A METHOD OF PAPERING OR MAKING UP FOR SALE NEEDLES THREADED WITH COTTON SILK OR OTHER SEWING MATERIAL
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY THOMAS trading as S. Thomas and Sons of Redditch in the County of
Worcester Needle and Fish Hook Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "A METHOD OF PAPERING OR MAKING UP FOR SALE NEEDLES
THREADED WITH COTTON SILK OR OTHER SEWING MATERIAL" to be as follows:-
My invention consists of the method hereinafter described of papering or
making up for sale needles threaded with cotton silk or other sewing material
whereby needles provided or threaded with cotton silk or other sewing material
ready for use in sewing are packed side by side a single threaded needle being
easily removed from the bulk of threaded.needles without disturbing the others.
The needles threaded with the sewing material are stuck close together in the
ordinary way upon a properly prepared paper or wrapper or are stuck upon cloth
or other material or are laid side by side in the wrapper the several lengths or
pieces of cotton or thread with which the needles are threaded being arranged side
by side and in close contact.
In order to prevent the lengths of sewing material from becoming entangled they
are secured side by side by means of a fastening label gummed to the ends of the
said threaded lengths. This label which may have printed upon it a name trade
mark inscription or other device permits of the ready separation of single threads
from the bulk of threads without disturbing the rest. The said fixing label may
be used alone or in conjunction with paper or other tubular bands which are made
to encircle or are threaded upon the combined lengths of thread. Or in place of a
fixing label or bands the lengths of thread or sewing material with which the
needles have been threaded are plaited together After the needles have been stuck
upon the needle paper or wrapper or upon cloth or other material or laid side by
side in the wrapper the connected threads or lengths of sewing material are
wrapped round the paper or wrapper and the combined needles and threads are
enclosed in an outer case or envelope and are then ready for sale.

page_text: Or the connected threads or lengths of the sewing material instead of being
wrapped round the paper or wrapper may be doubled or folded up into a short
length and placed in the outer case or envelope.
In order to gain access to the needles threaded or combined with cotton, silk or
thread thus made up for sale the inner paper or wrapper is removed from the outer
case or envelope and the connected threads unwound from the said inner wrapper
or the connected threads unfolded when a single needle with its thread can be
readily detached from the bulk ready for use in sewing without any preparation,”
Dated this eighth day of February 1884.
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page_text: I HENRY THOMAS trading as S. Thomas and Sons of Redditch in the County of
Worcester, Needle and Fish Hook Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "A METHOD OF PAPERING OR MAKING UP FOR SALE NEEDLES
THREADED WITH COTTON, SILK OR OTHER SEWING MATERIAL" and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:―
My invention consists of the method hereinafter described of papering or
making up for sale needles threaded with cotton, silk or other sewing material,
whereby needles provided or threaded with cotton, silk or other sewing material
ready for use in sewing, are packed side by side, a single threaded needle being
easily removed from the bulk of threaded needles without disturbing the others.
The needles threaded with the sewing material are stuck close together in the
ordinary way upon a properly prepared paper or wrapper; or are stuck upon cloth
or other material; or are laid side by side in the wrapper, the several lengths or
pieces of cotton or thread with which the needles are threaded being arranged side
by side and in close contact.
In order to prevent the lengths of the sewing material from becoming entangled,
they are secured side by side by means of a fastening label gummed to the ends of
the said threaded lengths. This label which may have printed upon it a name,
trade mark inscription or other device permits of the ready separation of single
threads from the bulk of threads without disturbing the rest. The said fixing label
may be used alone or in combination with paper or other tubular bands which are
made to encircle or are threaded upon the combined lengths of thread. Or in place
of a fixing label or bands, the lengths of thread or sewing material with which the
needles have been threaded are plaited together. After the needles have been stuck
upon the needle paper or wrapper or upon cloth or other material, or laid side by .
side in the wrapper, the connected threads or lengths of sewing material are
wrapped round the paper or wrapper and the combined needles and threads are
enclosed in an outer case or envelope and are then ready for sale.
Or the connected threads or lengths of the sewing material instead of being
wrapped round the paper or wrapper may be doubled or folded up into a short
length and placed in the outer case or envelope.
In order to gain access to the needles threaded or combined with cotton, silk or
thread thus made up for sale, the inner paper or wrapper is removed from the outer
case or envelope and the connected threads unwound from the said inner wrapper,
or the connected threads unfolded, when a single needle with its thread can be
readily detached from the bulk ready for use in sewing without any preparation.
Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying Drawing represent one of the arrangements
which I employ in carrying my invention into effect, Figure 1 showing the
threaded lengths uncoiled from the wrapper and Figure 2 the threaded lengths
coiled upon the wrapper.
a is the needle paper or wrapper in which the needles are stuck and b, b are the
threaded lengths of cotton, silk or other sewing material, having a gummed label c
attached at their ends for securing them side by side and for preventing the
entangling of the threaded lengths. By opening out the threaded lengths b in the
manner represented in Figure 1, single threaded lengths can be easily detached
from the bulk and the threaded needles removed from the needle paper or wrapper a
for use.
After removing a threaded needle from the bulk the series of threads is

page_text: again coiled round the wrapper a as represented in Figure 2 and the said wrapper a
placed in the outer wrapper or sheath represented in Figure 3, or other like sheath
or case.
Figure 4 represents the arrangement in which the threaded lengths are preserved
side by side by means of paper or other tubular bands d, d. The bands d, d may
be used alone or in combination with the gummed label c represented in Figures 1
and 2.
Figures 5 and 6 represent the arrangement in which the lengths of threads b, b
are plaited together for preventing them from being entangled, Figure 5 showing
the lengths of plaited threads unwound from the wrapper a on which the needles
are stuck and Figure 6 showing the lengths of plaited threads coiled on the said
wrapper a ready to be enclosed in the outer wrapper, case or sheath represented in
Figure 3 or other like sheath or case.
Or the plaited lengths of cotton or sewing material may be coiled upon a
separate card or piece e represented in Figure 7 instead of upon the wrapper or
needle paper itself. The separate card e after the lengths of thread have been
coiled upon it lies against the folded wrapper a and the combined wrapper a and
card e, Figure 7, are placed in an outer wrapper or sheath of the kind represented
in Figure 3. This arrangement may be applied to threaded lengths which are
preserved side by side by the gummed label c, Figures 1 and 2, or by the paper
bands d d, Figure 4, or by the combination of a gummed label and bands.
Or instead of coiling the threaded lengths around the wrapper or around an
independent card or piece, the threaded lengths may be folded into short lengths or
coiled into a coil and placed in front of the wrapper a as represented in Figure 8.
The needle paper or wrapper with its threaded lengths of cotton, silk or
other sewing material arranged in the several ways herein before described and
represented may be placed in the compartment of a casket or box as represented in
Figure 9 for storing the threaded needles, instead of placing the needle wrapper in
an outer wrapper, sheath or case.
Although I have represented the threaded needles stuck upon needle papers or
wrappers yet I wish it to be understood that the threaded needles may be stuck
upon cloth or other material, or laid loosely side by side in the wrapper.
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: The method of papering or making up for sale needles threaded with
cotton, silk or other sewing material herein before described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawing; that is to say, providing or threading needles with cotton,
silk or other sewing material ready for use in sewing and so packing them side by
side that the threaded lengths are prevented from becoming entangled and a single
threaded needle easily removed from the bulk of threaded needles substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this thirteenth day of October 1884.