ends of the scissors and in the same
plane I attach a tubular metal case or holder, the attachment of the case or holder
to the edge of the handle end of the scissors being effected at two points by
soldering or otherwise, namely at the bow and at a little below the joint of the
scissors. Concave seat blocks may be made on the handle ends of the scissors to
receive portions of the tubular cases or holders and to facilitate their attachment
to the scissors. The outer ends of the cases or holders are furnished with tubular
covers by the removal of which access to the contents of the holders may be
obtained. In one of the holders needles are stored and in the other holder pins
are stored.
The thimble holder consists of a conical block of wood, papier mâché or other
hard material covered with velvet or other fabric for holding the thimble firmly
upon it. The said thimble holder is connected by a flexible connection to one of
the handle ends of the scissors. In the axis of the thimble holder is a flat tapering
hole of a size suitable to fit upon the point ends of the scissors.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in front elevation and
Figure 2 in side elevation, a combined scissors, pin holder needle holder, tape
measure and thimble holder constructed according to my invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in both Figures.
a, a are the blades of the scissors and b, b the bows or handle ends of the same,
the said bows having by preference the figure represented; c is the tape measure
attached to one of the handle ends b below the joint d of the scissors the attach-
ment of the tape measure being effected by the pin e at the centre of the case of
the tape measure being rivetted to the handle end of the scissors but the case of
the tape measure may be attached to one of the handle ends of the scissors by
rivetting or otherwise attaching a bar or plate near the edge of the said case to the
handle end of the scissors,
:

page_text: To the outer edge of each of the bows b, b of the scissors the two metallic
tubular cases or holders f, g are attached by soldering or rivetting them preferably
at two points. Or the cases or holders may be attached by bands. Or seat
blooks may be made on the outer faces of the bows b, b to receive portions of the
cases or holders f, g; h, h are the tubular covers of the cases or holders f, g by the
removal of which covers access to the contents of the holders may be obtained.
In the holder f needles may be stored and in the other holder pins may
be stored.
i is the conical thimble holder covered with velvet or other fabric for holding
the thimble k firmly upon it. In the axis of the thimble holder i is a flat tapering
hole at 1 for fitting upon the point ends of the scissors as illustrated in the
Drawing. When the thimble holder i is thus held by the scissors it protects the
point ends of the said scissors. The thimble holder is connected by a flexible
connection m to one of the handle ends of the scissors as illustrated in Figure 2.
The flexible connection m permits the thimble holder being readily placed upon
and removed from the point ends of the scissors.
In order to use the scissors the thimble holder i carrying the thimble is with-
drawn from their point ends. The scissors can now be opened and closed like an
ordinary pair of scissors, the pin and needle holders f, g at the sides of the handle
ends and the tape measure c between them at the face of the handle ends not
interfering with the use of the scissors as will be understood by an examination of
the drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that I claim as
my invention,
Combining with a pair of scissors a pin holder a needle holder a tape measure
and a thimble holder substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawing.
Dated this Fourteenth day of October 1988