IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WEAVING, COLORING, AND MARKING FABRICS
Year: 1852

page_text: NEWTON'S SPECIFICATION.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
NEWTON, of the Office for Patents,: 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Twenty-eighth day of April, in the fifteenth year of Her Reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Newton, Her especial license, full power, sole privilege and authority,
that I, the said William Newton, my exors, admors, and assigns, and such
others as I, the said William Newton, my exors, admors, or assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
during the term of years therein mentioned, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, the Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, and in all Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, and in
the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Man, an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WEAVING, COLORING, AND MARKING FABRICS,"
being a communication from abroad; in which said Letters Patent is con-
tained a proviso obliging me, the said William Newton, by an instrument in
writing under my hand and seal, particularly to describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
and to cause the same to be inrolled in Her Majesty's High Court of Chancery
within six calender months next and immediately after the date of the said
in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being there-.
unto had, will more fully and at large appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
William Newton, do hereby declare that the nature of the said Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, is particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following description thereof, reference being
had to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the letters and figures marked
thereon (that is to say):
The first part of the Invention that has been communicated to me as afore-
said, relates to improvements in looms for weaving either plain or figured
or fancy fabrics, and consists,-
First, in the employment of several shuttles arranged in the loom in such
a manner that when a weft thread fails or breaks, or a shuttle misses or flies
out of the shuttle box, a second shuttle may always be ready to take its place,
without it being necessary to stop the loom on purpose to introduce a fresh
shuttle as is now the case. In carrying out this improvement several shuttles
are placed one above the other in a box, or in guides immediately above the
shuttle race or box, and are held in their place by a stud, plate, or catch,
which when required is pulled back or removed so as to allow a second shuttle
to enter the shuttle box in place of the spent shuttle which is by the same
motion pushed out. If a shuttle flies out or misses the shuttle box the saine
mechanism will cause a fresh shuttle to supply the place of the missing one.
Fig. 1, Sheet I. is a transverse vertical section taken through the principal
working parts of the loom connected with the batten, and shewing one
method of carrying this improvement into effect. The mechanism whereby
the change of shuttles is effected is acted upon by a weft-stopping apparatus,
which always comes into operation whenever the weft fails to pass along the
shuttle race in front of the reed,
In the accompanying Drawings a is the fork of the weft stopper, the con-
struction and operation of which is well known, and therefore requires no
detailed description. This fork is mounted on a centre fixed on an arm b.
which is boited or otherwise attached to the breast beam c. To one end of
the arm of this fork a is attached a cord d, to the opposite end of which is
suspended a metal plate e, which is moveable vertically in a flat metal box f
shewn detached in Figures 3. This box f has a hole made through it, and
is fixed on one end of an L lever h. This lever h is mounted on the axle g
which forms its fulcrum, and the outer end of the lever h rests upon a
stud i. This end of the lever h is connected by a cord or rod to a forked lever k
below, having an antifriction roller which bears against upright lever m.
The upper end of this lever m is connected by a weighted cord n to a long
spring lever o, at the upper end of which is a hammer p, which is situated

page_text: immediately before the lowermost shuttle of the additional or spare shuttles
2.2.2. The working shuttle is represented as being in the shuttle box
ready for operation; and supposing the weft to have been thrown across the
shed, the forked end of the weft stopper a will be held back by the weft
thread, which will be laid in front of the comb s of the reed, as shewn at
Fig. 1; the weft thread being thus laid across, the comb will prevent the
prongs of the fork a from passing through. A pin t, which is fixed to the
under side of the batten u, will, when the lever a is held back by the weft, be
allowed to pass through the hole of the box f, as seen at Figures 1 and 3;
but if the weft should fail from any cause whatever, the forked end of the
weft stopper a will pass through the combs of the reed, as shewn in the
front view, Fig 2, and by red lines in Fig. 1, and consequently the plate e,
which is suspended from the opposite end of the weft-stopping lever a will
drop in the box f, and by covering the hole in the said box f will prevent the
pin, t from passing through it. The short vertical arm h of the L lever will
then be pushed back by the pin t, as shewn by the red lines, and by means
of the cordy, will drawn up the ends of the levers k, and thus force back the
lever m and bring the upper end thereof in the way of the catch on the fly-
wheel, which will pull the lever m back sharply. This levermbeing connected
by the weighted cord n to the long spring lever o, this lever o will be pulled
forward, and by means of the hammer p will push forward the lowermost
sliuttle q, and by that means force out the spent or defective shuttle » into
the position shewn by dots, from whence it will drop down into a basket
through a hole made in the batten. In order to allow the spent or defective
shuttle to be pushed out of the shuttle box, the sides of the latter are made
moveable, and are composed of two thin metal plates 1, 1, which are secured
to the upper ends of four wire rods y, y. Just before the hammer p strikes
the shuttle y, the lever wis depressed by the forward motion of the spring
lever
0, in which is made a hole or slot a to receive the pointed or inciined
end of the lever w. By thus depressing one end of the lever w the opposite end
is elevated, and thereby raises theframe or cradle, composed of fourvertical wires
or pins y, y, which are arranged wider apart than the length of the shuttle, so
as as to lift up the metal plates 1, 1, and allow the shuttle to be pushed out
under the plates and between the pins or rods y, y, as has been already
explained. Immediately that the defective shuttle has been pushed out of
the shuttle box and a fresh one introduced in its place, the coiled spring 2
will pull down the wire rods y, y, and the cam von the fly-wheel having
released the end of the lever m, the spring lever o will fly back, and all the
parts will return to their original position, as shewn in the Drawing.

page_text: Figures 4, 5,6, and 7,Sheet II., represent another method of carrying out
this object of shuttling the loom without stopping it as is now the case.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of one end of the batten of a loom constructed
according to the present improvement; Figure 5 is a transverse vertical
section of the same; Figure 6 is an elevation of the back of the shuttle box;
and Figure 7 is a sectional plan view thereof. a, a, is the lay sword. b, the
batten. c, the breast beam. d, the shuttle box, which is constructed in such
a manner as to admit of two, three, or more shuttles being placed therein, the
lowermost one being the working one. Instead of the working shuttle, when
spent, being pushed out of the side of the box by a fresh shuttle, as in the
arrangement already described, a plate which forms the bottom of the box is
withdrawn, and the spent shuttle is allowed to drop through a holee, made in
the batten. The hole is partially closed by the moveable plate f, which forms
the bottom of the shuttle box for the shuttle to rest upon, as above mentioned.
This plate is shewn detached at Figure 8, and it, as well as two other
plates and f, are attached to a spring lever or arm g, which is bolted to
the back of the lay sword, as seen best in Figures 5 & 6. The forked lever
of the weft stopper is shewn at a', a¹, and is acted upon by the weft in the
same way as in the former instance. The outer end of the forked lever a' is
connected by a link h to a projecting stud or lever i, which is jointed to a
rod j. To this rod is connected the front side of the sliding plate f, and also
the plate l, both of which move in and out in slots or holes made in front of
the shuttle box. The operation of these parts is as follows:-Supposing the
weft thread to have been thrown across the shed, the forked lever a will, when
the batten beats up, be brought into the position shewn in Figure 5, and the
projecting stud or lever i will be lifted out of the way of the stop-piece m, on
the breast beam c; but if the weft thread fails from any cause, then the forked
lever a', and projecting stud or lever i, will remain in a horizontal position, as
shewn by red lines in Figure 5, and, consequently, the stop pieces m, m, will
come in contact with the projecting stud or lever i, and will push back the
lever i, and the rod j, together with the plates f, f, and f*. The plates f, f¹³,
and f³, which support the shuttles, being thereby forced back, the lower most
shuttle will drop through the batten on to the plate 6, where it will be sus-
pended until the plate is drawn back again into the position shewn in the
Drawings at Figure 5. This will take place when the batten recedes and
allows the spring lever g to push forward the plates f, f', f, as shewn
in Figure 5. The object of this arrangement is to allow the lowermost shuttle
to drop out, and at the same time to support the one uext in succession until
the parts assume their proper positions to continue the weaving. The lower

page_text: plate f, which forms the bottom of the shuttle box, and therefore supports the
bottom or working shuttle, is shewn detached and in plan at Figure 8. The
middle plate fl, which supports the second shuttle and confines the working
shuttle,is shewn detached at Figure 9, and the third plate is shewn at Figure 10.
When the plates f, fi, and f³, are pushed back, as just described, the lower-
most shuttle will fall through the space made in the plate f, on to the platel,
as before mentioned; the second shuttle will also follow it, but the third
will be supported by an extension or projecting part of the plate f², which
comes beneath it. On the batten retiring, the spring lever g will force the
plates f, f, and f, into the position shewn in Figure 5, and then the lower_
most shuttle, which was before supported on the plate 7, will drop through the
hole e in the batten into a basket or other receptacle beneath, and the top
shuttle will drop on to the plate f', after which additional shuttles may as the
loom is working be put into the box d above, so as to be ready for use when
required. In order to adjust the position of the plates f, f, & 12, with
accuracy, set screws n, n, are adapted to the spring levers g, g, as seen in
Figures 5 and 6. The swell of the shuttle box is seen at o, and the bent
lever p, upon which the swell acts (in the usual manner) to stop the loom
when the shuttle does not enter; the box is connected by a short cord or
chain to the rod of the plate (see Figure 8), so that when the latter is forced
back by the drop lever i coming against the stop pieces m, m, on the breast
beam, the swell may be at the same time drawn back so as to allow the
shuttle to drop out of the box and the fresh one to take its place. In order
to allow of this motion, the upper end of the lever p is made to work in a
metal strap at the back of the swell, as seen at 9, Figure 6. The picker which
forces forward the shuttle is seen at r, and is worked from the end of the box
by the picking stick or lever s, to which it is connected by a rod or link t.
In reference to the improved methods above described for shuttling looms
or removing the spent or defective shuttles and replacing them by fresh
shuttles without stopping the loom, I would here observe that, although I
have described two methods of effecting the intended object, I do not mean
or intend to confine myself thereto, as they may doubtless be varied without
departing from the nature and object of the Invention; but 1 claim under
this head changing the shuttles of looms by causing the spent or defective
working shuttle to drop or pass out of the shuttle box and allow a fresh shuttle
to take its place while the loom is in operation.
The second improvement relates to a novel arrangement of parts, whereby
the batten of carpet, velvet, or other looms may be driven at varying speeds,
in other words, the batten may be caused to "dwell," or the speed thereof
or,

page_text: be slackened at a certain part of the stroke in order to allow certain other
operations, such as the introduction into the shed of the warp of the terry
wires or other bodies in the manufacture of carpets, velvets, or other fabrics,
or to give time for the operations of the jacquard apparatus of looms for
figured weaving. This object is effected by means of a peculiar construction
or arrangement of gearing, whereby a "dwell" or slackening of speed may
be produced at every second, third, fourth, or other beat of the batten,
according to the nature of the fabric to be produced. I would here observe
that I am aware that a "dwell" or slackening of speed has already been pro-
duced at a certain point of every beat up or stroke of the batten for the
purpose of giving time to allow the shuttle to pass; I do not, however, wish
to produce this "dwell" at every beat up,but only at certain intervals, leaving
the batten to beat up in the ordinary manner at other times. In Sheet III
of the accompanying Drawings I have shewn a
means of producing a
"dwell," or slackening of speed, at every third beat upof the batten; but a
similar effect may be produced at every second, fourth, or otherb eat up, by
merely altering the relative proportion of the gearing wheels, whereby the
desired object is effected. Figure 11 represents a front view of the gearing
as attached to the side of a loom, which is indicated by the line 1, 2.
Figure 12 is a side view of the same. a is the driving shaft, on which are
mounted fast and loose pulleys b, b, as usual. On this shaft a is a driving
wheel or pinion c, which gears into a large spur wheel 2, on the side of which
is a toothed segment e, of say forty teeth, which at stated intervals is made to
gear into a pinion f of twenty teeth on the crank shaft g, which drives the
batten in the ordinary manner. By this means the pinion makes two revo
lutions while in gear with the toothed segment e.
pinion fare shewn in Figure 12 by red lines.
mounted an oval-toothed wheel h, of say thirty teeth which gears into a
toothed segment i, of the same number of teeth, and mounted on the same
shaft as the spur wheel d and the other toothed segment e, as seen best in
Figure 11, and consequently the oval wheel / will only make one revolution
while in gear with the segment i, and therefore although the intermediate
shaft d always rotates at a constant and regular speed, the crank shaft g will,
while the oval wheel h remains in gear with the segment i,be one third longer
in making a revolution than when the wheel is in gear with the segmente.
It will be seen, upon referring to Figure 11, that the two segments e andi are
fixed in opposite directions on the same shaft de, and they are arranged in
such manner that when the teeth of the upper segment e are leaving the
pinion, then the teeth of the segment i are entering the teeth of the oval
The spur wheel d and
On the crank shaft 9 is

page_text: wheel h. Now, as the driving wheel c and spur wheel d always rotate at a
regular speed, it will be seen that the segment e having double the number
of teeth of the pinion f, will drive it two revolutions, and cause the crank
shaft g to rotate at a regular speed and the batten to beat up in the usual
manner; but when the segmente leaves the pinion f, and the other segment i
takes into and drives the oval wheel h, as shewn at Figures 11 and 12, then
the speed of the crank shaft g is gradually slackened, as the segment i and
the oval wheel h have the same number of teeth (that is thirty each) while
the pinion f has only twenty.
In reference to this improvement in looms, I claim the application of an
arrangement of gearing whereby a "dwell" or slackening of speed of the
crank shaft of looms for weaving may be produced at every second, third,
fourth, or other stroke of the batten.
The next improvement under this head of the Invention has for its object
to facilitate the introduction into the shed of the warp of a wire or any other
rigid or flexible material, for the purpose of producing a terry or other pattern
on the cloth. The improvement consists in the employment of a tube or
grooved bar, which is (when required) introduced into the shed from one side
of the loom for the purpose of reciving from the other side of the loom the
wire or other flexible material whereby the proposed pattern is to be produced.
Figure 15, Sheet IV., is a front elevation of a loon, with the improvement
adapted thereto, a, a, a, a, is the framework of the loom; b, b, the batten;
c, c, the lay swords; d, d, the work roller; e, e, the reed; f, f, the shuttle
boxes; and g, g, the picking sticks for working the shuttles. The tube for
facilitating the introduction of the wires or other material is shewn ath,h. It
is mounted and works in guides fixed on the top of the shuttle box. The
inner end of this tube is trumpet-mouthed, in order to allow the ends of the
wires to enter more easily, and the outer end thereof is connected by a pin i,
to the upper end of the picking stick j, j, which has a slot made therein to
receive the pin i. The picking lever j,j, is actuated by a cam placed below,
and driven by any convenient mechanical contrivance connected with the main
shaft of the loom. It is importaut, however, to observe that the cam which
acts on the picking leverj, j, for the purpose of working the tube h, should
be of such a form as to drive the tube h quickly into the shed, but to slacken
the speed thereof just at the end of the stroke both in entering and retreating,
otherwise the jar produced by a too sudden stop might derange the machinery.
The operation of the several parts is as follows:-When the cam acts on the
picking lever h it will push forward the tube into the shed until the trumpet-
mouth of the tube reaches a hole in the shuttle box at the opposite side, from

page_text: which a wire is protruded and deposited in the tube h, which is then drawn
back, and in so doing will leave the wire in the shed to be beaten up by the
reed. The introduction of the wire into the shed may be effected by any of
the mechanism usually employed for that purpose. I have not, however,
thought it necessary to describe such mechanism, as any of the plans known
or in use may be employed for the purpose, and adapted to the present
improvement by any intelligent mechanic; it is only therefore necessary to
remark that the actions of the mechanism for pushing forward the wire, and
that for introducing the tube h into the shed to receive the wire, should be so
timed, that immediately the trumpet mouth of the tube reaches the opposite
side, the wire may be projected into it so that no time may be lost; no dwell
of the tube being allowed for the introduction of the wire into the tube
beyond the slight slacking of speed above mentioned.
In reference to this improvement, I claim the use and application, as
above described, of a tube or other analogous contrivance for facilitating the
introduction into the shed of a wire or other material for the purpose above
set forth. I do not, however, intend to confine myself to the mechanism
above shewn and set forth, whereby the tube or other equivalent contrivance
may be moved backwards and forwards across the shed, or other arrange-
ments may be employed for effecting the same object.
The fourth and last improvement under this head of the Invention relates
to a means of producing a selvage by a self-acting temple, and is shewn in
Sheet III. Fig. 13 is a plan view of so much of a loom as is necessary to
explain the nature and object of the present improvement, and Figure 14 is a
sectional elevation of the same. The selvage is produce 1 by two pins / with
bent points. These pins are made by preference of steel, and are fixed on a
horizontal rod or shaft I, which is mounted in bearings m, m, on the breast
beam. A rocking motion is communicated to this rod by means of the
cords n, o, and springs p, q, for the purpose of introducing the points of the
pins into the selvage, and withdrawing them therefrom when required.
The cord n is coiled round and attached by one end to the rod l, and by the
opposite end to the upper extremity of the flat spring p, which is fixed on to
the lay sword, as seen best in Figure 14. The tension of this spring firmly
holds the points of the steel pins k in the selvage while the shuttle is passing
through the shed, and by this means the weft thread passes round the point,
and prevents the selvage from being drawn in irregularly. When the batten
beats up,
the cord n becomes slackened, as shewn by the dotted lines n¹ in
Figure 14, and the coiled spring q, and cord o, which is wound round the rod
or shaft, then comes into action, and, by pulling the rod round on its axis,

page_text: the cordo draws the points of the pins / out of the work,as shewn by the
dotted lines, but when the batten again retires the spring k and cord n will
again draw down the points of the pins, as shewn in the Figure. In order to
regulate the depth to which the points of the pins k should enter the selvage,
an adjustable block or piece r is fixed at the back of the breast beam,and its
height may be regulated by means of screws which pass through a slot made
therein. It will be seen, on referring to the plan view, Figure 13, that the
pins & are fixed by set screws in sockets made in the boss , through which
the rod 7 passes, and on which they may be slidden and secured by set screws
at any point along the rod according to the width of the cloth to be woven.
Although I have described a convenient means for introducing the pins or
points around which the weft thread is passed to form a selvage, yet I do not
intend to confine myself to the peculiar arrangement of parts herein shewn,
whereby this object may be effected, as a variety of mechanical contrivances
may be devised; but I claim, in reference to this part of the Invention,
the formation of a selvage by means of pins or points, which are
alternately raised out of and lowered into the selvage edge of the cloth
by any convenient mechanical contrivance,and around which pins or points
the weft threads are caused to pass as they traverse through the sheds
across the loom.
The second part of the Invention relates to a novel mode of printing,
coloring, or marking carpets, paper, or other fabrics. It is well known that
stencilling by flat plates is effected by means of very thin sheets of copper or
other material, out of which the letters, pattern, or device desired to be pro-
duced on the fabric are cut. This metal or other plate, with the letters or
devices thus cut out, is then applied to the surface of the fabric, and a brush
dipped in any desired color is passed over it, thus producing on the fabric the
marks, letters, or device cut out of the plate, and which will appear imme-
diately the plate is removed. This part of the present Invention has precisely
the same object, but instead of performing the operation by hand it is effected
by mechanical means, and can therefore be applied to manufacturing pur-
poses, such as the printing or coloring of paper,carpeting, and various fabrics
for which it may be applicable.
Figure 16, Sheet V., is a side elevation of the machine; Figure 17, a
vertical section taken perpendicularly to the axes of the cylinders; Figure 18
is also a vertical section taken in the direction of the axis of the printing
cylinder. Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all these
Figures. The machine is composed of a cast-iron framing A, on one side of
which is mounted the printing roller B, consisting of a thin sheet of copper or

page_text: other suitable material, having the required design cut out in it. This sheet is
fixed at each end to copper or cast-iron collars G, which collar serve as its
axis, and are furnished with teeth at the part D, for the purpose of receiving
motion from a wheel M, mounted on the axis of the cylinder E, and also for
the purpose of communicating motion to various cylinders herein-after men-
tioned. The printing cylinder B revolves in bearings C, and is mounted
therein in such a manner as to be easily removable when it is required to be
changed. The pressing roller E is represented as being made of cast-iron,
although any other suitable material may be made to answer the purpose
equally well. This roller E is mounted upon an iron shaft a, supported at
each end in bearings, which are capable (as shewn by the dotted lines in
Figure 16) of being raised or lowered in order to regulate the pressure of the
Cylinder against the printing roller. The shaft a is provided either with fast
and loose pullies, or a winch handle,according to whether it is to be actuated
by power or manual labor. Inside the cylinder B is mounted the roller F,
partly immersed in the vessel L, which is filled with color. This roller turns
in bearings on the standards N*, to which the vessel L is fixed. The roller G¹
takes up the color from the roller F, and supplies it to the interior of the
pattern cylinder B, by which means the color will pass through the open work
pattern, and be deposited upon the fabric which passes between the pressing
cylinder E and the pattern cylinder B, as shewu in the Drawing. A third
roller H is also mounted inside the pattern cylinder,and serves to wipe off any
color which may remain after the printing operation. The rollers I, K, are
mounted outside, and, having and endless band passing round them, serve to
cleanse the outer surface of the cylinder B.
These several rollers are actuated in the followingmanner:-On oneend of
the shaft a of the cylinder E is mounted a toothed wheel N, which, by means
of the wheelwork P and Q,communicates rotary motion to the rollers G and F
in the required direction. On each end of the shaft of the roller I is mounted
toothed wheels R, which receive motion from the toothed ring D of the
cylinder B. A second wheel S, mounted near the wheel R, takes into the
wheel T,inounted on the extremity of the shaft of the roller H; by this means
motion is communicated to the whole series of rollers. The rollers G¹ and H
are provided with doctors b, c, to clear them from any superfluous color.
These doctors are adjustable, and may therefore be caused to press with
any required degree of force upon the rollers, so as to remove a greater or
less quantity of color. The bearings of the rollers G¹ and H are also ad-
justable as regards their pressure against the surface of the cylinder B
When it is required to print or dye on the fabric one color all over its

page_text: surface without any pattern, the roller G only is employed, the stencil roller
B being in that case dispensed with.
In Sheet VI. I have shewn a modification of the plan just described, in
which a flat plate is employed in place of the cylinder shewn in Sheet V.
Figure 19 represents a side elevation of the machine; Figure 20 a lon-
gitudinal section, and Figure 21 a transverse section taken through the
axis of the pressing cylinder.
Similar letters are marked upon correspond-
ing parts in all these Figures.
The principal difference between this machine and the preceding arrange-
ment just described consists in cutting out the pattern or design on asheet or
plate, which is laid out flat instead of being formed into a cylinder; in both
cases, however, the required pattern is cut out in the sheet metal in the
manner of a stencil plate. A represents the cast-iron framing of the machine,
on which is mounted the wooden table B, on this table the stencil plate a is
laid out flat. C are moveable frames, having bearings for the shafts of the
rollers D, E, F, G, H; below these moveable frames are fixed the two racks I,
having motion communicated to them by the pinions J mounted on the driving
shaft K; this shaft is provided at one extremity with a pulley L, which, by
means of a driving band, communicates motion to the pulley M, mounted upon
the shaft of the roller E; the driving band passes round the fixed pulley N to
the pulley L. The roller D turns in the vessel P containing the coloring
matter, and by its rotation transfers the coloring matter from the vessel P to
the roller E, from which it is taken by the roller F, and deposited upon the
flat perforated plate a by the rotation of the pinion J, taking into the rack I.
The frame C and all the rollers are carried from left to right, or vice versa,
according to the direction of rotation of the pinion J, by which means the
roller F is caused to pass over the whole surface of the plate a, which it will
have done on arriving at the other end of the table B. The projecting guide
piece R (cast in one piece with the frame C) is then made to ascend one of
the inclined planes Q, which raises the frame C; by this means the rollers F,
together with the doctor rollers G, H, will be raised out of contact with the
plate a. At the same time the guide piece R will come in contact with the
crank lever b, and by depressing it will raise its other arm d, which being
under the plate a, will raise this latter; the same effect will be produced at
the other extremity by means of the levers f and rod g. On the plate a
being raised up from the printed fabric, a fresh quantity will be fed in under
it to be operated upon.
The table B is provided with friction rollers h for the frame C to run
upon, thereby rendering its motion easy.

page_text: It will of course be understood that I do not confine myself to the peculiar
construction or arrangement of machinery above described for carrying out
this part of the Invention, as they may doubtless be modified as regards their
construction and operation without departing from the nature and object of
the present improvements; but I claim the use and application to a self-
acting printing machine for printing various fabrics of a curved or plain
surface in which the pattern, figure, or design to be printed is cut out after
the manner of a stencil plate, as above shown and described. I also claim the
employment of an elastic roller for applying the color to such perforated
surfaces, for the purpose of performing the office of the ordinary brush by
mechanical means.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Newton, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
WILLIAM (L.S.) NEWTON.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Twenty-eighth day of October,
in the year of our Lord 1852, the aforesaid William Newton came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according
to the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord