AN IMPROVED METHOD OF MAKING UP THE LEGS OF TROUSERS AND COMBINING THE LININGS THEREWITH AT ONE OPERATION
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Wills trading as Charles Wills and Company
39 to 45 Victoria Street and. Thomas Street in the City and County of
Bristol Manufacturer and Warehouseman for an Invention of AN IMPROVED
METHOD OF MAKING UP THE LEGS OF TROUSERS AND COMBINING THE LININGS
THEREWITH AT ONE OPERATION
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Wills at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th February 1883.
CHARLES WILLS trading as Charles Wills and Company 39 to 45 Victoria Street
and Thomas Street in the City and County of Bristol Manufacturer and Ware-
houseman. "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF MAKING UP THE LEGS OF TROUSERS AND
COMBINING THE LININGS THEREWITH AT ONE OPERATION
"
The object of this Invention is to combine the lining to the legs of trousers and
the like at one operation whereby the lining is kept in close contact and free from
wrinkles and is also prevented becoming baggy or loose at the lower parts as with
those at present made.
Hitherto the lining and exteriors or outer fabric of which trousers and the like
are made have been sewn up as separate articles as far as the side seams are
concerned, and these two articles so made or prepared have been arranged to fit,
thus necessitating several and distinct operations and demanding an unnecessary
amount of labour besides occupying much time. Now according to my Invention
I cut the linings and the fabrics in the ordinary manner and I lay the two plys of
outer fabric together one upon the other and then lay the two linings on two half
linings one on the other and upon the two plys of outer fabric and sew the edges
of the four plys of fabric together by one sewing, the linings of each leg are then
turned inside out, that is to say, the one half lining of one leg is turned out from
the other half lining and upon the two plys of the outer fabric after which the
upper and lower seams are finished in the ordinary way.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Wills in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th August
1883.
CHARLES WILLS trading as Charles Wills and Company 39 to 45 Victoria Street
and Thomas Street in the City of Bristol Manufacturer and Warehouseman AN
IMPROVED METHOD OF MAKING UP THE LEGS OF TROUSERS AND COMBINING THE
LININGS THEREWITH AT ONE OPERATION
The object of this invention is to combine the lining with the mole, cord, or
other material forming the legs of trousers and the like at one operation whereby
the lining is kept in close contact at all parts of the legs and free from wrinkles
and is also prevented becoming baggy or loose at the lower parts as with those
trousers at present made
Hitherto the linings and the exterior or outer fabric of which trousers and the
like are made have been sewn up as separate articles as far as the side seams are
concerned and these two articles so made or prepared have been arranged to fit
thus necessitating several and distinct operations and demanding an unnecessary
amount of labour besides occupying much time
Now according to my invention I cut the linings and the fabrics in the ordinary
manner and I lay the two plys of outer fabric together one upon the other and
then lay the two linings or two half linings one on the other and upon the two
plys of outer fabric and sew the edges of the four plys of fabric together by one
sewing.
The linings of each leg are then turned inside out that is to say the one half
lining of one leg is turned out from the other half lining and upon the two plys of
the outer fabric after which the upper and lower seams are finished in the
ordinary way.
For the back and the front body seams where great strain is imparted by stooping
or otherwise I in some cases stitch a strip down along each side of the main seamn
to give additional strength at those parts
Having now described the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that I claim
The particular method of making up the legs and linings of trousers and the
like at one sewing operation as described for the purposes set forth.
In witness whereof I the said Charles Wills have hereunto set my band and
seal this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
CHARLES WILLS (LS)