İM- PROVEMENTS IN FORMING SELVEDGES ON CLOTH AND FABRICS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Ernest Posselt, of the Firm of E. Posselt & Co., of Chapel
Lane, Bradford, in the County of York, Merchants, for the Invention of "İM-
PROVEMENTS IN FORMING SELVEDGES ON CLOTH AND FABRICS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Ernest Posselt at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st December 1876.
ERNEST POSSELT, of the Firm of E. Posselt & Co., of Chapel Lane, Bradford, in
the County of York, Merchants. "IMPROVEMENTS IN FORMING SELVEDGES ON
CLOTH AND FABRICS."
My Invention relates to employing gold, silver, or other suitable metal threads
or wires, also threads covered or partly covered with metal threads or wires for
forming the selvedges of cloth and fabrics. For this purpose, instead of making
the edges of cloth and fabrics where they are closed by complicating the threads
and of the same material as the pieces, I weave in the threads or wires of gold,
silver, or other suitable metal or threads covered or partly covered with gold, silver,
or other metal; these threads are woven close, open, in stripes, or of any required
design and width.
When the pieces of cloth or fabrics are dyed the selvedge resists the action of
the coloured dye material, giving a rich appearance to the pieces or fabrics.
I also make the selvedges of umbrellas and parasols with selvedges, as herein-
before described, forming rich borders.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Ernest Posselt in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 26th May
1877.
ERNEST POSSELT, of the Firm of E. Posselt & Co., of Chapel Lane, Bradford,
in the County of York, Merchants. "IMPROVEMENTS IN FORMING SELVEDGES ON
CLOTH AND FABRICS."

page_text: The said Invention relates to employing gold, silver, or other metal threads or
wires, also threads covered or partly covered with metal threads or wires for
forming the selvedges of cloth and fabrics. For this purpose, instead of making
the edges of cloth and fabrics where they are closed by complicating the threads
and of the same material as the pieces, I weave in wires or specially spun threads
of gold, silver, or of other inetal or threads made of vegetable or animal fibres (by
preférence animal) covered or partly covered with gold, silver, or any other metal;
these threads are woven close, open, in stripes, or of any required design and
width.
When the pieces of cloth or fabrics are dyed the selvedges resist the action of
the coloured dye material and the finishing process, giving a rich appearance to the
pieces of fabrics.
I also make the selvedges of umbrellas and parasols, as herein-before described,
thus forming rich borders.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, I will now proceed to fully
describe the manner of performing the same.
In forming selvedges on cloth, fabrics, and umbrella and parasol cloth, instead of
making the edges where they are closed by complicating the threads and of the
same material as the pieces, I weave in by preference woollen or animal fibre
threads, especially spun as herein-after described; these threads are woven close,
open, in stripes, or of any improved design and width.
When the fabrics or cloths are dyed or finished the selvedges resist the action of
the coloured dye materials, and the threads by the elasticity of the specially spun
threads prevent the metal threads breaking or contracting the fabrics; these
selvedges give a rich appearance to the pieces or fabrics, and serve as a trade mark
to manufacturers and merchants.
The woollen or animal fibre threads are spun soft, i.c., with very little twist,
which allows of the pressing in of the gold, silver, or metal wires or threads after
having been wrapped or spun round the woollen soft spun threads, which is done
by passing them through steel rollers.
The gold or metal threads are first made round and afterwards flattened thin
through rollers, and these threads or wires are then spun or wrapped round the
fibrous threads, and passed through steel rollers, which press the metal in the
threads. These animal or fibrous threads thus especially spun by the elasticity
they possess prevent the metal covered threads from breaking or contracting the
fabrics.
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Having thus described my improvements, and the best means I am acquainted
with for carrying the same into effect, what I claim is,―
Firstly. The employment of especially spun woollen or animal fibre threads
covered or partly covered with gold, silver, or other suitable metal threads, giving
elasticity and preventing the metal covered threads from breaking or contracting
the fabrics or selvedges, substantially as herein described.
Secondly. The forming of selvedges on cloth and fabrics with gold, silver, or any
suitable metal threads or threads covered or partly covered with metal threads, sub-
stantially as herein described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Ernest Posselt, have hereto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand
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Witness,
LOUIS BOUSSARD,
25, Boulevard Ornano, in Paris..
ERNEST POSSELT. (L.S.)