Year: 1886

page_text: I, BERNARD GRONER, trading as G. Wagner and Company, of No. 56, Golden Lane,
in the county of Middlesex, Furrier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of ladies' boas, the object of the
improvements being to obtain an imitation squirrel boa from furs other than
squirrel tails.
For this purpose I provide a soft or elastic core or body made of suitable fabric
such as woollen cloth, felt or the like cut of the required shape and twisted so as to
produce the required tapered form, that is to say the largest diameter being in the
middle and gradually tapering towards each end.
On my soft or elastic core I then twist the fur by means of a suitable machine
whereby the pelt becomes embedded in the elastic core and only requires to be
fastened at the ends thereby enabling me to dispense with the use of cement as has
hitherto been required when a hard core has been used.
By my improvements I am enabled to produce a boa in imitation of squirrel and
which will be practically as soft and light as a squirrel tail boa.

page_text: I BERNARD GRONER, trading as G. Wagner and Company, of N° 56, Golden Lane,
in the county of Middlesex, Furrier, 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 relates to the manufacture of ladies' boas the object of the
improvements being to obtain an imitation squirrel boa from furs other than
squirrel tails in a better manner than hitherto.
For this purpose I provide a soft or elastic core or body made of suitable fabric
such as woollen cloth, felt or the like cut of the required shape and twisted so as to
produce the required tapered form, that is to say, the largest diameter being in the
middle and gradually tapering towards each end.
On my soft or elastic core I then twist the fur (preferably cut as hereinafter
described) by means of a suitable machine, the twist of the fur being in the
opposite direction to that of the twist of the core. By this means the pelt of the
skin becomes embedded in the elastic core and only requires to be fastened at
the ends, thereby enabling me to dispense with the use of glue or other cement as
bas hitherto been required when the ordinary hard core has been used.
In order that the hair when the skin is twisted on my improved core shall stand
up as in a squirrel-tail boa, I find it advantageous to cut the skin into strips of
the required width lengthwise of the fur instead of crosswise as has hitherto
generally been the practice-I find that the use of goat-skin gives good results in
manufacturing boas according to my invention.
By my improvements I am enabled to produce a boa in imitation of squirrel and
which will be practically as soft and light as a squirrel-tail boa.
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:-
1. The use in the manufacture of imitation squirrel boas of a soft or elastic core
or body substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved ladies' boas hereinbefore described.
Dated this 14th day of April 1886
G. F. REDFERN,
Agent for the Applicant.