An Improved Manufacture of Sheep and Goat Skin Rugs and Mats.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1892-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Sheep and Goat Skin Rugs and Mats.
GEORGE WILLIAM RAMSDEN Cocoa Mat and Rug Manufacturer 18 Portugal
Street Oldham Road Manchester do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :—
This invention consists in an improved manufacture of sheep skin mats and rugs,
with a woven jute back or other similar back or ground, and a face of wool or hair
formed by weaving in cuttings, or small pieces of skins with the wool or hair left
on, the said pieces of skins being now, what is cut to waste from proper sheep and
goat skins, the skin portion of the cuttings are inserted, between the warp threads,
while the loom is standing and when a row of cuttings as been inserted, a number
say three, four, five, or more picks, according to size or thickness of weft being
used, are put in, to bind the cuttings in position, in the woven back or ground,
then a fresh row of skin cuttings is inserted and the operation repeated as above
described until the mat or rug in progress is complete, the pieces of skins are
inserted between the shade the top threads always being used, the said, top threads,
under which the said pieces of skins are placed are over a number of picks of weft,
which prevents the pieces of skins being seen on the backs, the pieces are cut various
sizes but preferably one inch long by half an inch wide to place the pieces of skin
in position, the wool or hair on the skin is divided in half and placed under two or
more take threads, or putting in threads as they are called, this leaves half the wool
or hair at each side of the thread, the centre of which is filled up by the next piece
put in, and is continued throughout the mat or rug until the said mat or rug is
complete, they may be made all one solid colour, or with a centre of one colour, and
a border of another colour, one feature of novelty in my invention, is that it works
up waste pieces, which are cut from sheep or goat skins, thereby enableing me to
sell them cheaper than the ordinary sheep or goat skin mats and rugs, and they look
on the face, just like a proper skin, and have a strong jute back, various colours
according to the colour of skins being made, they can be made on both hand looms, .
and power looms.
Dated this 12th day of September 1891.
GEORGE WILLIAM RAMSDEN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Sheep and Goat Skin Rugs and Mats.
GEORGE WILLIAM RAMSDEN 18 Portugal Street, Oldham Road, Manchester
Cocoa Mat and Rug Manufacturer 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 :-
This invention consists in an improved manufacture of sheep skin mats and rugs,
with a woven jute back, or other similar back or ground, and a face of wool or hair
formed by weaving in cuttings of small pieces of skins with the wool or hair left on.
The skin portion of the cuttings are inserted between the warp threads while the
loom is standing, and when a row of cuttings as been inserted, a number, say three,
four, five, or more picks, according to size or thickness of weft being used are put
in, to bind the cuttings in position in the woven back or ground, then a fresh row of
skin cuttings is inserted, and the operation repeated as above described until the
mat or rug in progress is complete, the pieces of skins are inserted between the
shade, the top threads always being used, the said, top threads, under which the said

page_text: pieces of skins are placed, are over a number of picks of weft, which prevents the
pieces of skins being seen on the backs, the pieces are cut various sizes, but preferably
one inch long by half an inch wide. To place the pieces of skins in position, the wool
or hair on the skin is divided in half, and placed under two or more take threads or
putting in threads as they are called, this leaves, half the wool or hair at each side
of the thread, the centre of which is filled up by the next piece put in, or can be
left open if wool is thick, and is continued throughout the mat or rug, until the
said mat or rug is complete, they may be made all one solid colour or with a centre
of one colour, and a border of another colour, one feature of novelty in my invention,
is that it works up waste pieces which are cut from sheep or goat skins thereby
enabling me to sell them cheaper, than the ordinary sheep or goat skin mats and
rugs-and they look on the face like a real skin mat or rug.
They have a strong jute back various colours according to the colour of skin
mat or rug being made, they can be made on both hand looms and power looms, and
with weft any thickness required.
The drawings will fully explain my invention.
A represents the pieces of skins.
B represents the take threads, or putting in threads, which are passed over the
skin pieces A and passed under the weft C.
D represents the wool or hair on skin pieces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed J declare that what. I
claim is
The novelty, or idea, of weaving the bits of skins together with the wool or hair
left on.
Dated this 8th day of June 1892.