A NEW COMBINATION OF MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR MATS, FLOOR CLOTHS, RUGS, AND OTHER USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, SAMUEL HOLT SHARP of 66, Basinghall Street, Leeds, Yorkshire Lithographer
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW COMBINATION OF
MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR MATS, FLOOR CLOTHS, RUGS, AND OTHER USEFUL AND
ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in combining felted or woven fabrics to be used for mats,
floor cloths, rugs, curtains and other useful and ornamental purposes.
For the purpose of carrying out my Invention I use a piece of felt for forming
the groundwork of the article or material for which it is intended to be used.
Upon this felted piece I propose to fix by any suitable adhesive substance
certain loose pieces of felt arranged and placed thereon so as to form any suitable
pattern or design,
The loose pieces which are cut or stamped out of other pieces form flowers or
other design when put together, and may be cut from materials of various colors,
so that the patterns placed upon the groundwork may vary in color according to
taste and judgment of designer. After the pieces are placed upon the groundwork
and fastened by adhesive substance they are made more secure and ornamental by
sewing or embroidering by machinery, or otherwise..
By this means useful and ornamental materials are produced which can be used
for any of the purposes mentioned above.
It must be understood that instead of using felt as mentioned, woven fabrics and
leather may be employed either alone or a combination.

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I, SAMUEL HOLT SHARP of 66 Basinghall Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, Lithographer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW COMBINATION OF
MATERIALS TO BE. USED FOR MATS, FLOOR CLOTHS, RUGS, AND OTHER USEFUL AND
ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES "and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
My invention consists in the employment of a combination of felted or woven
fabrics to be used for mats, floor cloths, rugs, curtains, banners, shew cards, trade
marks, and for the formation of letters to be attached to the ends of woven goods
and for other useful and ornamental purposes.
For the purpose of carrying out my invention I use a piece of felt for forming
the groundwork of the article or material for which it is intended to be used.
Upon this felted piece I propose to fix by any suitable adhesive substance
certain loose pieces of felt arranged and placed thereon so as to form any suitable
pattern or design.
The loose pieces which are cut or stamped out of other pieces are arranged to
form flowers, or other designs and may be cut from materials of various colors, so
that the patterns placed upon the groundwork will vary in color according to taste
and judgment of designer. After the pieces are placed upon the groundwork and
fastened by adhesive substance, they are made more secure and ornamental by
sewing or embroidering by machinery or otherwise.
By this means useful and ornamental materials are produced which can be used
for any of the purposes mentioned above.
It must be understood that instead of using felt as mentioned, woven fabrics and
leather may be employed, either alone or a combination.
Having now particularly. described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The means and method substantially, as herein set forth for ornamenting felted
and woven fabrics.