A Method of Ornamenting Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Bags, Purses, and Felt Hats.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Ornamenting Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Bags, Purses, and
Felt Hats.
1, JOHN HALL, of Cross Street, Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braiding and
Trimming Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention relates to a method of ornamenting boots, shoes, slippers, bags,
purses, and felt hats, and consists in a novel ornamentation of such articles by
applying to the edges or to any other suitable part, a silk or other chenille, or a
cord, of pile by means of an embroidering machine, or other suitable machine,
which will coil or twist up the chenille or other pile cord, and simultaneously sew it
on the slipper or other article by stitching down the coils to form a rich and novel
ornamentation.
Dated this 17th day of January 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
A Method of Ornamenting Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Bags, Purses, and
Felt Hats.
I, JOHN HALL, of Cross Street, Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braiding and
Trimming 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 :-
My invention relates to a method of ornamenting boots, shoes, slippers, bags,
purses and felt hats and consists in a novel ornamentation of such articles by
applying to the edges or to any other suitable part a silk or other chenille or a
cord of pile by means of an embroidering machine or other suitable machine
which will coil or twist up the chenille or other pile cord and simultaneously sew it
on the slipper or other article by stitching down the coils to form a rich and novel
ornamentation.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the front portion of a slipper ornamented according to
my invention, Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, and Fig. 3 a detail illustrating the
coiling or twisting of the cord into a spiral cord.
In the drawings,-a represents the cloth, leather, canvas or other material for
the front of the slipper on to which the outline of a pattern has been previously
marked in any convenient manner and b is a cord of silk or other chenille which is
stitched on to the cloth over the pattern by means of an embroidering machine or
other suitable machine which will coil or twist up the chenille or other pile cord
into a spiral coil and simultaneously sew it on to the slipper to form a rich and
novel ornamentation.

page_text: This method of ornamentation by means of chenille or other pile cord applied
by an embroidering or other suitable machine which will coil or twist up the
chenille or other pile cord and simultaneously sew it on to a woven or other fabric
or material is applicable for ornamenting boots, shoes, slippers, bags, purses and
felt hats.
It will be readily understood that the accompanying drawing is only intended
as an illustration of the method of ornamentation and not in any way as a limita-
tion as to the pattern or design or to the particular part of the article to which it
may be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The method of ornamenting boots, shoes, slippers, bags, purses and felt hats
by means of a chenille or other pile cord attached by an embroidering machine
or other suitable machine which will coil or twist up the chenille or other
pile cord into, a spiral coil and simultaneously sew it on substantially as herein
set forth.
2. Boots, shoes, slippers, bags, purses and felt hats which have been ornamented
by chenille or other pile cord coiled or twisted into a spiral coil and attached to
said articles substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 17th day of October 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.