provements in Lasts for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL DIUITIATION
Improvements in Lasts for Boots and Shoes.
I. HENRY RICHMOND of Donisthorpe Street Hunslet in the County of York
Ironfounder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in lasts used for boots and shoes and
its objects are to provide a simple, duriable and firm last when in use.
For this purpose I make the last of cast iron or other suitable material and so
construct or arrange the different lasts that when the one in use it is always firm.
I make a casting of two different sized lasts for to be used in soleing or repairing
boots and shoes and also form a piece on the same casting to be used for heeling.
I place the large sized last on the same plain as the heeling piece or in other words
at right angles to each other. The smaller last I place vertical to the other before
mentioned and in such a manner that the toe points to the centre or between the
large last and the heel piece consequently when one is in use the other two are
arranged in such a manner that they lie firm upon the table or block.
The last may be so formed that it contains more than two lasts and a heel piece.
As a modification I make one of the projections "by preference the small last
with a socket so that any size or length of last can be fit into it to be used for
different kinds of boots.
Dated this Twentieth day of February 1897.
HENRY RICHMOND
Donisthorpe Street Hunslet.
I HENRY RICHMOND of Donisthorpe Street Hunslet uear Leeds in the County
of York Ironfounder do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement: —
This invention relates to improvements in lasts used for boots and shoes and its
objects are to provide a simple, durable and firm last when in use.
For this purpose I make the last of cast iron or other suitable material; and so
construct or arrange the different lasts whereby the one in use is held firm, by the
base of the other last resting upon the table or block.
I make a casting of two different sized lasts to be used in soleing or repairing
boots and shoes, and also form a piece on the same casting to be used for heeling.
I place the large sized last in the same plane as the heeling piece or in other
words at right angles to each other. The smaller last I place at right-angles to
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page_text: the other before mentioned and in such a manner that the toe points to the centre
or between the large last and the heel piece consequently when one is in use the
other two are arranged in such a manner that they lie firm upon the table or block.
As a modification I make one of the projections "by preference the small last"
with a socket so that any size or length of last can be fitted into it to be used for
different kinds of boots.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming part of
this specification in which.
Fig 1 represents an elevation shewing the large last and heel piece laid on the
same plane as each other.
Fig 2 is a plan view of same.
Figs. 3 4 and 5 are details herein after described.
The small last A. Figs 1 and 2 is shewn in a vertical position ready for use with
the large last B and the heel piece C in a horizontal position thereby making a
good firm foundation by resting upon the projections D and 11 which are part of
the large last B and heel piece C also the root E of the small last A thereby the
small last is kept rigid and firm when in use.
If the large last B is required I turn the small last A down into the same plane
as the heel piece C which forms a base by resting upon the projections D³ of the
heel piece C and the heel F of the small last A.
When the heel piece C is required I place the small last A and the large last B
both in the same plane consequently the heel F of the small last A and the flat
part G on the stalk of the large last B forms a firm foundation whereby the
piece C is held rigid. The boot or shoe that requires heeling or repairing is
placed upon the heel piece C with the toe of the boot or shoe resting upon the toe II
of the large last B consequently the operator has both hands at liberty, and the
boot or shoe is thereby firm.
Fig 3 is an elevation of the root E on the small last shewn with a socket J
formed in a projectoon or swelling O on the stalk P instead of the small last A.
Fig 4 shews a last A' which may be of any required size or length on the
stalk L. which may be of sufficient length if required so that the same can be
used to mend or repair wellington or other top boots" I swell the lower end of the
stalk L as shewn at M in such a manner as to prevent the last A¹ from rocking
when in use. At the lower extremity or below the swelling M I form a pro-
jection K which is made to fit the socket J.
Fig 5 is a plan view shewing the socket J and the web or stalk of the large
last B and the heel piece C broken away.
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:-
1st. The small last A having its toe pointing to the centre or between the large
last B and the heel piece C as clearly shewn in Figs 1 and 2 Substantially as
herein shewn and described.
2nd. The general arrangements of last substantially as herein shewn and
described.
Dated this Flaxouth day of Naramban 1007
HENRY RICHMOND.