IMPROVEMENTS IN NEEDLES AND THEIR ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND CASES
Year: 1871

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Thomas, the younger, of Redditch, in
the County of Worcester, Needle Manufacturer, and William
Guise, of the same Place, Needle Maker, for the Invention of
** IMPROVEMENTS IN NEEDLES AND THEIR ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND
CASES."
Sealed the 15th August 1871, and dated the 28th February 1871.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Thomas and
William Guise at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 28th February 1871.
We, SAMUEL THOMAS, the younger, of Redditch, in the County of
Worcester, Needle Manufacturer, and WILLIAM GUISE, of the same
Place, Needle Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN NEEDLES AND THEIR ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND
CASES," to be as follows, that is to say :-
Our improvement in needles consists in forming the eye of a pear
shape as shewn in (Fig. 1) of the accompanying Drawings, the advan-
tage of this form of eye being that it will readily admit the thread or

page_text: other sewing material at the enlarged part of the opening, when it may
be drawn up into the narrow part, and by the wedge form of the opening
at that part the thread is gripped and held securley, and is less liable
to slip than in eyes of the usual form, whilst the needle being also
flattened at that part the bulk to be passed through the fabric is not
so great as it is when the thread passes through the needle lower
down.
Our improvements in the envelopes, wrappers, and cases for enclosing
needles are shown in the remaining Drawings; (Fig. 2) shews a form
of blank for a wrapper, in which the needles stuck through a band are 1
placed in the position shewn at (a), when the wings (b, b,) are folded
in the needles the flap (e) upon the wings, and the flap (d) upon (c)
when the tongue upon (d) is passed through the slit in (c) and the
wrapper assumes the form shown in (Fig. 3).
In (Fig. 4) the needles are placed as at (a) which part is then turned 1
over on to (6), and both these parts then folded inwards at (c) and upon
them is folded the part (d), when the flap (e) is to be tucked under
(a and b) and the remaining parts folded and closed as in (Figs. 2 and 3).
In (Fig. 5) the needles are placed at (a), the wings (b, b,) folded in
them, and this part (a, b, b,) is then folded on to (c) when the wings 2
(d, d,) are folded inwards, and the whole being folded again at (e) the
tongue (f) is inserted in the slit in (c), when the envelope assumes the
form shewn in (Fig. 6); (Fig. 7) resembles (Fig. 5), except that the
needles are stuck through the wrapper from the back at (a), it is folded
as (Fig. 5).
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In Fig. 8 the needles are stuck through the wrapper at (a), the
wings (b, b,) are folded behind them, then the parts (c, c, c,) are folded
at (d) into the parts (e, e, e), when the parts (a, b, b,) will lie within
the double thickness of (c, c, c)¨¨ and (e, e, e,), the wings of these two
parts are then closed upon the needles, and the tongue and flap con- 3
nected as in former Figures and as shown at (Fig. 9); the sectional
line with the last two Figures will show more clearly the mode of
folding.
In (Fig. 10) the needles are shewn at (a) and the wrapper is slit
at (b, b), the wings (c, c, c, c,) are then folded behind the needles which 3
are then folded at (e, f), together with the parts between the lines
(e and f) into the parts (G, G, G,) presenting the form shewn in (Fig. 11);
the wings (h, h,) are then folded inwards upon the needles, and the
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page_text: flap (i) and top piece (5) upon the wings, when the flap (i) is to be tucked
into the piece (j), as seen in (Fig. 12); (Fig. 13) resembles (Fig. 10),
except that the wings are slit at (b, b, and c, c), the parts from (6 to c)
are folded behind the needles, and the parts (b, c,) are then folded at
the line (b, b) into the parts (e, e, e,) the remaining folds being the
same as in (Fig. 10).
(In Fig. 14) the wings (d, d,) of (Fig. 13) are removed and a slit
and tongue are formed, the needles (being at (a), the wings (b, b,) are
folded behind them, and the parts are folded at (c and e) into (SLS),
when the double wings thus formed by (E, E, S,ƒ), and folded inwards
in the needles, and the tongue (/) is inserted in the slit of the flap (i)
completing the packet as shewn in (Fig. 15).
In (Fig. 16) the part (d, c,) is folded down on the back of (a), when
the wings (b, b), are folded on the part (d, c,) the part e is then folded
back on the packet, the top and bottom flaps (S. 9), are folded, and
the wrapper secured by the tongue and slit as shewn at (Fig. 17);
(Fig. 18) differs from that last described only in leaving the parts (a, a,)
attached to the wings (b, b), and being folded with them forming a
double back to the needles.
The Drawings represent somic only of the many forms of wrapper
which my Invention embraces, the chief object being in those forms in
which the needles are held by a paper band, that such band is formed
by cutting the wrapper itself without the use of any adhesive matter,
such as has. hitherto been employed to attach an independant band to
the outer wrapper.
(Fig. 19) shows a form of case adapted for several packets of needles;
it consists of a strip pierced and folded at intervals, cach piercing to
contain a packet of needles, and the whole being folded as shewn in the
sectional line and closed by a tongue and slit presents the form shewn
at (Fig. 20).
Figs. 21 and 22 shew a a modified form of the same by which the whole
packet is enclosed at the sides as well as the top and bottom. by
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folding in of the flap (a) before closing the parts (b, c).

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Samuel Thomas and William Guise in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 28th August 1871.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, SAMUEL
THOMAS the younger, of Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Needle
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM GUISE, of the same Place, Needle Maker,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-eighth day of February, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, in
the thirty-fourth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto us, the said Samuel Thomas, the younger,
and William Guisc, Her special licence that we, the said Samuel Thomas,
the younger, and William Guisc, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as we, the said Samuel Thomas, the younger,
and William Guise, our exccutors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN NEEDLES, AND THEIR ENVELOPES, CASES, OR
WRAPPERS," upon the condition (amongst others) that we, the said
Samuel Thomas, the younger, and William Guise, our executors or ad-
ministrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or their, or one
of their hands and scals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Samuel Thomas, the younger, and
William Guisc, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to
say:-
Our improvement in needles consists in forming the cyc of a pear
shape, as shewn in (Figure 1) of the accompanying Drawings, the
advantage of this form of eye being that it will readily admit the thread

page_text: or other sewing material at the enlarged part of the opening, when it
may be drawn up into the narrow part, and by the wedge form of the
opening at that part the thread is gripped and held securely and is less
liable to slip than in cycs of the usual form, whilst the needle being
also flattened at that part the bulk to be passed through the fabric is
not so great as it is when the thread passes through the needle lower
down.
Our improvements in the envelopes, wrappers, and cases for enclosing
needles are shewn in the remaining Drawings; (Figure 2) shews a form
of blank for a wrapper, in which the needles stuck through a band aro
placed in the position shewn at (a), when the wings (b, b,) are folded on
the needles the flap (c) upon the wings and the flap (d) upon (c), when
the tongue upon (d) is passed through the slit in (c), and the wrapper
assumes the form shewn in (Figure 3).
In (Figure 4) the needles are placed as at (a), which part is then
turned over on to (6), and both these parts then folded inwards at (c),
and upon them is folded the part (d), when the flap (e) is to be tucked
under (a and b), and the remaining parts folded and closed as in
(Figures 2 and 3).
In (Figure 5) the needles are placed at (a), the wings (b, b,) folded on
them, and this part (a, b, b,) is then folded on to (c), when the wings
(d, d), are folded inwards, and the whole being folded again at (e) the
tongue (f) is inserted in the slit in (c), when the envelope assumes the
form shewn in (Figure 6). (Figure 7) resembles (Figure 5), except
that the needles are stuck through the wrapper from the back, at (a) it
is folded as (Figure 5).
In (Figure 8) the needles are stuck through the wrapper at (a), the
wings (b, b,) are folded behind them, then the parts (c, c, c,) are folded
at (d) on to the parts (e, e, e,) when the parts (a, b, b), will lie within
the double thickness of (c, c, c,) and (e, e, e); the wings of these two
parts are then closed upon the needles and the tongue and flap con-
nected as in former Figures, and as shewn at (Figure 9). The sectional
line with the last two Figures will shew more clearly the mode of
folding.
In (Figure 10) the needles are shewn at (a), and the wrapper is slit
at (b, b); the wings (c, c, c, c,) are then folded behind the needles,
which are then folded at (e,f,) together with the parts between the

page_text: lines (e and f) into the parts (9, 9, 9,), presenting the form shewn in
(Figure 11); the wings (4, 4) are then folded inwards upon the needles
and the flap (i) and top piece (¿) upon the wings, when the flap (i) is
to be tucked into the piece (j), as seen in (Figure 12). (Figure 13)
resembles (Figure 10), except that the wings are slit at (b, b, and c, c),
the parts from (6 to e) are folded behind the needles, and the parts (b, c,)
are then folded at the line (b, b) into the parts (e, e, e), the remaining
folds being the same as in (Figure 10).
In (Figure 14) the wings (d, d,) of (Figure 13) are removed and a slit
and tongue are formed, the needles being at (a), the wings (b, b,) are
folded behind them, and the parts are folded at (c and e) into (LSS),
when the double wings thus formed by (7, 9,,) are folded inwards
on the needles, and the tongue (4) is inserted in the slit of the flap (i),
completing the packet, as shown in (Figure 15).
In (Figure 16) the part (d, c,) is folded down on the back of (a),
when the wings (b, b,) are folded on the part (d, c), the part (e) is then
folded back on the packet, the top and bottom flaps (SS) are folded and
the wrapper secured by the tongue and slit, as shewn at (Figure 1.7).
(Figure 18) differs from that last described only in leaving the parts (a, a,)
attached to the wings (b, b,) and being folded with them, forming a
double back to the needles.
The Drawings represent some only of the many forms of wrapper
which our Invention embraces, the chief object being in those forms in
which the needles are held by a paper band, that such band is formed
by cutting the wrapper itself without the use of any adhesive matter such
as has hitherto been employed to attach an independent band to the
outer wrapper.
(Figure 19) shows a form of case adapted for several packets of
needles. It consists of a strip pierced and folded at intervals, cach
piercing to contain a packet of needles, and the whole being folded as
shewn in the sectional line, and closed by a tongue and slit presents the
form seen at (Figure 20).
(Figures 21 and 22) shew a modified form of the same, by which the
whole packet is enclosed at the sides as well as the top and bottom by
the folding in of the flap (a) before closing the parts (b, c).
Having thus described the nature and object of our said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, we claim,

page_text: without limiting ourselves to these precise details, the improvements in
needles and their envelopes, wrappers, and cases, substantially as herein
more fully set forth and specified.
'In witness whercof, I, the said William Guise, on behalf of the said
Samuel Thomas, the younger, and myself, have hercunto set my
hand and scal, this Twenty-fourth day of August, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
WILLIAM GUISE. (L.S.)