An Improved Article for Knitting what is known as Cork-work.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1899-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Article for Knitting what is known as Cork-work.
WILLIAM HENRY HARDWICK and THOMAS HARDWICK, Salesmen, both of Park
Cottage, Booth Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:
This invention is an article to be used for the purpose of knitting what is
known as cork-work; instead of the old method of driving four pins into a cork
having a hole in the centre or into an empty cotton reel.
This improved article of metal, or any other suitable material is made in the
shape of a hollow cone, or cylinder having on the top edge four pins or pillars
standing upright. These pins are slightly curved at the top, or they may have
a knob on to prevent the wool, or whatever material is used in working, from
slipping off. We propose to make this article out of one piece of metal or any
other suitable material; but they can also be made by having a separate cone
or cylinder, and the pins stamped out of another piece in the form of a ring or
disc, with the pins standing upright, and this attached to the top of the cone
or cylinder by any convenient method.
Any number of pins or pillars may be used.
WILLIAM HENRY HARDWICK.
THOMAS HARDWICK.
An Improved Article for Knitting what is known as Cork-work.
WILLIAM HENRY HARDWICK, Salesman, and THOMAS HARDWICK, Salesman,
both of Park Cottage, Booth Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, 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:-
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This article is to be used for the purpose of knitting what is known as cork-
work; and is an improvement on the old method of driving four pins into a
cork having a hole in the centre, or into an empty cotton reel.
This improved article is made of metal or any other suitable material, and is
in the shape of a hollow cone or cylinder or tube haying on the top edge four
pins or pillars standing upright Fig. 1.
any suitable
We propose to make this article out of one piece of metal or
material but it can also be made by having a separate cone cylinder or tube A
and the pins or pillars D, stamped cut or moulded out of another piece B, and
attached to the top of the cone, cylinder or tube A by any convenient method.

page_text: Any number of pins or pillars D may be used. These pins or pillars being
stamped cut or moulded out of the one piece cannot fall out and are an advantage
and improvement over the old method where one of the pins was liable to fall
out of its base and interfere with the working.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
(1) A hollow cone, cylinder or tube having a number of pins or pillars standing
upright on the top edge and stamped cut or moulded out of the one piece of
metal or any other suitable material.
(2) A number of pins or pillars standing upright stamped cut or moulded
out of the one piece of metal or any other suitable material and attached to the
top of a cone cylinder or tube.
(3) Such articles to be used for the purpose of knitting what is known as
cork-work.
Dated this 27th day of July 1899.
WILLIAM HENRY HARDWICK.
THOMAS HARDWICK.