Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1894
Complete Specification Lett, 3rd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1595
1 MARION TIBBITTS of 1 Ferndale Villas Carlton Road New Southgate in the
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My new or improved thimble is designed for the purpose of doing away with the
necessity of using the scissors while sewing with worsted, cotton, thread or other
material.
In realizing my idea I have designed a thimble containing a small slot or cylinder
of sufficient size and shape to allow of the worsted cotton thread or other material
passing underneath. Inside this slot or cylinder is a knife or cutter.
By motion
of the finger on which is the thimble, the cotton thread or worsted passes into the
slot or cylinder and is severed.
The slot or cylinder is so shaped as to prevent its being of the slightest
obstruction, and will not catch the material in use at the same time the cotton
thread or worsted can when required be severed close to the work.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1894.
1 MARION TIBBITTS of 1 Ferndale Villas, Carlton Road, New Southgate in the
County of Middlesex 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 :-
My new or improved thimble is designed for the purpose of doing away with the
necessity of using the scissors while sewing with worsted, cotton, thread or other
material.
In realizing my idea I have designed a thimble with a minute projection or
cylinder of sufficient size and shape on which is attached a knife or cutter such
projection or cylinder allowing the worsted, cotton or thread to pass over or under-
neath. By motion of the finger on which is the thimble the cotton thread or
worsted passes across the knife or cutter and is severed. The projection or
cylinder is so shaped as to prevent its being of the slightest obstruction, and will
not catch the material in use, at the same time the cotton worsted or thread can
when required he severed close to the work.
In order that my invention may be easily understood and readily carried into
practice will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
sheet of drawings.

page_text: Figure 2. is an enlarged view of the projection or cylinder with the knife or
cutter attached as shewn in Figure 1.
Referring to Figure 1. A indicates the thimble B the minute projection or
cylinder holding the knife or cutter.
Referring to Figure 2, C, indicates the knife or cutter.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that I claim.
1. A new or improved thimble for doing away with the necessity of using the
scissors for the purpose of severing the worsted, cotton or thread while sewing,
consisting of parts A, B and C substantially in the manner hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
2. The combination of a thimble and minute projection or cylinder, such
projection or cylinder holding a knife or cutter substantially in the manner and for
the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
anuexed.
M. TIBBITTS.