IMPROVE- MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR ATTACHING THE SOLES OF BOOTS AND SHOES TO THE UPPER LEATHERS
Year: 1861

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Tomlinson Bousfield, of Loughborough
Park, Brixton, in the County of Surrey, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR ATTACHING THE SOLES OF BOOTS AND SHOES TO THE
UPPER LEATHERS."-A communication from abroad by Simon Smith
Bucklin, residing at Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of
America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Tomlinson Bousfield
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
20th December 1861.
I, GEORGE TOMLINSON BOUSFIELD, of Loughborough Park, Brixton, in the
County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR ATTACHING THE SOLES OF BOOTS AND SHOES TO THE UPPER
LEATHERS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in a machine which, when placed upon the edge of
the sole after it is temporarily secured to the last upon which the upper leather
is stretched, will, on being struck by the blow of the hammer of the operator,
make a hole for the reception of a peg, drive a peg through the sole and upper
leather, move itself along so as to be in position for a repetition of the operation
and feed up the peg wood, so as to bring another peg into the proper position
to be split off, and driven.
Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Drawings, A is the body of the
instrument, which is grasped by the hand of the operator when the instrument

page_text: is in use (as seen in Figure 5); B is a trough for containing the pegs, which
are thrown forward the follower D and spiral spring C. The follower is
drawn back for the purpose of inserting a fresh strip of pegs by a cord E.
The peg wood is inserted through a slit or opening in the top of the trough,
which is secured to the body A by suitable screws a, or otherwise, and is open
at its end, so as to permit the pegs to pass in beneath the peg driver h, and
beyond the knife i, as will be presently described. The awl and the peg
driver are secured to the lower end of a plunger F, which works within the
body A, and is forced upward by a coiled spring G until checked by a pin f,
and is prevented from turning by a feather g, which plays in a groove in the
cap plate H. I is an india-rubber spring, which brings up upon the cap
plate, and serves to withdraw the awl from the leather, in which it is assisted
by the spring G, which then raises the plunger and holds it in the position
.represented in Figure 2 until it is again depressed; K is a cushion of leather
to receive the blow of the hammer. The awl m is secured to the piston F,
.and descends through a hole c (Figure 3) in the bottom of the instrument.
The awl m (Figure 2) is placed immediately contiguous to the driver h, or at
a distance from it equal to the distance between two adjacent pegs. The
moveable "centre" or feeding instrument P, Figures 2 and 3, is seen
detached in Figure 4, and consists of a point 1 on the end of a bent finger 2,
which is screwed into a short block 3. The longer portion of the finger 2 is
surrounded by a spiral spring, which serves to hold the feeding point in the
position seen in Figures 2 and 3, with the shoulder 4 up against the pin 5,
which keeps the point in place, the pin lying in the recess 7, and permitting
the requisite amount of play to the "centre" P; d is the gauge, which rests
against the edge of the sole, and determines the distance which the pegs are
put from the edge; this distance may be varied by setting the gauge further
in or out by means of the set screws e. Shoes are often pegged partially with
'wood and partially with iron nails. The holes of these nails may be made
without driving the wooden pegs into them by pressing the hand upon a
button upon the end of a stop o, which thus holds the strip of pegs, and
prevents it from feeding. If now the operation of the machine be continued,
the holes will be made and left open to be subsequently filled with nails.
When the stop o is released the pegs will again be fed forward.
The operation of my improved machine is as follows:-The pegs being
inserted into the trough B in advance of the follower D, as seen in Figure 2,
the instrument is placed upon the sole of the shoe or boot, as seen in Figure 5.
The upper leather having been drawn over the inner sole and secured tem-
porarily to the last by a few wooden pegs, and the outer sole held in the proper

page_text: position in a similar manner, the operator now holds the gauge against the
edge of the sole, whilst the peg trough lies on the inside of his left arm, and
when in this position the point 1 of the "centre" P, which projects slightly
below the lower end of the instrument, enters the leather and makes a slight
puncture. The operator then strikes a blow upon the cushion K with his
hammer, by which the awl is forced into the sole, and the driver h striking
against the foremost peg of the strip, depresses it, the spring L yielding until
the wood strikes the knife i, which splits off a single peg, that is then forced
by the driver h into a hole previously made for it by the awl, so soon as the
peg is split off the spring L carries the strip back into the position seen in
Figure 2, ready for a repetition of the operation. The awl and driver having
now ascended the point 1 of the "centre," is left sticking in the sole; the
operator then, without raising the instrument, and without extricating the
"centre" from the sole, moves the pegger forwards in the direction of
the arrow W, Figure 2, until it is stopped by the finger 2 striking against
the side 6 of the central hole; the instrument is then rocked over or inclined
without raising it up from the sole until the point I extricates itself from the
sole and springs back again into its original position (Figure 2). The instru-
ment is then righted again or brought into a position perpendicular to the sole,
by which the point 1 is caused to make a new perforation or to engage with
the latter, so as to be retained thereby while the instrument is again moved
forward, as before. The awl and driver are now again depressed, making a
new hole, and driving a peg into the hole previously made. In order to adapt
this improved "centre" to different varieties of work and to different distances
between the pegs, the finger 2 may be placed at a greater or less distance
from the shoulder 4, the screw connection between the finger and the block 3
being for the purpose of effecting this adjustment. In the machine represented
in the accompanying Drawings, if it be required to alter this position of the
awl and driver to change the distance between the pegs; this must be effected
by taking out the plunger and inserting another; the awl may, however, be
secured to a sliding block or die, which is made adjustable on the end of the
plunger, and thus the distance between the plunger and the driver may be
varied to suit the different distances between the pegs. In lieu of a single
point to penetrate the leather, as represented in the Drawings, the moveable
"centre" may have a roughened surface, or may consist of several smaller
points, it being simply necessary that the "centre" engage sufficiently with
the surface of the sole not to slip over it when the instrument is moved along,
as before described.
It will be seen that by means of the machine above described, the distances

page_text: between the pegs are accurately spaced, the holes are made and the pegs driven,
and as the awl and peg driver are contiguous to each other while the feeding
or spacing point is in advance of them both, the hole made by the awl is
immediately filled by a peg (on the next descent of the plunger), and before
anything occurs to close or partially close the awl hole, as would be the case
if the feeding or spacing point were stationary, and between the awl and
driver, as in such case the descent of the awl to make a new hole, and the
driving of the peg would tend to close the hole between them, and render the
entering of the peg uncertain. In Figure 6 is represented a machine, which
differs from the one above described only in the construction and operation of
the feeding point, and the parts immediately connected therewith. This
machine is fed along automatically by the motions of the plunger, which carries
the awl and peg driver, and without the necessity of raising the instrument
from the surface of the the sole, or of rocking it each time it is fed along.
From one side of the lower end of the body A of the instrument projects a
hollow bearing
in which slides a rod k, that carries the centre or feeding
point y, the steel shank N of which is pivoted at 7 to the rod k, in which.-it
plays up and down in a suitable slot, being pressed up by a spring r beneath it.
A spiral spring p surrounds the rod k; it is confined between the end of the
hollow bearing b and a pin q on the end of the rod, and serves to push the rod
out from the bearing. At s is pivotted a lever M, which vibrates in a slot in the
side of the cylinder or body A; its upper end is somewhat hooked and bevelled
off at t. Its lower end u rests against a shoulder 8 on the top of the piece N.
To one side of the plunger F is attached a stop Q, its upper side at W being
bevelled where it comes in contact with the bevel t of the lever M. The
operation of this automatic feed is as follows:-The plunger F being raised
by its spring, the stop has vibrated the lever M, so that its lower end u has
retracted the rod k against the resistance of the spring p, and at the same
time has depressed the piece N, so that its point y projects a little below the
bottom plate of the machine, and enters the sole of the boot. When the
plunger F is driven down by the hammer in the hand of the operator, the
lever M being relieved from the stop allows the spring p to draw out the
rod k, the spring r having lifted the point y clear of the surface of the sole.
When the point y is in the leather, and the end u of the lever M bears
against the shoulder 8 of the piece N, the operation of this lever is to move
forward or feed the machine an amount equal to the longitudinal motion of
the rod k. Thus each time the plunger F is driven down and rises again the
machine is fed forward the required amount to give the
proper space between
the pegs. It is evident that this feed may also be applied to power pegging.

page_text: machines, the feeding device being actuated directly by the plunger which
carries the awl, or by an attachment thereto. Instead of employing a spring
to move the rod k in one direction, this rod may be moved positively in both
directions by the vibrations of the lever M.
In Figures 7 to 16 is represented a machine in which the feeding of the
machine over the sole is effected by a device which enters the hole last made
by the awl, and moves the machine along until the peg is immediately over
the hole just made, and returns for another feed. This device operates to
effect the feed on the ascent of the plunger, at which time also the peg is cut
off. The peg wood in this machine is fed intermittently as the work proceeds,
and not continuously by a spring, as in the former cases. Figure 7 is a view
of this machine, a portion of the case being removed to shew the parts
within; Figure 8, an underneath view of the same; Figure 9, a view of the
device by which the peg wood is fed; Figure 10, a vertical section upon the
line A, A, of Figure 8; Figure 11, a section through the peg-feeding appa-
ratus; Figure 12, a view of the splitting knife; Figures 13, 14, 15, and 16,
details to be referred to hereafter.
As in the other machines the awl and peg driver are secured to the lower
end of a plunger, that is, driven down by the blow of a hammer, and is raised
by a spiral spring that surrounds it. To the interior of one side of the body A,
is pivoted at de a lever J, having in its upper end an irregular slot & cut
through it of the form seen in the Drawings; in this slot works a pin E
pro-
jecting from the plunger B², so as to vibrate the lever J2 back and forth as
the plunger rises and descends; the pin E passes through a straight slot m²,
in a division plate 62, and thus the plunger is prevented from turning. To
the bottom of the lever J* is pivoted the feeding device K³, which is attached
to one end of the pin or pivot a², and is so actuated that on the rising of the
plunger it shall first be thrust into the hole last made by the awl, and then by
the continued upward motion of the plunger be fed along, so as to bring the
peg and peg driver directly over the hole on the descent of the plunger; the
feeding point is first withdrawn from the hole, leaving it ready to be occupied
by the peg, and is then carried back out of the way of the awl, which now
descends to make a new hole, and on the plunger again rising the feeding
point enters this new hole and feeds the machine along. This is effected in the
following manner:-The device K, as before stated, is secured to the pin a³,
and to the other end of this pin and outside of the lever J2 is secured a
tooth g, which engages with a notch in a lever L²; pivoted to the lever Ja, ja,
is a stationary stop secured to the body of the machine, and i³ is a moveable
stop which is forced down by a spring c; the office of the stops ja and i
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page_text: being to hold the lever L in position at certain times, while at others it is
allowed to escape from their control. The operation of this part of the
mechanism is as follows:-When the plunger is up, as in Figures 7 and 10,
the end of the lever L2 has forced up the spring stop is, and is held stationary
by the stops and j², the point f2 remaining in the hole in the sole imme-
diately beneath the peg driver and peg as the plunger commences to descend
(Figure 13). The motion of the pin E2 in the inclined portion of the slot e
vibrates the lever J2 to one side; while this is taking place the upper end of
the lever L, being held stationary by the stops i, j, this lever is vibrated,
and with it the pivot a; but as the tooth g is held by the notch in the
lever L the pivot is caused to turn, and the feeding point f is withdrawn
from the hole in the sole; so soon as this has taken place the lever L strikes
against a pin 2 on the lever J, by which its motion around its pivot is
arrested, and its upper end slips past the spring catch is, when by the
continued motion of the lever J2 the feeding point is carried back (Figure 13)
out of the way of the peg driver and awl, which are now, while the pin E is
descending through the vertical portion of its slot 2, left free to descend for
the purpose of making a new hole, and driving a peg into the one previously
made. As the plunger again ascends it is necessary that the feeding point goes
through a different set of motions, which are produced as follows:-While
the pin E is ascending through the vertical portion of the slot e, the feeding
point remains stationary, and during this interval the awl has risen clear of
the path of this point; the pin E³ now enters the inclined portion of the
slote, and the feeding point begins to travel back, being still raised above
and clear of the surface of the leather; on the feeding point arriving opposite
to the hole last made by the awl, the upper end of the lever L² strikes
against the spring stop 23, by which the point is forced down into the hole, and
at this juncture the lever L' strikes against a pin 3 upon its opposite side, by
which its motion on its pivot is arrested, and the parts are caused to travel
with the lever J2, the feeding point causing the machine to move over the
surface of the leather, while the upper end of the lever L³ pushes back the
spring stop, and the parts are again left in the position seen in Figure 7.
The strip of peg wood is entered at the open end a of the peg trough, and is
fed intermittently to the knife c³, as follows:-The feeding pawls 63 are pivoted
to a sliding bar d³, which is forced in the direction of its arrow to effect the feed
by a spiral spring e³, and in the opposite direction; when the piston ascends by
the inclined block f attached to the knife, Figures 8, 9, 11, and 12, the
bar G³, to which the knife and feeding block f are attached, is operated by a
pin H projecting from the plunger, and entering a slot i in the bar. Imme-

page_text: diately beneath the pin H is a short bar or pin 1; the pin is surrounded by a
spiral spring n, which yields as the hammer strikes the plunger and relieves
the concussion, which would otherwise take place upon the bottom of the slot.
The spring n is not, however, of sufficient strength to raise the knife, drive back
the bar d³, and cut off the peg; this is effected by the last upward motion of the
plunger B, the pin H striking against the bar G at the top of the slot į.
When the bar d³ is driven back by the rise of the plunger, as above stated,
the pawls are carried back to take a new hold upon the peg wood
(Figure 11). These pawls pass through inclined holes in a sliding plate q³,
which is lield in place by a spring 3; as the pawls are carried forward by the
spring e, at the last moment of the descent of the plunger, they are forced in
by the inclined edges of the holes in this plate, and are thus caused to press
upon the peg wood and effect the feed. The peg wood m³ is fed up in contact
with the peg driver, which supports the advance end of the wood until the
knife comes in contact with its lower edge to cut it off; this knife is of such a
thickness that it shall just occupy the space from which a peg is split, and
thus as the knife splits off a peg it forces it in under the peg driver
(Figure 10), ready to be driven on the next descent of the plunger, and as the
space between the knife and the plate s³ is wider than the peg; the latter drops
as soon as it is cut into the tube t3, from which it is driven on the next
descent of the plunger. The lever Y is for the purpose of stopping the

page_text: is required simply to make the holes in the sole for the insertion of metallic
nails, the feed of the peg wood is interrupted by means of the lever Y, as
above described.
.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said George Tomlinson Bousfield in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 20th June 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
TOMLINSON BOUSFIELD, of Loughborough Park, Brixton, in the County of
Surrey, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twentieth day of December, in the year of our
Lord 1861, in the twenty-fifth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her
heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said George Tomlinson
Bousfield, Her special license that I, the said George Tomlinson Bousfield,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
George Tomlinson Bousfield, 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 term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR ATTACHING THE SOLES OF BOOTS AND SHOES TO THE
UPPER LEATHERS," a communication to me from abroad by Simon Smith
Bucklin, a person resident at Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of
America, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said George Tomlin-
son Bousfield, 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 George Tomlinson Bousfield, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings here-
unto annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to
say):

page_text: This Invention consists in a machine which when placed upon the edge of the
sole after it is temporarily secured to the last upon which the upper leather is
stretched, will, on being struck by the blow of the hammer of the operator,
make a hole for the reception of a peg, drive a peg through the sole and
upper leather, move itself along so as to be in position for a repetition of the
operation, and feed up the peg wood so as to bring another peg into the
proper position to be split off and driven. Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
of the Drawings, A is the body of the instrument, which is grasped by the
hand of the operator when the instrument is in use (as seen in Fig. 5); B is a
trough for containing the pegs, which are thrown forward by the follower D
and spiral spring C. The follower is drawn back for the purpose of inserting
a fresh strip of pegs by a cord E. The peg wood is inserted through a slit or
opening in the top of the trough, which is secured to the body A by suitable
screws a or otherwise, and is opened at its end, so as to permit the pegs to
pass in beneath the peg driver h and beyond the knife i, as will be presently
described. The awl and the peg driver are secured to the lower end of a
plunger F, which works within the body A and is forced upward by a coiled
spring G, until checked by a pin f, and is prevented from turning by a feather
9, which plays in a groove in the cap plate H. I, is an india-rubber spring
which brings up upon the cap plate and serves to withdraw the awl from the
leather, in which it is assisted by the spring G, which then raises the plunger,
and holds it in the position represented in Fig. 2 until it is again depressed.
K is a cushion of leather to receive the blow of the hammer; the awl m is
secured to the piston F, and descends through a hole C (Fig. 3) in the bottom
of the instrument. The awl m (Fig. 2) is placed immediately contiguous to
the driver h, or at a distance from it equal to the distance between two adjacent
pegs. The moveable "centre" or feeding instrument (P, Figs. 2 and 3) is
seen detached in Fig. 4, and consists of a point 1, on the end of a bent finger
2 which is screwed into a short block 3. The longer portion of the finger 2, is
surrounded by a spiral spring which serves to hold the feeding point in the
position seen in Figs. 2 and 3 with the shoulder 4 up against the pin 5, which
keeps the point in place, the pin lying in the recess 7, and permitting the
requisite amount of play to the "centre" P; d is the gauge which rests against
the edge of the sole, and determines the distance which the pegs are put from
the edge; this distance may be varied by setting the gauge further in or out by
means of the set screws e.
Shoes are often pegged partially with wood and partially with iron nails.
The holes for these nails, may be made without driving the wooden pegs into

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them, by pressing with the hand upon a button a, upon the end of a stop O
which thus holds the strip of pegs and prevents it from feeding. If now the
operation of the machine be continued, the holes will be made and left open
to be subsequently filled with nails; when the stop O is released the pegs will
again be fed forward. The operation of my improved machine is as follows:
The pegs being inserted into the trough B, in advance of the follower D, as
seen in Fig. 2, the instrument is placed upon the sole of the shoe or boot as
seen in Fig. 5, the upper leather having been drawn over the inner sole, and
secured temporarily to the last by a few wooden pegs, and the outer sole held
in the proper position in a similar manner. The operator now holds the gauge
against the edge of the sole, whilst the peg trough lies on the inside of this left
arm, and when in this position the point 1 of the "center" P, which projects
slightly below the lower end of the instrument, enters the leather and makes a
slight puncture. The operator then strikes a blow upon the cushion K with
his hammer, by which the awl is forced into the sole, and the driver h striking
against the foremost peg of the strip depresses it, the spring L yielding until
the wood strikes the knife i, which splits off a single peg that is then forced by
the driver h into a hole previously made for it by the awl, so soon as the peg
is split off, the spring L carries the strip back into the position seen in Fig. 2
ready for a repetition of the operation. The awl and driver having now
ascended the point 1 of the "center," is left sticking in the sole; the operator
then without raising the instrument and without extricating the "center" from
the sole, moves the pegger forwards in the direction of the arrow W, Fig. 2,
until it is stopped by the finger 2 striking against the side 6 of the central hole.
The instrument is then rocked over or inclined without raising it up from the
sole until the point 1 extricates itself from the sole, and springs back again into
its original position (Fig. 2). The instrument is then righted again or brought
into a position perpendicular to the sole, by which the point 1 is caused to
make a new perforation, or to engage with the leather so as to be retained
thereby, while the instrument is again moved forward as before.
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The awl and driver are now again depressed, making a new hole and driving
a peg into the hole previously made. In order to adapt this improved "center"
to different varieties of work, and to different distances between the pegs, the
finger 2 may be placed at a greater or less distance from the shoulder 4, the
screw connection between the finger and the block 3 being for the purpose of
effecting this adjustment. In the machine represented in the accompanying
Drawings, if it be required to alter this position of the awl and driver, to change
the distance between the pegs, this must be effected by taking out the plunger

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and inserting another; the awl may, however, be secured to a sliding block or
die, which is made adjustable on the end of the plunger, and thus the distance
between the plunger and the driver may be varied to suit the different distances
between the pegs. In lieu of a single point to penetrate the leather as repre-
sented in the Drawings, the moveable center may have a roughened surface, or
may consist of several smaller points, it being simply necessary that the "centre"
engage sufficiently with the surface of the sole not to slip over it when the
instrument is moved along as before described. It will be seen that by means
of the machine above described the distances between the pegs are accurately
spaced, the holes are made and the pegs driven. And as the awl and peg
driver are contiguous to each other, while the feeding or spacing point is in
advance of them both, the hole made by the awl is immediately filled by a
peg (on the next descent of the plunger) and before anything occurs to close or
partially close the awl hole, as would be the case if the feeding or spacing
point were stationary and between the awl and driver, as in such case the
descent of the awl to make a new hole, and the driving of the peg would tend
to close the hole between them and render the entering of the peg uncertain.
In Fig. 6 is represented a machine which differs from the one above
described only in the construction and operation of the feeding point, and the
parts immediately connected therewith. This machine is fed along automatically
by the motions of the plunger, which carries the awl and peg driver, and
without the necessity of raising the instrument from the surface of the sole, or
of rocking it each time it is fed along. From one side of the lower end of the
body A of the instrument projects a hollow bearing b, in which slides a rod k;
that carries the center or feeding point y, the steel shank N of which is pivoted
at l to the rod k, in which it plays up and down in a suitable slot, being
pressed up by a spring 7 beneath it. A spiral spring p surrounds the rod k ;
it is confined between the end of the hollow bearing b and a pin g on the end
of the rod, and serves to push the rod out from the bearing. At s is pivoted a
lever M, which vibrates in a slot in the side of the cylinder or body A; its upper
end is somewhat hooked and bevelled off at t. Its lower end u rests against a
shoulder 8 on the top of the piece N. To one side of the plunger F is attached
a stop Q, its upper side at w being bevelled where it comes in contact with the
bevelt of the lever M. The operation of this automatic feed is as follows:-
The plunger F being raised by its spring, the stop Q has vibrated the lever M,
so that its lower end u has retracted the rod k against the resistance of the
spring p, and at the same time has depressed the piece N so that its point y
projects a little below the bottom plate of the machine, and enters the sole of
the boot. When the plunger F is driven down by the hammer in the hand of

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the operator, the lever M being relieved from the stop, allows the spring .p to
draw out the rod k, the spring r having lifted the point y clear of the surface
of the sole. When the point y is in the leather, and the end u of the lever M
bears against the shoulder 8 of the piece N, the operation of this lever is to
move forward or feed the machine an amount equal to the longitudinal motion
of the rod k. Thus each time the plunger F is driven down and rises again
the machine is fed forward the required amount to give the proper space
between the pegs. It is evident that this feed may also be applied to power-
pegging machines, the feeding device being actuated directly by the plunger
which carries the awl, or by an attachment thereto. Instead of employing a
spring to move the rod k in one direction, this rod
in both directions by the vibrations of the lever M.
In Figs. 7 to 16 is represented a machine, in which the feeding of the
machine over the sole is effected by a device which enters the hole last made
by the awl, and moves the machine along until the peg is immediately over
the hole just made, and returns for another feed. This device operates to effect
the feed on the ascent of the plunger, at which time also the peg is cut off.
The peg wood in this machine is fed intermittently as the work proceeds, and
not continuously by a spring as in the former cases. Fig. 7 is a view of this
machine, a portion of the case being removed to show the parts within.
Fig. 8, an underneath view of the same; Fig. 9 a view of the device by which
the peg wood is fed; Fig. 10, a vertical section upon the line A, A, of Fig. 8;
Fig. 11, a section through the peg feeding apparatus; Fig. 12, a view of the
splitting knife; Figs. 13, 14, 15, and 16, details to be referred to hereafter.
As in the other machines, the awl and peg driver are secured to the lower
end of a plunger that is driven down by the blow of a hammer, and is raised
by a spiral spring that surrounds it. To the interior of one side of the body A
is pivoted at d² a lever J, having in its upper end an irregular slot e³ cut
through it of the form seen in the Drawings; in this slot works a pin E,
projecting from the plunger B³, so as to vibrate the lever J2 back and forth as
the plunger rises and descends; the pin E passes through a straight slot m³
in a division plate 62, and thus the plunger is prevented from turning. To the
bottom of the lever J2 is pivoted the feeding device K³, which is attached to
one end of the pin or pivot a², and is so actuated that on the rising of the
plunger it shall first be thrust into the hole last made by the awl, and then by
the continued upward motion of the plunger be fed along so as to bring the
peg and peg driver directly over the hole. On the descent of the plunger the
feeding point is first withdrawn from the hole, leaving it ready to be occupied by
the peg, and is then carried back out of the way of the awl, which now descends

page_text: to make a new hole, and on the plunger again rising, the feeding point enters
this new hole and feeds the machine along. This is effected in the following
manner: The device K2, as before stated, is secured to the pin a², and to the
other end of this pin, and outside of the lever J, is secured a tooth g³, which
engages with a notch in a lever L' pivoted to the lever J; j is a stationary
stop secured to the body of the machine, and is a moveable stop, which is
forced down by a spring c, the office of the stops j and being to hold the
lever L in position at certain times, while at others it is allowed to escape
from their control.
The operation of this part of the mechanism is as follows:-When the plunger
is up, as in Figs. 7 and 10, the end of the lever L2 has forced up the spring
stop, and is held stationary by the stops and 73, the point f2 remaining in
the hole in the sole immediately beneath the peg driver and peg. As the
plunger commences to descend (Fig. 13), the motion of the pin E in the
inclined portion of the slot e vibrates the lever J2 to one side; while this is
taking place, the upper end of the lever L being held stationary by the
stops i, j, this lever is vibrated, and with it the pivot a³, but as the tooth g² is
held by the notch in the lever L³, the pivot is caused to turn, and the feeding
point is withdrawn from the hole in the sole; so soon as this has taken
place, the lever L² strikes against a pin 2 on the lever J, by which its motion
around its pivot is arrested, and its upper end slips past the spring catch,
when by the continued motion of the lever Ja the feeding point is carried back;
Fig. 13, out of the way of the peg driver and awl, which are now, while the
pin E2 is descending through the vertical portion of its slot es, left free to
descend for the purpose of making a new hole, and driving a peg into the one
previously made. As the plunger again ascends, it is necessary that the
feeding point go through a different set of motions, which are produced as
follows-While the pin E³ is ascending through the vertical portion of the
slot the feeding point remains stationary, and during this interval the awl
has risen clear of the path of this point; the pin E' now enters the inclined
portion of the slot e³, and the feeding point begins to travel back, being still
raised above and clear of the surface of the leather. On the feeding point
arriving opposite to the hole last made by the awl, the upper end of the lever
L' strikes against the spring stop 2, by which the point fe is forced down into
the hole, and at this juncture the lever L³ strikes against a pin 3 upon its
opposite side, by which its motion on its pivot is arrested, and the parts are
caused to travel with the lever J2, the feeding point causing the machine to
move over the surface of the leather, while the upper end of the lever L
pushes back the spring stop, and the parts. are again left in the position.

page_text: seen in Fig. 7. The strip of peg wood is entered at the open end a of the
peg trough, and is fed intermittently to the knife as follows:-The feeding
pawls 63 are pivotted to a sliding bar d³, which is forced in the direction of its
arrow to effect the feed by a spiral spring e³, and in the opposite direction
when the piston ascends by the inclined block fattached to the knife, Figs. 8,
9, 11, and 12. The bar G, to which the knife and feeding block f are
attached, is operated by a pin H projecting from the plunger, and entering a
slot i in the bar. Immediately beneath the pin H is a short bar or pin 1; the
pin is surrounded by a spiral spring n, which yields as the hammer strikes the
plunger, and relieves the concussion which would otherwise take place upon
the bottom of the slot. The spring m is not, however, of sufficient strength
to raise the knife, drive back the bar d³, and cut off the peg; this is effected
by the last upward motion of the plunger B2, the pin H striking against the
bar G at the top of the slot i. When the bar d³ is driven back by the rise of
the plunger, as above stated, the pawls 63 are carried back to take a new hold
upon the peg wood (Fig. 11); these pawls pass through inclined holes in a
sliding plate q³, which is held in place by a spring ; as the pawls are carried
forward by the spring eat the last moment of the descent of the plunger, they
are forced in by the inclined edges of the holes in this plate, and are thus
caused to press upon the peg wood and effect the feed. The peg wood m³ is
fed up in contact with the peg driver, which supports the advance end of the
wood until the knife comes in contact with its lower edge to cut it off. The
knife is of such a thickness that it shall just occupy the space from which a
peg is split, and thus as the knife splits off a peg it forces it in under the peg
driver (Fig. 10), ready to be driven on the next descent of the plunger, and
as the space between the knife and the plate is wider than the peg, the
latter drops as soon as it is cut into the tube t³, from which it is driven on
the next descent of the plunger. The lever Y is for the purpose of stopping
the feeding of the peg wood when required..
OPERATION.
The stop X being adjusted by means of its screw s², so as to bring the awl
at the proper distance from the edge of the sole, and the trough C being
replenished with peg wood, a strip of which is seen in Fig. 10, the machine is
ready for its work. The operator now grasps it in his left hand, at the same
time pressing upon the lever Y to prevent the feeding of a peg while he strikes
a blow upon the plunger, and discharges the peg already in the machine. The
machine is now applied to the sole, the lever Y is released, and a blow is struck
upon the plunger with a mallet or hammer, by which the awl is forced into the

page_text: sole, and the first hole is made at the same time that the peg wood is fed
forward. As the plunger rises the awl is withdrawn from the sole, the knife
is raised, and a peg is split off and forced in under the peg driver; the feeding
point enters the hole just made by the awl, and feeds the machine over the
sole a distance equal to that between two adjacent pegs; on the next descent
of the plunger the peg wood is again fed forward, and the operation continues,
each blow of the hammer upon the plunger driving a peg and making a new
hole. When it is required simply to make the holes in the sole for the
insertion of metallic nails, the feed of the peg wood is interrupted by means of
the lever Y, as above described.
Having now set forth the nature of this Invention, and explained the
manner of carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that under
the above recited Letters Patent, I claim,-
First, the machine for pegging boots and shoes, represented in Figs. 1, 2,
3, 4, and 5, of the accompanying Drawings.
Second, feeding the peg wood in strips to the machine, and splitting of the
pegs one by one as they are driven.
Third, the india-rubber spring upon the plunger, for the purpose of
withdrawing the awl from the leather, in combination with the spring G
for raising the plunger.
Fourth, the device for the purpose of stopping the feed of the pegs whenever
it is required to make holes in the sole without driving the pegs therein.
Fifth, placing the awl and the peg driver contiguous to each other, and
the "center" or point by which the distance between the holes is gauged
in advance of both the awl and peg driver.
Sixth, the moveable or spring center (Figs. 2 and 4), so arranged that by
moving the instrument forward by hand, and then rocking it, the distance
between the several pegs may be accurately gauged, as set forth.
Seventh, the combination of an automatic feed with a machine for pegging
boots and shoes, as represented in Fig. 6.
Eighth, the moveable center y, as combined with the plunger in Fig. 6, and
so arranged as alternately to engage with the leather to effect the feed, and
disengage itself therefrom, substantially as described.
Ninth, an intermittent automatic peg feed for a shoe pegging machine
operating as the plunger descends, in combination with a splitting knife
operating as the plunger ascends, for the purpose described.
Tenth, a splitting knife so arranged as to split off the peg and force it under
the peg driver while the latter is up.

page_text: Eleventh, the bar q³, operating as described, in combination with the
pawls b³.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Tomlinson Bousfield, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Eleventh day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
GEO. T. BOUSFIELD. (L.S.)