An Improved Fabric, specially applicable for the Seats and Backs of Railway Carriages and The Public or Private Conveyances.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 2 th Aug. 1991-'ccenter, 10th Oct., 1831
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fabric, specially applicable for the Seats and Backs
of Railway Carriages and The Public or Private Conveyances.
I, CLEMENT HOLDSWORTH, of the irm of John Holdsworth & Co., Shaw
Lodge Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has special reference to that class of fabric used for the seatings
and backs of railway carriages, but my improvements may be combined with fabrics
used for other public or private conveyances, or upholstery work generally.
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According to the present method of covering the seats and backs of railway
carriages, it has been customary to use a fabric having on it any suitable design,
but to the upper edge of the said fabric there have been attached "laces
or what
are commonly called railway carriage trimmings, having on them monograms or
other devices representing companies or firms.
According to my invention I propose to weave the body and border in one fabric
or in combination. On the border of the combined fabric there may be woven the
initials or monograms of railway or other companies, or other distinctive devices
may be woven on the said border as may be required.
By weaving the body and border or body and trimaning, or body and "lace" in
one fabric, it can be attached to its place in a much hinter time than is occupied
in attaching the pieces separately, as at present, consequently a saving of time is
effected. There is also a saving of material over the present system, where the
body and trimming are woven separately.
The combination fabric may be woven in an ordinary wire motion loom, and the
pile of the fabric may be cut or unent, or partially cut, according to design
required.
Dated this 13th day of March 1891.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fabric, specially applicable for the Seats and Backs
of Railway Carriages and other Public or Private Conveyances.
I, CLEMENT HOLDSWORTH, of the firm of John Holdsworth & Co., of Shaw
Lodge Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Manufacturers, 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 :—
This invention has special reference to that class of fabric used for the seatings
and backs of railway carriages, but my improvements may be combined with fabrics
used for other public or private conveyances or upholstery work generally.
According to the present method of covering the seats and backs of railway
carriages, it has been customary to use a fabric having on any suitable design,
but to the upper edge of the said fabric there have been attached "laces" or
what are commonly called railway carriage trimmings, having woven on them
monograms or other devices representing companies or firms.
According to my invention I propose to weave the body and border in one
fabric or in combination. On the border of the combined fabric there may be
woven the initials or monograms of railway or other companie, or other distinctive
devices may be woven on the said bonder as may be required.

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By weaving the body and border, or body and trimming, or body and "lace"
one fabric, it can be attached to its place in a much shorter time than is occupied in
attaching the pieces separately, as at present, consequently a saving of time is
effected. There is also a saving of material over the present system where the
body and trimming are woven separately.
This improved combination fabric may be woven in an ordinary wire motion
loom, and the pile of the fabric may be eit or mucut, or partially cut, according to
design required.
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 :-
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The manufacture of a fabric where the body and border, or border and trimming
or body and “lace are woven together or in combination, the latter having woven
thereon devices, and employed for purposes set forth.
Dated this 97th day of Lucrust 1891
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.