IMPROVID MACHINERY FOR MAKING PEGS AND RIVETS, AND RIVETTING AND PEGGING BOOTS, SHOES, AND SIMILAR COVERINGS FOR THE FEET
Year: 1864

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Arthur William Smith, of the Parish of Bermondsey,
in the County of Surrey, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVID
MACHINERY FOR MAKING PEGS AND RIVETS, AND RIVETTING AND PEGGING
BOOTS, SHOES, AND SIMILAR COVERINGS FOR THE FEET."
Sealed the 7th October 1864, and dated the 16th April 1864.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur William Smith
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
16th April 1864.
I, ARTHUR WILLIAM SMITH, of Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED
MACHINERY FOR MAKING PEGS AND RIVETS, AND PEGGING AND RIVETTING BOOTS,
SHOES, AND SIMILAR COVERINGS FOR THE FEET," to be as follows:
Upon a shaft having its bearings in the main framing I secure circular
knives, which I use for cutting planks or pieces of wood for the pegs into
strips. Connected to the end of the main shaft, and supported by a rocking
shaft secured to the main frame, is the working head of the machine, which is
actuated by the movements of the crank gearing. After having formed the
strips the whole of the gearing and the working head are brought down upon
the boot, shoe, or material under operation, in which position the same is
secured by a locking cam keyed on the shaft first mentioned. This being

page_text: performed, the revolution of the said shaft continuing, an awl or piercer is put
in action, which pierces the hole in the boot, shoe, or material, and upon
further continuance of revolution a bolt is withdrawn which secures the wood
or wire slide, and permits it to be drawn down by an elastic spring, which is
attached to a lever working knives for cutting off the pegs from the said
strips (or rivets from wire), and pointing the same at one motion, the upper
part of the said spring being secured to the grippers or wood slide secured
thereto, a hook being secured just below on the end of a removeable gauge
piece for regulating the length of the peg or rivet. The strips (or the wire)
I then place in the grippers of a wood or wire carrier, and thus convey the
same to a tubular guide, which rests upon the boot, shoe, or material to be
worked, and when the end of the strip is at this point it is cut off by the
dividing and pointing knives before referred to. This being done, the upper
portion of the strip is withdrawn by the tappet end of a crank acting in the
angled part of the slip or wire carrier, and there locked in position by the
aforesaid bolt, which is acted upon by a metal spring. The further revolution
of the first-named shaft then brings down the hammer or punch, which forces
the peg or rivit into the boot, shoe, or material under operation, when the
camb bolt before mentioned is released from a ratchet, and the gearing is by a
spring acting beneath the. rocking shaft supporting the working head and
gearing drawn up, which releases the boot, shoe, or material under operation.
At the rear end of the main shaft is keyed a camb, which acts upon a lever
centred to the main frame; the lower end of this lever having a pall attached
which works in the teeth of a ratchet wheel keyed on a shaft secured beneath
the table or bed plate of the machine, the other end of this shaft having a
toothed wheel, which works into teeth beneath a slide stand for boot or shoe
holders or otherwise, which holders can be regulated in position by set screws.
By means of a tongue piece, which is secured in the working head aforesaid
the alternating action of both the hammer and awl are maintained, together
with compactness of arrangement of mechanism.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
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by the said Arthur William Smith in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 15th October 1864.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ARTHUR
WILLIAM SMITH, of the Parish of Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, send greeting.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Sixteenth day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, in the twenty-seventh year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said Arthur William Smith, Her special licence that I, the said
Arthur William Smith, executors, administrators, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said Arthur William Smith, 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 Inven-
tion for "IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR MAKING PEGS AND RIVETTS, AND RIVETTING
AND PEGGING BOOTS, SHOES, AND SIMILAR COVERINGS FOR THE FEET," upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said Arthur William Smith, execu-
tors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one
of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be per-
formed, 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 Arthur William Smith, 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 following
statement, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon (i.e.) :-
: 2
This machine consists of the following essential parts, whereby the: boot,
shoe, or other covering for the feet having been cut and lasted in the usual
way, is held and pierced. The pegs or rivetts are made and driven, and the
boot, shoe, or other covering pegg'd or rivetted in one or more rows..
Fig. 1. Upon a shaft A, having its bearings in the main frame B, are
secured circular knives C, which are used for cutting planks or pieces of
wood (Fig. 9) D into strips for pegs. These strips of wood or wire (Fig. 1)
E are then placed in the grippers (Fig. 5) F of a wood or wire carrier G
(Fig. 1), and thus convey the same to a tubular guide 'H, which rests upon
the boot, shoe, or material to be worked, and when the end of the strip of
wood or wire is at this point, it is cut off by the 'dividing and pointing
knives (Fig. 3) I connected to the end of main shaft A, and supported by a
rocking shaft K secured to the frame at joint L is the working head M,

page_text: shewn in (Fig. 2) of the machine, which is actuated by the movements of the
crank and gearing (Fig. 2) N. Having formed the strips, the whole of-the
gearing and working head are brought down upon the boot, shoe, or material
under operation, in which position the same is secured by a locking camb O
keyed on the shaft first mentioned; this being performed, the revolution of
said shaft continuing, an awl or piercer (Fig. 2) P, which pierces the hole in
boot, shoe, or other material to be operated upon, is put in action; and upon
further continuance of revolution of shaft a bolt (Fig. 2) Q is withdrawn,
which secures the wood or wire slide G, and permits it to be drawn down by
an elastic spring (Fig. 2) R, which is attached to lever (Fig. 2) S, working
knife (Fig. 2) I for cutting off and pointing pegs from strips of wood or
rivetts from wire, the upper part of said strip being secured to the grippers
or wood slide, a hook being secured at the end of a removeable guage piece
(Fig. 2) T, for regulating the length of pegs or rivetts; this being done, the
upper part of strip is withdrawn by the tapered end of crank (Fig. 2) N acting.
in the angled part of the wood or wire carrier (Fig. 2) G, and there locked in
position by the aforesaid bolt Q, acted upon by a spring V; the further
revolution of shaft A then being done, the hammer or punch W which forces
the peg or rivett into the boot, shoe, or other material. When the camb
(Fig. 1) O is released from bolt X, the gearing and working head is by a
lever Y actuated by a roller camb Z on shaft A, is drawn up, which releaves
the boot, shoe, or material under operation on the main shaft, a camb a,
which acts upon a lever b, centred to the frame B.
lever having a pawl c, which works in the teeth of ratchet wheel (Fig. 4) d,
key'd on a shaft secured beneath the table or bed plate of the machine, the
other end of this shaft having a toothe'd wheel or pinion e working between
centres f, f, acting on a rack or teeth on the stand of boot or shoe holder g,
for the purpose of regulating the distance of pegs or rivetts. Attached to the
body of the machine (Fig. 1) B is a rocking carrier h, supporting an adjustable
slide i, having a roller attached for the purpose of regulating the distance of
pegs or rivetts from the edge of the boot, shoe, or other material; beneath the
roller is a toothed wheel l, acted upon by a lever m, with a pawl n attached,
and supported by the centre carrying the roller and toothed wheel, moved by
the afore-mentioned lever (Fig. 1) b; this toothed wheel is for the purpose of
giving motion to the boot, shoe. When the boot holder or stand (Fig. 7) is
used, this stand or holder works on a centre o, and adjusted by means of sett
screws p, p, attached to an upright shaft q. By means of a tongue piece
(Fig. 6), which is secured in the working head, an alternating action of both
The lower end of this

page_text: the hammer and awl are maintained, together with compactness of arrange-
ment of mechanism. (Fig. 8) shews a sole pegg'd with round, oval, or
diamond shap'd peggs.
Having now set forth the nature of this Invention, and explained the
manner of carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that under
the above-recited Letters Patent I claim the several parts of the above-
described machine combined for the purpose of making boots, shoes, &c. :-
1st, I claim the combination of knives for cutting wood into strips (Fig. 8).
2nd, I claim the knife (Fig. 3) for cutting off & pointing the peg or rivett
with one motion.
3rd, I claim the tongue (Fig. 6) by which the alternating action to the
hammer & awl are maintained.
4th, I claim the wood or wire carrier & grippers (Fig. 5).
5th, I claim the guage (Fig. 2) T for regulating the length of peg or
rivett.
6th, I claim the boot holder or stang (Fig. 1) g.
7th, I claim the boot holder or stand (Fig. 7).
Sth, I claim the working head in conjunction with the rocking shaft.
9th, I claim the tubular guide (Fig. 2) H thro' which the hammer, awl, &
pegs or rivetts pass.
10th, I claim the method of performing the whole of its operations with one
evolution of the main shaft.
In witness whereof, I, the said Arthur William Smith, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, the Fourteenth day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
Witness,
SAMUEL AVILL,
5, Approach Road,
Bethnal Green.
(L.S.) ARTHUR WILLIAM SMITH.