A IMPROVED CLOTH FOR UMBRELLA COVERING
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Lund, of Bradford, in the County of
York, Stuff Merchant, for the Invention. of "A IMPROVED CLOTH
FOR UMBRELLA COVERING."
Scaled the 5th September 1873, and dated the 8th March 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Lund at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
8th March 1878.
I, GEORGE LUND, of Bradford, in the County of York, Stuff Merchant,
5 do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
CLOTH FOR UMBRELLA COVERING," to bo as follows :—
This Invention relates to the manufacture of cloth to be employed

page_text: bling silk and much more durable and economical and which I term
" gilkinc."
In the manufacture of cloth for this purpose I employ alpaca lustre
and demi-lustre yarns, and these are woven in serges and twills of
various descriptions and may have silk borders. The cloth when for 5
this purpose so woven is subjected to a high finish and closely resembles
in appearance the silk cloths or material employed for covering umbrellas,
but is altogether free from the well known defect of "cracking," and
so much more durable and less first cost.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent
filed by the said George Lund in the Great Scal Patent Office on
the 8th September 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
LUND, of Bradford, in the County of York, Stuff Merchant, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Eighth day of March, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me the said George Lund, Her special licence that I,
the said George Lund, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said George Lund, my exccutors, 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, usc, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED CLOTH FOR UMBRELLA
COVERING," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said George
Lund, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and scals, should par-
ticularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same

page_text: 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 Georgo Lund, 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 (that is to say) :—
This Invention relates to the manufacture of cloth to be employed
for covering umbrellas of a nature and appearance closely resembling
silk, and much more durable and economical, and which I term
" silkino."
In the manufacture of cloth for this purpose I employ alpaca lustro
and demi-lustre yarns, and theso are woven in serges and twills of
various descriptions and may have silk borders. The cloth when for
this purposo so woven is subjected to a high finish, and closely resembles
in appearance the silk cloths or materials employed for covering
umbrellas, but is altogether free from the well known defect of
cracking,” and is much more durable and less cost.
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Such being the nature and object of this my Invention, the following
description of the class of yarns to be employed, and the character or
style of weaving, will enable persons acquainted with cloths or woven
fabrics to clearly understand the same.
This Invention relates to the manufacturo of cloth to be employed
for covering umbrellas of a naturo and appearanco closely resembling
silk, and much more economical and durable, and which I term
"silkine."
In the manufacture of cloth for this purpose I employ yarns known
as alpaca lustro and demi-lustro yarns and these are to bo woven in
serges and twills of various descriptions (the variety hero recited refers
only to such change in the weaving as is thoroughly understood by those
who are acquainted with weaving), and the cloth or material may havo
a silk border or not as desired. The cloth when for this purposo so
woven is subjected to a high finish, and closely resembles in appearanco
the silk cloths or materials employed for covering umbrellas, but is
altogether free from the well known defect of "cracking" and is much
more durable and less costly.

page_text: Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this my
said Invention, I would have it understood that I claim as my Inven-
tion the improved cloth made as and for the purpose herein fully
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Lund, have hereunto set my
hand, this Thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
GEORGE LUND. (L.S.)
Witness,
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Tasker & Brierley,
Patent Agents,
Halifax, Bradford, & Blackburn.