Improvements in or relating to Lasts, Stanis or Jacks, Boot Trees, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1895-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Lasts, Stanis or Jacks, Boot Trees,
and the like.
We, THOMAS MARK CREESE of No 11 Olphin Street, Engineer and JAMES
WILLIAM CURTIS of No. 26 Biddulph Street, Last and Model Maker, both in
Leicester, in the County of Leicester do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to Insts, stands or jacks, boot trees and the like and has
for its objects to provide means or appliances whereby such lasts can be liberated
without causing any strain whatsoever to the boot, after the operation of lasting,
o making welted work, hand sewn and tuin shoe work or treeing.
In the wood and metal lasts now employed listing and making boots; which
are divided for the pin pose of easy exit, the heel portion falls away which strains
the boot, we obviate this by causing the fore put to fall away upon the operator
releasing a plunger in the column of the last stand or Jack, which holds said fore
part of the last. In lasts for finishing or treeing boots where no 'last stand
is required the last' is released therefrom by pulling the heel portion forward from
its seat
To carry out our invention we make the lasts of iron, steel or of wood and plate
them with iron, steel or other metal on 'the bottom of the foro part or heel portion
or the upper quarters and mue faces of each part forming the last, said fore part
is made of the size and shape desned the back face thereof being either angular
o convexed to correspond to the angular o concaved heel portion forming when
the last is held at its full length a small V o curved V.space between the
two parts, such parts are held together by a swivel Joint in the form of a metal
tongue fitted in a suitable recess in the front face of the heel or may be the
fore part portion, said tongue may likewise be cast along with one of the parts
before referied to.
The tongue is 1ounded at the outer edge and bored through so that when it
is placed in a corresponding recess in the opposite pait by passing a pin or screw
through the whole the two parts are connected togother.
Said tongue may be made larger and its upper part have a hole therein, or
grooved to come over the socket hole of either part of the last for holding it at full
length, if desirable.
To fit the last upon the stand or jack, socket holes have to be provided in both the
fore part and heel portion of the last, and said stand or jack is provided with two
posts the front one in this case being in the form of a plunger and the real one is
stationary in an aim extending from the column carrying the plunget, when it is
desired to move the boot from the stand or jack the operator withdraws a block at
botton of column, by, a band devet tuning on pm in the bed or base plate of
the stand, this causes the plunger to fall down, and releases the fore pait portion
of the last. The said plunge is again lifted by a lever, or other such contrivance
on the front of the column. Such stand or Jack is either screwed to a bench .01 19
provided with means for fixing in an ordinary socket.
The stand holes of the last may either be iound, oval,square or other convenient
shape.
And we can lighten metal lasts by introducing the cin an instep and joint block
m wood seemed by screws countersunk in the ordinary plug holes of the last.

page_text: For wooden lasts used for welted or sew round work a plate may be put upon
the heel portion and the tongue cast therewith, and the convexed or inclined face
of the fore part, upper quaiters or heel portion plated with metal, and a spring
bolt or blade spring be inserted to keep the heel portion at its full length, or a
spring bolt may be inserted in the upper quarter and engage in the grooved out
upper portion of the tongue.
In finishing Insts the tongue may consist of a cui ved plate secured in a central
groove the face of the heel or fore part, such tongue bemg secured by pegs, and
pivoted in the other pait, on such tongue may have an oblong slot therein and work
on a pin and pirot as well, this will be found useful more particularly in lasts for
treeing boots and shoes.
In constructing lasts according to this invention a loose step block is rendered
unnecessary.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Lasts, Stands or Jaoks, Boot Trees,
and the like.
We, THOMAS MARK CREESE of No 11 Olphin Street, Engineer and JAMES
WILLIAM CURTIS of No 26 Biddulph Street, Last and Model Makei, both in
Leicester in the County of Leicester do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the sanie is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to lasts, stands on jacks, boot trees, and the like and has
for its objects to provide meaus or appliances whereby such lasts can be liberated
without causing any stain whatsoever to the boot, after the operation of lasting or
making welted work, hand sewn and turned shoe work or ti eeing. In the wood or
metal lasts now employed in lasting or making boots they are divided for the
purpose of easy exit and the heel portion falls away from the fore-part, which
strains the boot.
Now what we desire to do is to obviate this by causing the fore part to fall away
upon the operator cleasing the plunge in the column of the last stand on Jack
which holds said fore part of the last.
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In lasts used for finishing or treeing boots where no last stand is required the
last is released therefrom hy the heel portion being pulled forward from its sent.
That ou invention may be well understood drawings are annexed in which
Figure is a side view of the last staud, with a last made in accordance with
this invention shown in dotted line ready for the fore part to be secured thereon.
Figue 2 is a broken, and partly sectional view of a last made of wood, and
plated with metal, the fore part casting formning a metal socket for the tongue.
Figure 3 is an end view of the fore-part, and Figures 4 and 5 end views of the
heel plate and tongue respectively.
Figue 6 shows, in a partly sectional view a modification of Figure 2.
Figure 7. is a view of a metal last, constructed with a wooden instep block to
lighten the same, the heel portion may be made of wood, as shown ot of metal as
desed.
Figure 8 shows the last constructed for treeing purposes, and Figure 9, a slotted
tongue which may be employed then em, and
Figure 10 a last suitable for sew round work.
Similar letters of reference are used to indicate like paits in all the figures
To carry out our invention we make the lasts A of iron, steel or of wood and

page_text: plate them with iron, steel or other metal in a similar manner as shown in Figure 2,
on the bottom of the fore part B and heel portion C, and the upper quarters D, D',
and inner faces D2, D3, of each part forming the last, said fore part is made of the
Bize and shape desired, the back face being either angular or convexed to corre-
spond to the angular oi concaved heel portion as in Figures 6, 7, 8 and 10, or as in
Figures 1 and 2 for the purposes desired, and forming when the last is held at its
full length small curved V spaces between the two parts, such parts being held
together by a swivel Joint in the form of a metal tongue E fitting in a recess or
socket F in the front face of either the fore-part oi heel portion the said tongue
may likewise be cast along with one of the parts referred to, and when used with a
spring such as Figure 5, the tongue is grooved e', so that the last is brought to
its working position, the spring lying in the groove, or if another kind of spring 15
used it may fit into the groove e. The tongue E is rounded at the outer edge and
bored though so that when it is fitted in the 1ccess or socket F in the opposite
part, it is made secure by the pin or screw f, passing therethrough and which
connects the two parts together.
The said tongue may be made laiger and its upper part G Figure 7, have a hole
therein on a groove, to come over the socket hole g, to hold the last at full length.
To fit the lasts on to the stand o jack E, the socket holes gate provided in both
pasts, and the said stand o jack is provided with two posts g', g the front one q¹,
being in the form of a plunger, and the rear one 93 is stationary in the aim
extending from the column carrying the plunger, when it is desired to move the
last upon which the boot or shoe has been fitted from the stand or Jack the operator
withdraws the bolt 1, Figure 1, which fits in the space J at the base of the column,
this causes the plunge to fall down, as seen in Figure 1", the hand lever K
being used to raise the plunget when desired
6.
The block or bolt I of the stand on Jack slides in the guard L and is adjusted
by the screw or wing nut M Such stand o Jack may either be screwed to a
hench or be provided with foot such as N for fitting in an ordinary socket.
The staud holes of the last may be either round, oval, square or of any other
convenient shape.
We lighten metal lasts by introducing therein an instep and joint block O
Figure 7 wood secured by screws Pu the ordinary plug holes of the last.
In Figure 7 is shown as before stated a tongue E having an upper lip or
extension G which comes over the socket hole, and when put upon the last stand
18 kept at its full length For welted or sew round work wooden lasts are employed
and the heel portion may be metal plated, and the tongue E cast therewith also
the convexed or inclined face o socket F of the fore-part, and a blade or other
spung e may he inserted as shown in Figures 5, 6 and 10 or in an equivalent
manner to keep the heel portion at its full length, or a spring bolt e³ Figure 10
may be inserted in the fore-part and engage in the grooved out portion of the
tongue, or heel portion of the last, and adapted for sew round work. In finishing
lasts the tongue E may consist of a cm ved plate Ex Figures 8 and 9 secured in a
central groove in the inclined face of the heel (or may be fore pait) such tongue
being secured by pegs and pivoted in the other part, or such tongue may have an
obloug slot thei ein, as seen in Figure 9, and work on a pia and pivot as well, this
latter will be found useful more particularly in lasts for ticeing boots and shoes.
In constructing lasts according to this invention a loose instep block is rendered
unnecessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
Lion and in what manner the same ie to be performed we declare that what we
claim 18:
1. The combination of a last stand or jack having stationary and movable posts,
and a last made of metal, wood, or wood plated with metal in conjunction with a
Swivel Joint in the form of a tongue and socket for the purposes substantially as
descubed

page_text: 2. A last stand or jack.constructed so that the plunger oi movable post holding
the fore-part of the last can be raised or lowered at will, aud au arm counected to
or forming, part of the column and carrying a stationary post for, the heel portion
of the. last, foi,the purpose. and with reference to. Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawings
3. A wooden last divisable at the waist and provided with a swivel joint.in.the
form of a tongue and.socket, the faces of the fore-part and heel portions plated with
metal in the manner and with oference to. Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the accompanying
diawings.
4. A metal or wooden last for welted work divisable at the waist, grooved and
tongued with sping,enclosed theroin with reference to.Figure 6 of the accompanying
drawings.
5. In a combination wood-and-metal-last 'for boots and shoes divisable at the
waist the provision of a wooden instep, and joint-block secured to the metal fore
part by screws in the peg holes of the. last, and a- tongue, having an extension
covering the socket hole for the purpose and with reference to Figure 7.of the
accompanying drawings.
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6. Ina wooden last suitable for ticcing boots and shoes divisable at the waist
aud provided with angular or cui ved V facos of the fore part and heel portion
thereof.connected together by a swivel joint in the manner and with reference to
Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying diawings.
7 In a wooden last for, sew round work divisable at the waist and connected by
tongue, and sockot made of metal, and held at full length by sping bolts in com-
bination therewith, arranged in the manner and with reference to Figure 10 of the
Accompanying drawings.
8. The herein described improvements in or relating, to lasts, stands or jacks,
boot trees and the like substantially, as set-forth.
Dated this 1st down Jul 1906
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent,
19 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Applicants' Agent.