Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 30th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
I, WALTER SUTCLIFFE of 24 Patmos, Todmorden, Lancashire, Boot Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to socks to be worn in boots, shoes and the like and
the object of my invention is to manufacture a cheap, durable and healthy
sock.
In carrying out my invention I cut from a solid piece of leather a sole of the
required shape and size which I afterwards punch or perforate with holes. On one
side of this sock I fasten by stitching or other suitable means a layer of swans-down,
wool, cotton, or other soft material which is the part that comes in contact with the
foot whilst the perforated leather is the part which comes in contact with the in-sole
of the boot. Socks made in the manner above set forth having a soft upper surface
will be found very effective in absorbing perspiration, whilst the perforated leather
admits of free ventilation for the foot, and will be found in practice to be a healthy
sock.

page_text: Improvements in Socks for Boots and Shoes.
I, WALTER SUTCLIFFE of 24 Patmos, Todmorden, Lancashire, Boot Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to socks to be worn in boots, shoes, and the like, and
the object of my invention is to manufacture a cheap, durable, and healthy
sock.
In carrying out my invention I cut from a solid piece of leather a sole of the
required shape and size, which I afterwards punch or perforate with holes. On one
side of this sock I fasten by stitching or other suitable means a layer of swansdown,
wool, cotton, or other soft material, which is the part that comes in contact with the
foot, whilst the perforated leather is the part which comes in contact with the insole of
the boot, or the arrangement may be vice versa.
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying sheet of
Drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is plan view of one side of a sock Fig. 2 plan view of the
opposite side of such sock, made and constructed according to my invention. This
sock is composed of a layer of leather a having any suitable number of holes ↳
perforated through it, whilst the reverse side of the said sock is covered with a layer
or sheet of swansdown, wool, cotton, or other suitable material e, the two parts
comprising the perforated leather and the swansdown are afterwards stitched
together by means of a sewing machine or other means, as indicated by dotted
lines.
Socks made in the manner above set forth, comprising a soft upper surface, will
be found very effective in absorbing perspiration, whilst the perforated leather
admits of free ventilation for the foot, and in practice will he found to be a very
healthy and durable sock. Such sock will also be found sufficiently stiff or
rigid to prevent the foot of the wearer forcing the said sock forward into the toe of
the boot, as is commonly the case with some descriptions of socks, and those persons
having hoofs or corns on the sole of the foot will find it a boon, as those parts of the
sock which come under the hoofs or corns can be pared or cut away so as to give
increased ease to the feet of the wearer.
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 manufacture of a boot sock composed of perforated leather in combination
with a layer or sheet of swansdown, wool, cotton, or other fibrous materials
made in the manner and for purposes substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 29th day of December 1887.