IMPROVEMENTS IN PARASOLS
Year: 1858

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Michael Meyers, of No. 9, Great Alie Street, Good-
man's Fields, London, Umbrella and Parasol Manufacturer, for the
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Michael Meyers at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th
November 1858.
I, MICHAEL MEYERS, of No. 9, Great Alie Street, Goodman's Fields, Lon-
don, Umbrella and Parasol Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PARASOLS," to be as follows:-
I cover the ordinary parasol frame, of whatever shape or design, with
cotton, linen, alpaca, or any other woven fabric except silk, whether the same
be plain or figured, and I make the said coverings double outside, and make
the inside or lining of the same material, by which I economise the expense
of parasols to a very great extent.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Michael Meyers in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
25th May 1859.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, MICHAEL
MEYERS, of No. 9, Great Alie Street, Goodman's Field, London, Umbrella
and Parasol Manufacturer, send greeting.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-sixth day of November, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, in the twenty-second year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said Michael Meyers, Her special license that I, the said
Michael Meyers, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Michael Meyers, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PARASOLS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the
said Michael Meyers, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Michael Meyers, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the fol-
lowing statement (that is to say) :-'
I cover the ordinary parasol frame, of whatever shape or design, with a
cover of two pieces, or two outside covers of different dimensions, the same to
be lined, the said lining and covers being made of cotton, linen, alpaca,
cloth, or any other woven fabric except silk. The rims of the lining and covers
are formed into falls or flounces of any suitable design, having their edges
pinked or cut into fancy patterns. I also furnish the parasol with an orna-
mental bow, the edges of which are also pinked or cut. My said improve-
ments will be clearly understood by reference to the accompanying three
Sheets of Drawings, on which are represented two of my improved designs or
arrangements.
Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a top view, and Fig. 3 a vertical section, of a
parasol having a lining and two outside covers of different dimensions. a is
the framework; b, the lining, over which is placed the larger cover c, corre-
sponding with the ordinary outside cover, over which the smaller cover dis
placed, for the purpose of novelty and ornament. The rims of the covers and
lining between the tips are shaped into curves or scollops, forming falls or
flounces e, their edges f being pinked or cut to the desired design. A fancy
bow is shewn at g, the edges of which are also pinked or cut either the same

page_text: as the lining and covers, or of any other shape. In this design there is one fall
or flounce between each tip, cut into a number of small curves. Fig. 4 is a
vertical section, Fig. 5 a side, and Fig. 6 a top view, of a parasol with a lining
and two outside covers h and i, and also an ornamental bow k. The smaller
part h of the cover is connected to the frame, and overlaps the larger part i, so
that curves, falls, or flounces may be made in order to obtain greater novelty
in the design. The lining and rims of the two parts of the cover are made
into double falls or flounces between each tip, each fall being cut into curves,
and pinked as desired. The edges of the bow are also cut to the same pattern
or made of any other design. In Figs. 1, 2, and 3, there are eight falls or
flounces, and in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 sixteen, but the number may be varied to
an indefinite extent, according to the required pattern or design.
Having thus fully described the nature of my said Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed, I desire it to be distinctly
understood that I claim as my Invention, and which to the best of my
knowledge and belief has not been hitherto used within the realm, the
covering of parasols with a lining inside and two outside covers, or one outside
cover of two parts, and furnished with an ornamental bow, all made of cotton,
linen, alpaca, cloth, or any other material except, silk, the rims and edges
being formed into any desired flounce, curve, or shape, and pinked or cut into
any desired design or pattern.
In witness whereof, I, the said Michael Meyers, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
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MICHAEL MEYERS. (L.S.)
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the within-
named Michael Meyers, in the pre-
sence of
WILLIAM RUMFITT.