Improvements in Fur Trimmings.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1892-Accepted, 5th June, 1892
TRUVIDIONAL DICITICATION.
Improvements in Fur Trimmings.
We WILLIAM LISLE WILLIAMS, WILLIAM WOODTHORPE WILLIAMS, and
ALFRED EARLY, all of 53 Bread Street in the City of London Trimming Manu-
facturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention refers to a new method or process for the production or manu-
facture of fur trimmings, whereby when the trimming is manufactured, it is
arched, curved, or of oval form, instead of presenting a flat appearance on the
surface as heretofore.
The skin to be mounted is cut to the shape or form required, and a strip of
linen or other suitable fabric is provided of a length corresponding with that of
the fur to be mounted, and in width in accordance with the extent or degree of the
archness or curvature to be given to the trimming. This strip is laid on the fur
side of the skin, the edges folded back and stitched or machined at each edge of
the skin the whole length thereof, with or without a metal rod being inserted
between the fabric and the fur, and thus bringing the skin edges more or less near
to one another in accordance with the width of the linen strip. The metal. rod,
when such is used, is then removed, and the skin with the fur thereon is turned
inside out by a guide string attached to the further end, and passing through to
the opposite end, thus bringing the fur outside, which then presents a rounded,
arched, curved, or oval surface with a fabric base, and by which latter the trimming
is connected to any article required. As the skin is turned inside out, the wadding
or padding is automatically inserted between the skin and the fabric, and the ends
fastened.
By our invention the trimming is arched, curved, or oval, on the fur surface, and
without the objectionable central seam (instead of presenting a flat appearance, and
shewing in most skins an unsightly central scam, as is usually the case) while it is
securely held in position on the garment to which it is applied by the fabric centre
or base, and no leather or seams are visible.
Dated this 21st dove of Tamu 1000
BREWER & SON,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fur Trimmings.
We, WILLIAM LISLE WILLIAMS, WILLIAM WOODTHORPE WILLIAMS, and
ALFRED EARLY, all of 53 Bread Street in the City of London, Trimming Manu-
facturers, 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 :-
Our invention refers to a new method or process for the production or manu-
facture of fur trimmings whereby, when the trimming is manufactured it
arched, curved, or of oval form instead of presenting a flat appearance on the
surface as heretofore, and the invention will be fully understood by describing same
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The skin to be mounted is cut to the shape or form required; such a piece of
skin is shewn in cross section at Fig. 1, and a strip of linen or other suitable fabric
is provided, such as is shewn at Fig. 2 in section and of a length corresponding
with that of the fur to be mounted and in width in accordance with the extent or
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page_text: degree of the archuess or curvature to be given to the trimming. This strip is
laid on the fur side of the skin, the edges folded back as shewn at Figs. 2 and 3
and stitched or machined at each edge of the skin the whole length thereof, as
shewn in longitudinal back elevation at Fig. 4 and in vertical cross section at Fig. 5,
which latter is a view taken through the line X. Y. of Fig. 4, with or without a
metal rod being inserted between the fabric and the fur, such a metal rod being
shewn by dotted lines at Figs. 4 and 5. The edges of the skin are thus brought
more or less near to one another in accordance with the width of the linen strip.
The metal rod, when such is used, is then removed, and the skin with the fur
thereon is turned inside out by a guide string a attached to the further end b, as
shewn at Fig. 4, and passing through to the opposite end c, being pulled, and thus
bringing the fur outside as shewn by the side elevation at Fig. 6 and vertical
section Fig. 7, taken on the line X¹ Y¹ of Fig. 6, the trimming then presenting a
rounded, arched, curved, or oval surface with a fabric base, and by which latter
the trimming is connected to any article required. As the skin is turned inside
out, the wadding or padding is fed in, whereby it becomes, as it were automatically
inserted between the skin and the fabric, and the ends fastened.
By our invention the trimming is arched, curved, or oval on the fur surface as
shewn by Figs. 6 and 7 and without the usually objectionable central seam (instead
of presenting a flat appearance and shewing in most skins an unsightly central
seam as is usually the case) while it is securely held in position on the garment to
which it is applied by the fabric centre or base, and no leather or seams are
visible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. The method of mounting fur trimmings, consisting in applying a fabric back
to the fur face of a piece of fur, stitching the said fabric to the edges of the
leather, and then turning the tube so formed inside out, whereby the trimming
presents an arched, curved, or oval form or appearance, all substantially as and for
the purposes herein set forth.
2. In mounting fur trimmings as claimed by Claim 1, the employment of a
string a or the like, whereby the trimming may he reversed or turned inside out
and the padding or wadding inserted substantially as set forth.
3. In mounting fur trimming as claimed by Claim 1, the employment of a bar
to form a core over which the trimming may be reversed, as set forth.
4. The new or improved fur trimming substantially as described.
Dated this 20th day of May 1905
BREWER & SON,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for Applicants.