An Improved Case for Holding Sewing Materials.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Case for Holding Sewing Materials.
We, HAMILTON ROGERS, and CHARLES L. BEARD, both of 324 12th Street,
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, U.S.A. Inventors, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to devices for holding in small compass thread, needles,
wax, thimble, and buttons; and the object of the same is to produce an improved
device of this character.
A casing is provided which may be of any suitable size and material, but is
preferably between two and three inches in length, and about an inch in diameter, and
has a cover removably closing at its upper end. Within this casing may be located
buttons, and a spindle. The said spindle comprises a hollow shank adapted to
contain needles, an enlarged ring, which is recessed at its lower face so as to contain
wax, and which has incisions or cuts in its sides, and a conical or tapered upper
end upon which a thimble may be removably seated, and which, when in place will
cover the upper cork.
Spools of twist or a spool of thread may be slipped onto the hollow shank and
passed upwardly against the wax-cup or ring. The whole is of a size to be passed
into the casing and of a length to permit a few buttons to be located in the bottom
of said casing.
The device forms a convenient and handy receptacle for buttons, thread,
needles, wax, and the thimble. When desired to use the same the cover is removed
and the contents poured out. The thimble is taken off the tapered portion, one
cork taken out, and the proper needle selected, the points of the needles being
preferably stuck onto this cork, so that they will be withdrawn therewith. The
thread or twist may be drawn from the spool or spools with or without removing
the latter from the hollow shank, and when it is desired to wax the thread the
latter is drawn through one of the cuts or incisions in the wax-cup.
This device will be found handy and serviceable, the articles needed are in
small compass and can be readily found when wanted, and the entire device can be
stored in a drawer or in a valise, as when travelling.
Dated this 11th day of May 1892
W. H. MUNNs,
Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Case for Holding Sewing Materials.
We HAMILTON ROGERS and CHARLES LYMAN BEARD both of 324, 12th Street,
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio U.S.A. Inventors, 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 :-
This invention relates to devices for holding in small compass thread, needles,
wax thimble and buttons; and the object of the same is to produce an improved
device of this character.
To this end the invention consists in the specific details of construction herein-
after more fully described and claimed and as illustrated on the sheet of drawings,
wherein
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the case complete.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the spindle removed, showing two spools of twist
and a thimble thereon.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spindle with the spools and thimble removed
and looking slightly from the under side so as to show the wax.
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Fig. 4 is.a considerably enlarged central vertical section of all the parts
assembled.
Referring to the said drawings the letter C designates a casing which may be of
any suitable size and material, but is preferably between two and three inches in
length and about an inch in diameter and has a cover C¹ removably closing its
open upper end.
Within this casing may be located buttons B and a spindle I. The said spindle
comprises a hollow shauk H adapted to contain needles N and having corks K
closing its ends to prevent the loss of, the needles, an enlarged ring R which is
recessed on its lower face so as to contain wax W, and which has incisions or cuts
in its sides, and a conical or tapered upper end t, upon which a thimble T may be
removably seated, and which when in place will cover the upper cork. SS designates
spools of twist in the present case, although it might be a single spool of thread
and such spools are slipped on to the hollow shank H and passed upwardly
against the wax cup or ring R. The whole is of a size to be passed into the casing
and of a length to permit a few buttons B to be located in the bottom of the said
casing.
The device forms a convenient and handy receptacle for buttons, thread, needles,
wax and the thimble. When desired to use the same, the cover C¹ is removed and
the contents poured out. The thimble is taken off the tapered portion, one cork
taken out and the proper needle selected the points of the needles being preferably
stuck into this cork so that they will be withdrawn therewith.
The thread or twist may be drawn from the spool or spools with or without
removing the latter from the hollow shank, and when it is desired to wax the
thread the latter is drawn through one of the cuts or incisions in the wax-cup.
This device will be found handy and serviceable, the articles needed are within
small compass, and can be readily found when wanted and the entire device can be
stored in a drawer or valise, as when travelling. We do not limit ourselves to the
proportions of parts nor to the materials and considerable change in the details of
construction may be indulged in without departing from the essential principle of
our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a device of the character described a spindle comprising a shank of a size
to fit the bore of a spool, and an enlarged ring on the shank near one end having a
recess in the side facing toward the other end, the sides of said ring being provided
with incisions each and all as and for the purposes set forth.
2. In a device of the character described a spindle comprising a shank of a size
to fit the bore of a spool and an enlarged ring thereon near one end and having a
wax-holding recess in the side facing toward the other end as and for the purposes
set forth.
3. In a device of the character described, a spindle comprising a shank of a size
to fit the bore of the spool, the shank being tubular, corks in the ends thereof,
and an enlarged ring on the shank near one end having a recess in the side facing
toward the other end, the outer wall of said ring being provided with an incision as
and for the purpose set forth.
W. H. MUNNS,
Applicants' Agent.