IMPROVEMENTS IN SILK- WINDING MACHINES, PART OF THE SAID IMPROVEMENTS BEING ALSO APPLICABLE TO CLEANING AND DOUBLING MACHINES
Year: 1865

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Trevor Wanklyn, of Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SILK-
WINDING MACHINES, PART OF THE SAID IMPROVEMENTS BEING ALSO APPLICABLE
TO CLEANING AND DOUBLING MACHINES."
Sealed the 12th December 1865, and dated the 16th June 1865.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Trevor Wanklyn
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition. on the
16th June 1865.
I, WILLIAM TREVOR WANKLYN, of Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SILK-WINDING MACHINES, PART OF THE SAID IMPROVEMENTS BEING ALSO APPLI-
CABLE TO CLEANING AND DOUBLING MACHINES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the first place of improvements in the "tops"
of silk winding, cleaning, and doubling machines; these I construct of angle
or any other shaped iron in lengths, having either the "cheeks" for carrying
the bobbins attached thereto by screws, rivets, or other suitable attachments,
or the "tops" and cheeks may be cast in a piece. By this means the
"cheeks" may be more readily and effectually levelled for the correct working
of all the bobbins, and the "tops" with the "cheeks" attached can be accom-
modated to suit different sizes of spindles by being made to move up and
down; this Invention also leaves the centre of the machine open, allowing the

page_text: 'full benefit of the light in winding silk. The "tops" herein-before men-
tioned may also be cast single for winding machines, or double for cleaning
and doubling machines, as required, and may be screwed on or otherwise
-attached to the frame sides.
My Invention in the second place refers to improvements in the snakes
and stretchers of winding machines. The snakes I construct double, resting
at their centre in a slot in the stretcher, or if thought desirable they may be
attached thereto by bolts or otherwise. I construct the snakes of such a
length, according to the reel of silk that they will carry the swifts with the
slips of silk on ready for winding at both sides of the machine, and they may
be cast so that the same snake may be used for a short as well as a long reel
of raw silk. The steps or points in the snakes on which the swifts rest may
be made in a piece with the snake or be made of brass and formed separate
from the snake, and be afterwards screwed on or otherwise attached thereto.
The stretchers I also cast in lengths, whereby economy and facility in erecting
are effected, and these are bolted or otherwise fastened to the frame sides.
Machines made on this principle are specially applicable to winding very
fine soft silk, and can be run at a very much greater speed without causing
any extra waste; also I believe them to be more economical in construction,
more durable and steadier when working, and also to have greater facility of
construction.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Trevor Wanklyn in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 14th December. 1865.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
TREVOR WANKLYN, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Sixteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, in the twenty-eighth year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Trevor Wanklyn, Her special licence that I, the said William Trevor
Wanklyn, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others 'as I, the
said William Trevor Wanklyn, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the terin therein expressed; should and lawfully might

page_text: make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN SILK-WINDING MACHINES, PART OF THE SAID IMPROVEMENTS BEING
ALSO APPLICABLE TO CLEANING AND DOUBLING MACHINES," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said William Trevor Wanklyn,. my executors.
or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of
their hands and seals, 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 I, the said William Trevor Wanklyn, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, 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 in the first place in improvements in the tops of
silk winding, cleaning, and doubling machines; the tops are commonly called
spindle rails; these I construct of angle or any other shaped iron in lengths,
having either the cheeks for carrying the bobbins attached thereto by screws,.
rivets, or other suitable attachments, or as illustrated by the Drawing and
herein-after described with reference thereto; the tops and cheeks may be
cast in one piece. By this means the cheeks may be more readily and
effectually levelled for the correct working of all the bobbins, and the tops.
with cheeks attached can by slides working in grooves be accommodated to
suit different sizes of spindles. This Invention leaves the centre of the
machine open, allowing the full benefit of the light in winding silk. The tops,
herein-before mentioned, may also be cast single for winding machines, or
double for cleaning doubling machines, or for soft silk frames, as required, and
may be screwed on or otherwise attached to the frame sides.
My Invention in the second place refers to improvements in the snakes
and stretchers of winding machines. The snakes I construct.double, resting
at their centre in a slot in the stretcher, and of such a length according to the
reel of silk that they will carry the swifts with the slips of silk on ready for
winding at both sides of the machine, and they may be cast so that the
same snake may be used for a short as well as a long reel of silk, the
snake being thus constructed in one piece, and screwed on or otherwise
fastened at the centre to the stretcher, and made resting on or fastened only.
at the centre, and not fastened also at the knee rail as ordinarily adopted,
projecting no further than where the centre of the swift rests, or they may be

page_text: made to fasten at the knee rail, and projecting to the centre of the machine
no further than centre of the swift support. The snake is so constructed as
to allow the swift to be lifted out of the bearings and set on the floor, thus
saving setting up of the bobbins and also waste of material
lapping round
the shaft. The bracket for the swift may be cast on the snake or may be
affixed afterwards, or a cavity may be left in the snake, which can be filled in
with wood, and the bracket screwed on to this wood; the advantage of this is
that the bracket can be raised or lowered and more easily levelled, and if
worn out more readily removed, and the wood filling can also be easily
replaced when worn out or decayed; the knee rail and guide rod may be
made of metal as well as wood. The stretchers I also cast in lengths whereby
economy and facility in erecting are effected, and these are bolted or other-
wise fastened to the frame sides. Machines made on this principle are
specially applicable to very fine silk, and can be run at a very much increased
speed without causing any extra waste; also I believe them to be more
economical in construction, more durable and steadier when working, and
also to have greater facility of construction.
Having thus far explained the nature and object of my said Invention, I
shall proceed to describe the same more particularly, and in order thereto I
shall refer to the accompanying Sheets of Drawings, and to the letters and
figures of reference marked thereon respectively, as follows:-
a slot in
In Sheet No. 1 Figure 1 shows a cross section or end view of a silk-
winding machine, wherein A shows a cross section of a top composed of iron
of the form therein shown. The tops may either be cast separately or formed
in a piece with the cheeks H, H; I, I, are the bobbins; B is a side view of
a snake made according to my Invention, extending from side to side of the
machine supported and secured in the centre by resting in
the stretcher C, which extends from end to end of the machine; D, D, are
the top carriers supporting the tops A, A; E, E, are the swifts carrying the
silk marked in dotted lines, and reposing in grooves or slots in the snake
B, B; this will be more clearly understood by reference to Sheet No. 2.
F, F, is the main framing of the machine; G, G, are the bowls which actuate
the bobbins I, I; and J, J, are the knee rails as ordinarily used; in this
Figure I have represented a double snake extending from side to side of the
machine.
Sheet No. 2 shows the separate views and details of my improvements in
the tops and snakes of silk-winding machines, the improvements in the tops
being also applicable to cleaning and doubling machines. Fig. 1 is a front
elevation of a double snake showing at B, B, the sockets in which the swifts

page_text: work; C, C, are the points at which the snake is screwed to the knee-rail,
and D is the portion which drops into the slots A, A, A, (which are shown
more clearly in cross section, Fig. 4). Fig. 2 is a cross section of a double
top, C being the top available for both sides of the machine, and A, A, the
cheeks; B, B, are the slots in which the spindles revolve. Fig. 3 is a cross
section of a single top with the cheeks attached, which will be sufficiently
understood from Fig. 2, the like letters denoting similar parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed by setting forth
the best means I am acquainted with for carrying the same into practical
effect, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise
forms, relative details, or dimensions of snakes or tops, or other parts of silk
winding, or cleaning, or doubling machines, herein-before described; but
what I do claim are the particular improvements in the tops and snakes
of silk winding, or cleaning, or doubling machines herein-before set forth and
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Trevor Wanklyn, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Eleventh day of December, in the
rear of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
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Witness,
THOMAS GANDY,
WILLIAM TREVOR WANKLYN. (Ls.)
Ashton-under-Lyne.