New and Improved Bristles for Brushes of all kinds.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New and Improved Bristles for Brushes of all kinds.
I, THOMAS COPE of The Minerva Inn Essington near Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford Licensed Victualler. Do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a new and improved description of Bristles for Brushes
of all kinds and consists in utilizing the quills and quill portions or fibrous sub-
stance in the feathers of birds. The feathery part is stripped from the quills and
the pithy substance in the stems is removed by any suitable means so that the
quills are thoroughly cleared, they are then cut into suitable lengths and split up
into bristles by tools or machinery of suitable kind and in order that the said
quills may be cut without waste. Or when large ones are used they will be
softened so as to be readily cut and split, previous to which operation they are
or may be suitably dressed and prepared so as to be quite smooth when formed
into bristles.
By employing feather quills for the manufacture of brush bristles they will be
very durable and can be produced at a minimum cost compared with pigs bristles
and others, moreover I am able to turn to, good use the stem portions of feathers
hitherto comparatively valueless for commercial purposes so far as I am aware,
thus the whole substance of the feathers is used up and all waste saved besides
producing a cheap and effective substitute for the ordinary kind of brush bristles
as at present made.
New and Improved Bristles for Brushes of all kinds.
I THOMAS COPE of The Minerva Inn Essington near Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford Licensed Victualler. 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 present Invention relates to a new and improved description of Bristles for
Brushes of all kinds and consists in utilising the quills and quill portion or fibrous
substance of the feathers of birds of every description.
For my purpose the feathery part is stripped from off the quills and the pithy
upper fibrous
substance is removed by any suitable means so that the quills and the
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page_text: portion or stems of the same are thoroughly cleared they are then cut into suitable
lengths and are divided or split up into bristles by cutting or otherwise by means
of tools or machinery of suitable. kind, and in order that the said quills may be
cut without waste or when large, ones are used they may be softened so as to be
easily cut and divided previous, to which operation they are or may be suitably
dressed and prepared so as to be quite smooth when formed into bristles.
It will be obvious that the quills and quill portions or stems may be divided
by being cut into coarse or fine bristles according to requirements.
By the employment of feather quills as described above in the manufacture of
brush, bristles many advantages will be found to exist by reason of their dura-
bility moreover they will not be liable to discolor in wear or lose their crispness
from immersion in hot. water or from other causes injurious to the present kinds
of bristles furthermore my improved bristles can be produced at a minimum cost
compared with pigs bristles and others and a further important feature is that the
upper fibrous portions or stems of the feathers are turned to a profitable use and
which so far as I am aware have hitherto been little better than waste and com-
paratively valueless for commercial and industrial purposes, thus the whole
substance of the feathers is used up and all waste saved added to which a cheap
and effective substitute for the ordinary kind of brush bristles as at present made
is produced..
Or in the manufacture of brushes for instance Hair brushes, it may be some-
times found advantageous to mix the present kind of bristles used such as pigs
bristles with the quill bristles in such proportion as will be found desirable and
so cheapen the cost of the ordinary more expensive kinds of brushes whilst
improving their durability and effectiveness and giving additional spring to the
bristles.
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.
Firstly. In the manufacture of brushes of all kinds the use and application
of the quills and quill fibrous portions or stems of birds feathers as a substance
for the bristles, by suitably cutting and dividing the said quills and quill fibrous
portions in order to form said bristles substantially and in manner as herein
described.
Secondly. As a new article of manufacture producing the bristles of brushes
from the quills and quill fibrous portions of birds feathers of all kinds as described.
Dated this. 26th day of October 1897
EDWD. J. PAYNE & SON
Warwick Chambers, 104 Colmore Row, Birmingham.
Patent Agents for the Applicant.