IMPROVEMENTS IN FINISHING PILE FABRICS
Year: 1885

page_text: We SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER of Manningham Mills Bradford in the County
of York, Manufacturer, and JosE REIXACH of the same place Manager for the
firm of Lister and Co at Manningham Mills aforesaid do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FINISHING PILE FABRICS to be
as follows:
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The object of this Invention is to produce on the pile of pile fabrics the
appearance of Marble or of flakes of varied sizes and hues shewing and reflecting
the rays of light simultaneously no matter in what position the fabric is placed.
In order to obtain this appearance on the pile we prefer to use zinc plates having
the design cut out, these plates are cut in pairs, male and female the male plates
only in the first instance being laid upon the pile about to be finished, a heated
roller box or plate is then passed lightly over these plates from one end of them
to the other end, the roller box or plate being in all cases passed over in one
direction only. The male plates are now removed and the female plates made to
take exactly the same position as that occupied by the male plates the heated roller,
box or plate is again passed over them, but in a contrary direction.
Our invention relates also to the formation and fixing of the male and female
plates as follows one end of each plate is formed in the shape of a hinge, all the
female plates being then mounted side by side upon an iron rod which is passed
through the hinge formed on the plates, thus securing each plate so as to work
freely and easily, but at the same time with great nicety, the male plates are
treated in precisely the same manner, the female plates being mounted on one side
of the operating table, and the male plates on the opposite side thus the whole of
one kind of plates can, at one operation be caused to cover the fabric about to be
finished, and when ironed can be thrown off the cloth at once, and the opposite
kind of plates caused to take their places, and by these means the work is much
expedited and expense thereby saved.
The effect of passing the heated roller, box or plate over the pile projecting
through the perforated plates, being to slightly lie, or give an inclined plane to the
pile in the same direction as the heated roller, box or plate is made to travel, and
by this process, the pile is caused to lie in alternate directions, thereby producing
a marbled appearance or a resemblance of flakes of varied sizes and hues.
Or the above effect may be produced by passing the fabric about to be finished
through male and female rollers heated or otherwise.
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CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER of Manningham Mills Bradford in the County
of York Manufacturer and JOSÉ REIXACH of the same place Manager for the
firin of Lister & Co at Manningham Mills aforesaid 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 :-
The object of this invention is to produce on the pile of pile fabrics, the
appearance of marble, or of flakes of varied sizes and hues, showing and reflecting
the rays of light simultaneously, no matter in what position the fabric is placed.
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In order to obtain this appearance on the pile, we prefer to use zinc plates having
the design cut out, these plates are cut in pairs, male and female, the male plates 1
only in the first instance being laid upon the pile about to be finished, a heated
roller, box, or plate is then passed lightly over these plates from one end of them
to the other end, the roller, box, or plate being in all cases passed over in one
direction only.
The male plates are now removed and the female plates made to take exactly. 1
the same position as that occupied by the male plates, the heated roller, box, or
plate is again passed over them, but in a contrary direction.
Our invention rélates also to the formation and fixing of the male and female
plates, as follows-one end of each plate is formed in the shape of a hinge, all the
female plates being then mounted side by side upon an iron rod which is passed 2
through the hinge formed on the plates, thus securing each plate so as to work
freely and easily, but at the same time with great nicety, the male plates are
treated in precisely the same manner, the female plates being mounted on one side
of the operating table, and the male plates on the opposite side, thus the whole of
one kind of plates can at one operation be caused to cover the fabric about to be
finished, and when ironed, can be thrown off the cloth at once, and the opposite
kind of plates caused to take their places, and by these means the work is much
expedited and expense thereby saved.
The effect of passing the heated roller, box or plate over the pile projecting
through the perforated plates, being to slightly lie, or give an inclined plane to the
pile in the same direction as the heated roller, box, or plate is made to travel, and
by this process, the pile is caused to lie in alternate directions, thereby producing
a marbled appearance or a resemblance of flakes of varied sizes and hues.
Having thus described the nature of our invention we will proceed to describe
more fully the manner of performing the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 of the drawings hereunto annexed is a birds eye view of the operating
table with one set of the plates in position.
Figure 2 is n
side view of the table with one set of plates bencing down

page_text: Figures 6 and 7 are the heated irons for impressing the flake, or marbled effect
on the pile.
A is the table upon which the pile fabric E is supported whilst being operated on.
Attached to each end of the table A is a bracket or projecting arm B B¹ carrying
rollers CC each having on its arbor a handle D.
F F¹ are the design plates affixed to the table A by the hinges G G¹.
The pile fabric E is drawn over the table A by means of the rollers C C¹ receiving
their motion from the handles D.
When the pile fabric E has been placed upon the table A in position for operation
the pile is caused to lie sinooth in one direction by means of brushing and lewering
that is smoothing with a cloth brush called a "lewer" the male plates F are then
brought over on to the face of the pile, as seen in Figure 1-the pile which is
then seen through the openings of the plates, is caused to lie in the opposite
direction. A heated iron or box H is then passed over the plates F in the direction
in which the exposed pile has been caused to lic giving a slight friction to the pile
which is left exposed through the openings of the plates F and by this means giving
the pile a fixed bias and at the same time increasing its lustre, the male plates F
are then removed and the female plates F1 are brought into position as seen in
Figure 3. These plates cover exactly the portion of pile which has already been
operated upon, and leave exposed the remaining portion to be treated in like
manner, the heated iron or box H is then passed over it in an opposite direction.
It will thus be seen that by giving portions of the pile of pile fabric different
inclinations by ironing the different portions in opposite directions we obtain a
marbled or flake appearance on the surface, as seen from the reflection of the
different rays of light simultaneously.
The heated iron or box may be of any ordinary construction. The construction
we prefer to use is shown at Figures 6 and 7.
In this construction the iron or box is composed of an outer metallic case with
suitable handles at its ends and is kept heated by the combustion of air and gas
issuing from the perforations of a perforated burner tube which is passed along the
lower part of the case as shown.
The products of combustion are allowed to escape through perforations made
through the upper part of the case, as shown at Figure 6.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said.
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The process of finishing pile fabrics substantially as herein before described.
2. The use of what we have herein before called male and female plates for
alternately protecting and leaving exposed different parts of the surface of the pile
of pile fabrics whilst a heated iron is passed over them substantially as described.
3. Hanging the male plates to one side and the female plates to the other
side of a table upon which the pile fabric to be operated on is to be supported
substantially as described.
100s