IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TWEEZERS FOR CUTLERY
Year: 1884

page_text: 1 JOHN COOMBS of 72 Myrtle Road Sheffield in the County of York Cutlery
Manager do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF TWEEZERS FOR CUTLERY" to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of Tweezers for
cutlery, that is such tweezers as are inserted into the handles or scales of sportsmans
and other similar pocket knives, the object being to produce a superior article at
less cost than those at pesent in use.
Tweezers of this class are now made by welding the two fingers or pieces of
material together, and forming the head out of the solid material, and oweing to the
small size of the material, it often happens that one of the fingers by reason of the
process of welding the two parts together, is reduced in thickness, and the appearance
of the tweezers is damaged. Such tweezers are generally more bulky than is
absolutely necessary for the use they are put to, and consequently thicker scales
are required for the knife to which they are fitted.
In carrying out my invention, I make such tweezers from strips of steel of the
required thickness and width, and which may be hardened and tempered and
polished before completion; I then join the two pieces together by soldering or
brazing, or by means of rivets.
I make the head separately and of any desirable and suitable material, and 1 pin
or rivet it to the tweezers, and in this way the appearance of the knife may be
improved.
This method of making tweezers from strips of steel, enables me, to combine a
pricker with them, either by placing the pricker blade between the two fingers, and
utilising one of the rivets as a joint pin upon which it may be turned on one side
for use; or by simply pointing the end that is soldered or rivetted, and attaching
the head to the end of one of the jaws.
ROBT F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOHN COOMBS 72 Myrtle Road Sheffield in the County of York Cutlery
Manager do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF TWEEZERS FOR CUTLERY 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 :-
My Invention relates to the manufacture of Tweezers for Cutlery that is, to such
tweezers as are usually inserted or fitted into the handles of sportsmens and other
similar knives, the object being to produce a superior article at less cost than those
at present in use.
Tweezers of the description mentioned above are made by welding the two
fingers or sides together, and forming the head orbit by which it is drawn from its
place, out of the solid material, and on account of the small size of article it often
happens that during the welding process one of the fingers or side pieces is much
reduced in thickness at the weld, which detracts both from the strength and the
appearance of the finished article. Therefore Tweezers welded together are often
made of stronger material than is absolutely necessary, and consequently thicker
scales are required for the knife to which they are to be fitted.
Now in order that my invention may be quite clear, and fully understood, I have
annexed a sheet of drawings illustrating the same, in which the same letters of
reference indicate the same or similar parts in all the Figures.
Fig. 1. represents a pair of tweezers, in separate parts, and when completed.
Fig. 2. combined tweezers and pricker.
Fig. 3. another arrangement of same.
In carrying out my invention, I prepare hardened and tempered strips of steel A
of the desired width and thickness, and finished by glazing or polishing or such
finished strips may be made from strips of steel of sufficient hardness and elasticity
as not to require the separate process of hardening, and I then bend them to the
required curve and join them together by soldering brazing or rivetting, or
equivalent means.
I make the head B separately and of any desirable material, and I pin or revit
it to the tweezers, by which method the appearance is much improved, and equality
in each finger is preserved.
In making the combined tweezers and picker as in Fig. 2, I attach the head B, to
the end of one of the fingers A, and after soldering or brazing the two opposite
ends together, I file, grind or otherwise bring them to a point C.
My improved method also enables me to combine a loose pricker with a pair of
tweezers in a simple way, by placing the pricker D Fig. 3, between the fingers of
the tweezer and utilising one of the rivets E, as a joint pin, upon which it may be
turned as shown.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which it may be put into practice, I declare that what
I claim is
The method of manufacturing steel tweezers for cutlery from previously prepared
and finished strips of steel substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
ROBT F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.