IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOBBINS USED FOR COTTON AND WOOLLEN SPINNING
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Southwell of Heywood in the County of Lancaster
Bobbin Manufacturer and William Henry Dawson of Manchester in the same
County for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOBBINS
USED FOR COTTON AND WOOLLEN SPINNING
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Southwell and
William Henry Dawson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 23rd January 1883.
HENRY SOUTHWELL, of Heywood in the County of Lancaster Bobbin Manufac-
turer and WILLIAM HENRY DAWSON of Manchester in the same County "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOBBINS USED FOR COTTON AND WOOLLEN
SPINNING"
Our improvements consist in the application of a metallic band or rim to the
tops or bottoms or both ends of bobbins used in Ring, Spinning, Roving, Inter-'
mediate and Slubbing Frames such band being made of metal cast on the wood.
bobbins in a molten state, filling a groove turned or cut in the bobbin; the metal
on cooling becoming firmly attached to the bobbin rendering the same much
stronger than the ordinary method of fastening on metallic bands, whereby the
liability of breakage is much reduced and the durability greatly increased.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Henry Southwell and William Henry Dawson in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 20th July 1883.
HENRY SOUTHWELL of Heywood in the County of Lancaster Bobbin Manufac-
turer and WILLIAM HENRY DAWSON of Manchester, in the same County "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOBBINS USED FOR COTTON AND WOOLLEN
SPINNING
1
Our improvements consist in the application of a Metalic Band or Rim to the
tops or bottoms or both ends of Bobbins used in Ring spinning Roving Interme-
diate and Slubbing Frames such Band or Rim being made of Metal cast on the
wood bobbin whilst in a molten state, filling a groove turned or cut in the bobbin
the metal on cooling becomes firmly attached to the bobbin rendering the same
much stronger than the crdinary method of fastening on Metallic Bands or Rims
whereby the liability of breakage is much reduced and the durability much
increased.
In order that this invention may be more clearly understood we have hereunto
attached a sheet of drawings having similar letters of reference.-In Fig 1 A repre-
sents a Roving Intermediate or Slubbing Frame Bobbin with the groove turned
out as shewn at B. Fig. 2 is a section of a similar bobbin shewing also the Band
or Rim C duly fixed on the bottom end of the bobbin A. whilst Fig. 3 gives an
external view of the bobbin A with the Band or Rim C. duly fixed on the same.
In Fig. 4 A. represents a Ring Spinning frame Bobbin turned at the bottom end
with the groove D cut in the same. Fig 5 is a section of a similar bobbin also
shewing a section of the Band or Rim affixed to the same A. representing the
bobbin and E the Band or Rim whilst Fig. 6 is an external view of the bobbin A.
with the Band or Rin E attached thereto. In Fig 7 A represents a bobbin used
in wool spinning with the top end turned and grooved ready for the reception of
the metalic band or rim as shewn at F. Fig 8 is a section of a similar bobbin with
the Band or Rim C duly fixed also shewn in section. Fig. 9 is an external view
of the bobbin A. shewing the Band or Rin G.
Having thus fully described our invention and the manner of carrying out the
same we claim the application and use of Metallic Bands or Rims ns affixed in a
Molten State to Bobbins used in Cotton and Woollen Spinning and method of
fastening the same as herein described
In witness whereof we the said Henry Southwell and William Henry Dawson
have hereunto set our hands and seals this Seventeenth day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
Signed sealed and delivered by the
said Henry Southwell and William
Henry Dawson in the presence of
W HUNT
Manchester
HENRY SOUTHWELL
(LS.)
WILLIAM HENRY DAWSON (L.S.)