Substitute for Leather and for other Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Substitute for Leather and for other Purposes.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN, of the General Patent Office, No 4, South
Street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agent do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for "THE MANUFACTURE OF AN IMPROVED
MATERIAL TO BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEATHER AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
"
(a communication from Alfred Buckingham, of 46 Rue de Terre Neuve, Brussels,
in the Kingdom of Belgium,) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the treatment of what are known as leather boards
hitherto chiefly used in the manufacture of heel stiffeners or counters for boots and
shoes and jacquard cards whereby I produce a material suitable as a substitute for
leather in the manufacture of portmanteaus and such like articles usually made
from leather and also applicable for furniture, decorative purposes, for the manu-
facture of panels and other similar articles in which it can advantageously replace
wood, leather for covering chairs, or for fancy articles generally.
For this purpose I employ forms, presses and sawing machinery in order to
emboss or fret the leather boards or otherwise emboss the same and I then varnish,
lacquer, or colour the same with alcoholic varnish or other suitable varnishes or
colours in order to give the material the appearance of stamped or embossed leather
or plain lacquered leather as the case may be.
The improved material is waterproof and I propose to call it "Cuirette."

page_text: Substitute for Leather and for other Purposes.
I GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN of the General Patent Office, No 4 South
Street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agent do hereby declare the
nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by Alfred Buckingham of
46 Rue de Terre Neuve Brussels in the Kingdom of Belgium) and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to the treatment of what are known as leather boards
hitherto chiefly used in the manufacture of heel stiffeners or counters for boots and
shoes and jacquard cards whereby I produce a material suitable as a substitute for
leather in the manufacture of portmanteaus and such like articles usually made
from leather and also applicable for furniture and decorative purposes for the
manufacture of panels and other similar articles in which it can advantageously
replace wood, leather for covering chairs, or for fancy articles generally.
For this purpose I employ forms or dies, presses and sawing machinery in order
to emboss or fret the leather boards or otherwise emboss the same and I then varnish,
lacquer or colour the same with alcoholic varnish or other suitable varnishes or
colours in order to give the material the appearance of stamped or embossed leather
or plain leather as the case may be.
The improved material is waterproof and I propose to call it "Cuirette."
Amongst the articles in the manufacture of which my improved material can be
advantageously employed may be mentioned the following, videlicet Portmanteaus,
trunks, travellers' sample cases, travelling cases, hat boxes, bonnet boxes, rifle cases,
music cases musical instrument cases, pocket and travelling requisites, cigar cases,
school bags, saddle bags, wallets, game or shooting bags and pouches, portfolios,
wrappers for barristers and solicitors, jewel caskets or boxes, memorandum books,
scrap books and other like articles and book binding generally, saddlery and harness
making, sheath or scabbard making, manufacture of imitation morocco leather,
stationary cases and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is,―
The manufacture and use of an improved material (applicable as a substitute for
leather and for other purposes) by treating leather boards substantially in the
manner. described.