Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 18th May, 1888
. Complete Accepted, 22nd June, 1888
I, CHARLES VERO of Atherstone in the County of Warwick Hat Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Complaints have always been urged by the wearer against silk hats made on
gossamer bodies or foundations on account of their excessive hardness at the band of
the hat or that portion that fits the head and many devices of cushions pads &c. have
been adopted to mitigate the discomfort complained of. My invention removes the
cause of the discomfort. I make the crown of the hat in the usual manner either of
gossamer or gossamer cork lined and with or without a consolidated lining of satin or
other material and cover it with silk plush in the usual manner. I cut it at the band
to the arch required. The brim I make of felt either of fur or wool or a mixture of
both and after it is felted I proof as required for flexibility with spirit or alkali proof.
and dye the brim to the color desired for the underneath of brim. The brim is blocked.
steamed or pressed in the arched shape and is turned up on the side crown for a width
of about one inch to fit inside the silk crown. The top side of the brim is sand papered
to the substance required and it is coated with albumen or india rubber solution to
carry the varnish for securing the plush to the top side. The silk may also be coated
with india rubber solution to more effectually secure it to the top side of the felt brim.
The brim is finished in the usual manner and the crown secured by stitching or
metal fastenings. The curling and shaping may be done in the usual manner.
sometimes insert a steel wire arched to the required shape to hold the brim more
securely in shape or I proof the outer edge of the felt brim extra to secure this object
or leave the felt thicker at edge to effect the same purpose. By this invention I am.
enabled to produce silk hats with their exact appearance but as flexible and easy at the
brow or band as a felt hat.
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CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Silk Hats.
I, CHARLES VERO, of Atherstone, in the County of Warwick, Hat Manufacturer,
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:—
Complaints have always been urged by the wearer against silk hats made on
gossamer bodies or foundations on account of their excessive hardness at the band of
the hat or that portion that fits the head and many devices of cushions pads &c. have
been adopted to mitigate the discomfort complained of. My invention removes the
cause of the discomfort. I make the crown of the hat in the usual manner either of
gossamer or gossamer cork lined (and with or without a consolidated lining of satin or
other material) and cover it with silk plush in the usual manner. I cut it at the band
to the arch required.
The brim I make of felt either of fur or wool or a mixture of both. I proceed as
when making a felt hat only I produce it without crown. The brim after it is felted
I proof as required for flexibility with spirit or alkali proof and dye the brim to the
color desired for the underneath of brim. The brim is blocked as when dealing with
a complete hat; it is steamed or pressed in the arched shape and is turned up on the
side crown for a width of about one inch to fit inside the silk crown. The top side of
the brim is sand papered to the substance required and it is coated with albumen to
carry the varnish for securing the plush to the top side. The brim is then covered
with the silk plush. India rubber cement may be used in place of the ordinary varnish
for attaching the plush. The silk may also be coated with india rubber solution to
more effectually secure it to the top side of the felt brim. The brim is finished in the
usual manner. The crown is afterwards secured to it by stitching or metal fastenings
beneath the band. The curling and shaping of the brim may be done in the usual
manner. I sometimes insert a steel wire arched to the required shape (such as is now
often used in felt hats) to hold the brim more securely in shape. Or I proof the
outer edge of the felt brim extra to secure this object or leave the felt thicker at edge
to effect the same purpose. By this invention I am enabled to produce silk hats
with their exact appearance but as flexible and easy at the brow or band as a
felt hat.
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 :-
1. A compound hat substantially as described with crown of gossamer and brim of
felt as set forth.
2. The process substantially as described for the manufacture of compound hats with
crown of gossamer and brim of felt as set forth.