Year: 1897

page_text: I, EDWARD THOMAS BARRY, of Mitchel Dean, Gloucestershire, County Court
Bailiff, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of two boxwood receptacles one used in the right hand the
other in the left hand, that in the right hand having a needle fixed therein and both
being of about the size of an awl as usually used by shoemakers; both receptacles
contain bobbins of thread enclosed in bobbin chambers, steel thread guides, positive
tensions without friction or wear and tear of the needle, which, being taper from
shank to point sets itself without screws, has no eye, but a milled grooved channel
round the point to carry the thread. The invention dispenses with making, waxing
and bristling of threads, can be used by any person, and, with it, the inventor
claims that four times as much work can be done in a given time as with the
ordinary awl.
The receptacles are used in the ordinary way, one in the right hand, one in the
left hand; the stitching is performed by placing the boot upper in the clamps usually
used by the workman; the bobbins one in each receptacle contain 40 yards of thread
each always ready for use thus dispensing with the casting off strands from a ball
of flax twisting waxing and bristling the same before commencing work, thus effecting
a great saving of time.
The thread (made specially for me) is six cord cable laid, is of a uniform thickness,
and free from all errors of the old fashioned method of making threads. The supply
of thread from the bobbins is at the will of the workman as he performs his work by
unscrewing the heads of the receptacles and thereby releasing the positive tension,
then drawing off a sufficient length and so from time to time until the bobbins are
empty and they can be instantly replenished by taking out empty ones and putting
full ones in.
The needle is taper from shank to point which enables the workman to make as
large a hole as required for the sized threads he is using, to pass through.
The stitch is a perfect lock stitch and is produced by the aid of a hook at the
point of the needle and two milled grooved channels following round the point in
connection with the book; the needle having been inserted by the right hand, the
left band passes the left hand thread over the hook, the right hand then withdraws
the needle and thus a loop produced, through which the right hand receptacle is
instantly passed, and, with the left hand, the two threads are pulled into the centre
of the material, and thus the stitch is completed; four of such stitches can be set in
the time taken to set one stitch in the old fashioned ordinary way.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1897.

page_text: I, EDWARD THOMAS BARRY, of Mitchel Dean, Gloucestershire, Shoemaker (in the
Provisional Application called County Court Bailiff), 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 :-
The invention consists of two boxwood receptacles one used in the right hand the
other in the left hand that in the right hand having a needle fixed therein and both
being of about the size of an awl as usually used by shoemakers both receptacles
contain bobbins of thread enclosed in bobbin chambers, steel thread guides positive
tensions without friction or wear and tear of the needle which being tapered from
shank to point sets itself without screws has no eye but two milled grooved channels
round the point to carry the thread. The receptacles are used in the ordinary way
one in the right hand one in the left hand, the stitching is performed by placing the
boot uppers or other work in the clamps usually used by the workman. The bobbins
in each receptacle contain forty yards of thread each always ready for use thus
dispensing with the onsting off strands from a ball of flax, twisting waxing and
bristling the same before commencing work thus effecting a great saving of
time.
The thread (made specially for me) is six cord cable laid, is of a uniforin thickness
and free from all errors of the old fashioned method of making threads. The supply
of thread from the bobbins is at the will of the workman as he performs his work by
unscrewing the heads of the receptacles and thereby releasing the positive tension,
then drawing off a sufficient length and so from time to time until the bobbins are
empty and they can be instantly replenished by taking out empty ones and putting
full ones in.
.
The needle is taper from shank to point which enables the workman to make as
Large a hole as required for the sized threads he is using to pass through. The stitch
is a perfect lock stitch and is produced by the aid of a hook at the point of the
needle and two milled grooved channels following round the point in connection with
the hook.
The needle having been inserted by the right hand, the left hand passes the left
hand thread over the hook the right hand then withdraws the needle and thus a loop
is produced through which the right hand receptacle is instantly passed and with
the left hand the two threads are pulled into the centre of the material and thus the
stitch is completed four of such stitches can be set in the time taken to set one stitch
in the old fashioned and ordinary way.
DRAWINGS (DESCRIPTION OF.)

page_text: 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. My milled grooved straight needle with hook tapered from shank to point, self
setting, producing a loop and lockstitch by passing right hand part of apparatus
through loop drawn from left hand part of apparatus.
2. Construction of bobbin chambers carrying bobbins of thread enclosed therein
ready wound dispensing with any spooling apparatus.
3. Self acting tensions and supply of thread from bobbin chambers.
4. General construction of apparatus as adapted to be used with the hand without
the aid of an ordinary awl and bristled thread.
Dated the 2nd day of February 1898.
THOMAS WHATLEY.
Solicitor: Mitchel Dean, Gloucestershire,
Agent for the said Edward Thomas Barry.