Improvements in Gloves.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
ODRATION
Improvements in Gloves.
I ABEL FOULKES, of Severn Terrace, Worcester, Glove Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows
My invention relates to gloves chiefly of the "gauntlet" type, which are usually
formed with an opening for a considerable distance, and which opening is usually
closed upon the arm and wrist by means of buttons or lacing or otherwise.
Now the object of my invention is to improve the method of fastening the gauntlet.
In carrying out my invention, I unite the outer end of the gauntlet, for some
distance, by means of a tongue or other piece of suitable material, leaving a short
space between the gauntlet and the palm of the glove open. I attach buttons or studs,
formed of any suitable material, on each side of the seam so formed, in order to
impart the appearance of a gauntlet fastened by buttons or studs. The opening near
the palin is fitted with buttons and button holes, which may be fastened and unfastened
for securing or removing the glove.
By the use of my invention only one button, or at the most two buttons, is or are
required to be fastened or unfastened on putting on or taking off the glove.
Aunt 1000
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves.
IABEL FOULKES, of 10 Severn Terrace, in the City of Worcester, Glove Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 gloves, chiefly of the "Gauntlet" type, which are some-
times formed with a curvilinear, and sometimes with a rectilinear top, the latter
shape being usually designated "Military" tops.
The curvilinear top is of necessity separately formed, and afterwards fixed to the
top of the glove, when the two ends of the top meet, so as to become a part of the
button slit, which when the glove is in use, has to be closed by some suitable means.
My invention consists chiefly in simple methods of effecting this closure.
One way of carrying out my invention is by closing the upper end of the gauntlet,
for some distance, by means of a tongue of leather, or of some other suitable material,
so placed within the top as to be engaged by buttons or studs, permanently placed on
each side of the button slit, but only so far down as not to prevent the hand passing
through. A short distance lower down I place one button and a button hole, to
be used when the hand is fully placed within the glove.
With the military top I proceed thus: Bringing together the two ends of the top,
so as to form a continuation of the side seam, I apply a sufficient number of so
called "peg studs across the line of junction. These studs when duly affixed, hold
the two sides of the top together, and have a conspicuously ornamental appearance.
"
With gloves made of soft leather, or of other yielding material, the trank being of
one piece only, I close the upper end of the side seam, like the military top,
but previously fix (by sewing, rivetting or otherwise) a strip of rigid cloth, or
other material, of a sufficient width to admit of the short spikes of the studs
fastening each side of the top of the glove. On that side of the glove which is

page_text: opposite to the studded side, I in like manner fix a like strip of cloth, which, acting in
conjunction with a studded side controls the tendency of the soft material of the glove
to wrinkle downwards.
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 :
In the manufacture of gloves of the description aforesaid effecting the closure of
the rigid part of a curvilinear glove top without an overlap or other ridge, and also
without an overlap of the military or other top substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated 1000
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, Agent for the Applicant.