IMPROVEMENTS IN COATING, COLORING, AND GLAZING OK FINISHING LACES, BANDS, STRAPS, BELTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN."
Year: 1861

page_text: In the Matter of Letters Patent granted to WILLIAM PATON, of Johnstone,
in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Manufacturer, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN COATING, COLORING, AND GLAZING OK
FINISHING LACES, BANDS, STRAPS, BELTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES,
AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN."
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, 1, WILLIAM
PATON, of Johnstone, in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Manufacturer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS by Letters Patent, bearing date the Fifth day of February,
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. in the twenty-fourth year of
the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, Her said Majesty did
give and grant unto me, the said William Paton, Her special license, that
I, the said William Paton, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said William Paton. my executors, administrators,
or assigns, should. at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time
and at all times thercafter 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 Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COATING. COLORING, AND GLAZING OR FINISHING
LACES, BANDS, STRAPS. BELTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES, AND IN THE MA.
IP 8d1

page_text: CHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN," upon the condition, amongst
others, that I, the said William Paton, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my hand and seal, or under the hand and seal of
one of them, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said In-
vention, 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: And whereas, I, the
said William Paton, in pursuance of the said condition in the said Letters
Patent contained, did by a Specification, being an instrument in writing
under my hand and scal, particularly describe and ascertain the nature of
my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, and
did cause the same instrument to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the Fifth day of August, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one :
And whereas I have been advised that it is desirable to restrict my 'exclu-
sive right to the Invention of improvements in coating, coloring, and
glazing or finishing laces solely; and I have been further advised that
it is doubtful whether the machinery or apparatus employed for the pur-
pose, in the said Specification mentioned and therein described and claimed,
was on the day of the date of the said Letters Patent new as to the public
knowledge, use, and exercise thereof.
NOW KNOW YE, therefore, that I, the said William Paton, do hereby
disclaim the words, "Bands, Straps, Belts, and other similar Articles, and
in the Machinery or Apparatus employed therein," in the title of the said
Invention and also the words "bands, straps, and other generally similar
articles," in the 32nd and 33rd lines of the third page of the Queen's printers
print of the said Specification, and the words "band or other twisted or plaited
article or material," in the 36th line of the same page, and the words "twisted
or in the 1st line of the 4th page of the said print; and also the words
"band or other article," in the 2nd, 5th, and 6th lines of the said 4th page; and
also the paragraph beginning "Under one modification," and ending "articles
at present in use," extending from the 11th line to the 33rd line of the 4th
page of the same print; and also the words "bands, straps, belts, and other
similar articles" in the 35th and 36th lines of the said 4th page; and also the
words bands, straps, and other generally similar articles" in the 3rd and 4th
lines of the 5th page of the said print; and also the words "bands or straps,"
and the words "or twisted" in the 7th line of the 5th page; and also the
words or twisted in the 7th, 9th, and 11th lines of the said 5th page; and
also the words, "bands, straps and other generally similar articles," in the
14th line of the said 5th page; and also the words "or band" in the 18th,

page_text: 27th, 29th, and 39th lines of the said 5th page: and also the words "or
band" in the 9th, 12th, and 14th lines of the 6th page of the said print; and
also the words "or twisted" in the 21st line of the said 6th page; and also
the words "the bands, straps, or other articles are" in the 26th and 27th
lines of the 6th page of the said print; and also the words. "twisted or." in
the 27th line of the said 6th page; and also the words "or twisted fibrous "
in the 37th line of the said 6th page: and also the words "or band." in the
2nd line of the 7th page of the said print and also the sentence beginning
in the third line of the same page with the words "In some articles."
and ending in the 7th line of the said 7th page with the words "operation of
glazing." and also the word "First in the 13th line of the said 7th page:
and also the words, "bands, straps, belts, and other generally similar articles."
in the 13th and 14th lines of the said 7th page; and also the words "or
twisted" on the 14th line of the said 7th page; and also the words. "or any
equivalent therefor" on the 17th line of the said 7th page: and also the sen-
tence beginning in the 18th line of the said 7th page with the word "Sc-
cond." and ending in the 22nd line of the same page with the words "of the
same."
And further, that in order to shew distinctly that I do not intend to claim
any exclusive right to the machinery or apparatus described in the said Speci-
fication and delineated in the Drawings thereto annexed, I propose to introduce
the following words into the said Specification between the 7th and 8th lines
of the 7th page of the said print; "And I wish it to be understood that I lay
"no claim to the machinery or apparatus herein-before described and
"delineated in the Drawings to the said Specification annexed, and that I
only refer to such machinery or apparatus and to the said Drawings for the
purpose of shewing how the said Invention may be carried into effect."
And for the reasons aforesaid, and also for the purpose of causing the said
Specification and this present Alteration and Disclaimer to be more easily
understood, I do hereby alter the said Specification, so that the same shall
with the aid. of the Drawings herein mentioned, particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and the manner in which it is to be
performed in and by the words, letters, and figures following:-
My said Invention relates to the manufacture of laces, in which the surface
of the article is coated or coloured either with a coating or staining compo-
sition, which may be afterwards glazed or polished, if required. The lace is
first coated or stained with a composition or solution of starch, india-rubber,
gutta percha, or other suitable solution; this may be done by immersion or
causing the plaited material to pass through the coating or staining solution.

page_text: After this operation, the surface of the lace, if required, is glazed or finished
by subjecting it to friction either by hand or power. The glazing or finishing
imparts a smooth glossy surface, which in articles of black or brown colour
closely resembles leather. The lace may be polished by causing it to rub in
contact with openings formed in a suitable frame, or by passing it through
dies, and in many other ways. The operation of coating and polishing may
also be effected by various arrangements of machinery or apparatus. so as to
complete the manufacture in a rapid and very efficient manner.
And in order that my said Invention of improvements in coating. colouring.
and glazing or finishing laces may be properly understood, I shall now
proceed to describe the Figures on the accompanying Sheet of explanatory
Drawings, showing certain modifications under which my improvements may
be judiciously carried out in practice, that is to say:-
Figure on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings is a side or longitudinal
elevation. showing one modification or arrangement of machinery or apparatus
suitable for coating or staining laces: Figure 2 is a front view of the polishing
or glazing portion of the apparatus shown in the central part of Figure 1, and
taken at right angles thereto: Figure 3 is a plan of the machine. corre-
sponding to Figure 1.
The material for forming the laces is plaited to the required size or figure
by means of the machinery ordinarily used for the purpose; the plaited
material is then subjected to the coating or staining and glazing processes, or
a portion of these operations, to complete the manufacture. The plaited
material is first wound upon a drum or reel. The framing A has arranged upon
if two standards, which support the spindle of the drum B, upon which is
wound the material for forming the laces. On one end of the spindle of the
reel B is a grooved pulley D. A cord E is attached to the table of the
framing A or other convenient part: this cord is carried over the pulley D,
and has a counterweight attached to its free extremity, which serves to regu-
late the tension of the lace C. Arranged parallel with the framing A is a frame
F. formed of two end standards united by tie rods: this frame supports a
trough G, which contains a supply of the coating or colouring material. This
coating or colouring material varies in its composition according to the pat-
ticular purpose to which the material is to be applied; thus, it may be a
solution of india-rubber. gutta percha, starch, or other preparation suitable for
imparting the particular kind of finish or tint, according to the purpose to
which the material is to be applied. Projecting partly over the trough G
is an arm carrying a stud, on which are two small rollers H. The lace C is
carried over one of these rollers downwards below the roller I, which is par-

page_text: tially immersed in the coating solution. The lace C passes upwards from the
roller I and over the second roller H, and from thence under the first of a
pair of tension rollers J, and over the second one. These rollers run in bear-
ings in the laterally projecting brackets of the frame F. At the central part
of the apparatus is placed the frame K. In the end standards of this frame
are arranged the bearings of the main or driving shaft I, on which is the fast
and loose pulley M. deriving its motion from a steam engine or other prime
mover. The .extremity of this shaft extends out beyond the framing K, and
carries upon this part a polishing or glazing roller N. which is formed with
grooves or indentations in the peripheries. Parallel with the glazing roller N
is arranged a second roller N' on the shaft L', and between these the lace is
passed when subjected to the glazing operation. On the shaft L' is keyed a
pinion O. which gives motion to the wheel P on the shaft Q on the outer
extremity of which is the roller R. and. on studs arranged in an angular
direction beneath it are two rollers S and S'. The shaft Q has fitted to it
the small band pulley T. which gives motion to the pulley U on the upper
shaft V, and a pinion V on this shaft drives the wheel W on the shaft W.
The bearings of both these shafts are carried in vertical bracket pieces cast
on the upper parts of the end standards K. On the outer overhanging
extremity of the shaft W is fitted the roller X. and the lace C is carried
from the second roller J' round the roller X downwards between the polish-
ing rollers N and N', and then past the rollers R. and S, and below the
rollers S¹. From this roller the lace is carried upwards, passing again
between the rollers N and N. and over the roller X. and away to the drum
or, cylinder on which it is finally wound. In its passage through the glazing
imachine the lace is wound a number of times round the several tensional
rollers, so that a considerable length of the material is subjected at one time
to the glazing operation, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the accompanying
Drawings. At a convenient distance from the glazing machine K is arranged
the standards Y, from which a rectangular frame projects in a lateral
direction. On this frame is arranged a series of pins a, forming a kind of
reed, which serve to guide the length or lengths of plaited material on to the
drum or cylinder Z. The spindle of this drum is carried in the standards Y,
and on one extremity of the spindle is a pulley which is driven by an endless
band b, carried round the shaft V. If the plaited material which has been
treated in the foregoing manner is intended for boot laces, it is unwound
from the drum Z, cut into-suitable-lengths, and then tagged in the usual
way or otherwise made up for sale. The plaited material, after being coated
or coloured of a brown or black colour, and glazed, bears a close resemblance

page_text: to leather, and may be substituted in place of the more expensive material.
These boot laces are superior in point of strength. durability, and neatness
of appearance to leather laces, and they are finished so as to form either a
round, oval, or flat lace, having a brilliant glossy surface.
For the purpose
of distinguishing my improved laces from those of the ordinary kinds at
present in use. I designate them by the titles of the "Garibaldi" and
"Volunteer laces. It will be obvious that the machinery or apparatus for
coating or glazing the plaited material may be modified in various ways to
suit the particular object in view, and that smooth rollers of glass, metal, or
other material, or rotatory brushes may be made use of to effect the glazing
or polishing process. This part of the operation may also be accomplished
by causing the lace to pass rapidly through suitable dies or openings so as to
impart to the surface a smooth and glossy appearance. And I wish it to be
understood that I lay no claim to the machinery or apparatus herein-before
described and delineated in the Drawings to the said Specification annexed,
and that I only refer to such machinery or apparatus, and to the said
Drawings for the purpose of shewing how the said Invention may be carried
into effect.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried
into effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider novel and
original, and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-
before in part recited Letters Patent is, the system or mode of manufacturing
,laces in which the plaited material is first coated or coloured with a suitable
solution or colouring matter and subsequently glazed, if required, as herein-
before described, and shown in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Paton, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Third day of August One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one

page_text: To the Commissioners of Patents for Inventions.
I hereby grant my fiat giving leave to the above-mentioned William Paton,
to file in the Great Seal Patent Office. with the Specification to which the
same relates, the above written Disclaimer and Memorandum of Alteration.
Lincoln's Inn 31st July 1869
ROUNDEL PALMED

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Paton, of Johnstone, in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN COATING, COLORING. AND GLAZING OR FINISHING LACES, BANDS,
STRAPS, BELTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN."
Scaled the 30th July 1861, and dated the 5th February 1861.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Paton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
February 1861.
I, WILLIAM PATON. of Johnstone, in the County of Renfrew, North
Britain, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COATING, COLOBING, AND GLAZING OR FINISHING LACES.
BANDS, STRAPS. BELTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES. AND IN THE MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN," to be as follows, that is to say; -
This Invention relates to the manufacture of laces, bands, straps, and other
generally similar articles, in which the surface of the article is coated or
coloured either with a coating or staining composition, which may be
afterwards glazed or polished if required.
The lace, band, or other twisted or plaited article or material is first coated
Price 8d.]

page_text: or stained with a composition or solution of starch, india-rubber, gutta percha,
or other suitable solution; this may be done either by immersion or causing
the twisted or plaited material to pass through the coating or staining solution.
After this operation, the surface of the lace, band, or other article, if required,
is glazed or finished by subjecting it to friction, either by hand or power.
The glazing or finishing imparts a smooth glossy surface, which in articles of
black or brown colour closely resembles leather. The lace, band, or other
article may be polished by causing it to rub in contact with openings formed
in a suitable frame, or by passing it through dies, and in many other ways.
The operations of coating and polishing may also be effected by various
arrangements of machinery or apparatus, so as to complete the manufacture in
a rapid and very efficient manner.
Under one modification or arrangement of machinery or apparatus for the
coating and polishing processes, the plaited or twisted material is wound upon
a drum or cylinder, which is supported upon a suitable framing, and a certain
degree of tension or drag on the cylinder is obtained by means of a counter-
weight. From the first cylinder the lace or band is carried under a roller
arranged in a trough containing the solution of gutta percha, india-rubber,
starch, or other preparation suitable for the purpose of coating the plaited or
twisted goods. The lace or band passes from the solution trough between a
pair of rollers and round a second drum or cylinder, and thence downwards,
where it is exposed to the action of a series of rubbing and polishing rollers.
These rollers receive their motion from the engine or other prime mover by
means of an endless belt carried round a fast-and-loose pulley on the shaft of
one of the rubbing rollers, and by means of spur gearing the motion is com-
municated to the polishing rollers. From the polishing rollers the lace or
band passes up again over the drum and between guides to the cylinder, on
which it is finally wound. The plaited or twisted material, coloured and
prepared in this manner, is then cut into lengths, and the ends are tagged in
the ordinary manner. Boot laces prepared and finished in this way have a
very neat and lustrous appearance, closely resembling leather laces, which
they are intended to supersede. In this way also either plaited or woven
bands, straps, and gasket suitable for packing the stuffing boxes of steam
engines, pumps, and other machinery, may be produced of superior efficiency
to the articles at present in use.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Paton in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 5th
August 1861.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
PATON, of Johnstone, in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Manufacturer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, in the twenty-fourth year of Her.
reign, did. for Herself. Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said William Paton, Her special license that I, the said William Paton, my
executors, administrators, and assigns. or such others as I. the said William
Paton, my executors, administrators, or 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 for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COATING
COLOURING. AND GLAZING OR FINISHING LACES, BANDS. STBAPS. BELTS, AND OTHER
BIMILAR ARTICLES, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEBEIN,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that I. the said William Paton, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my hand and
scal, or under the hand and seal of one of them, 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 Paton, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the accompanying Drawings, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say:
My said Invention relates to the manufacture of laces, bands, straps, and
other generally similar articles in which the surface of the article is coated
or coloured either with a coating or staining composition, which may be
afterwards glazed or polished, if required.
The lace, band, or other twisted or plaited article or material is first coated
or stained with a composition or solution of starch, india-rubber, gulta percha,
or other suitable solution; this may be done either by immersion or causing

page_text: the twisted or plaited material to pass through the coating or staining solution.
After this operation the surface of the lace, band, or other article. if required,
is glazed or finished by subjecting it to friction, either by hand or power.
The glazing or finishing imparts a smooth glossy surface, which in articles of
a black or brown colour closely resembles leather. The lace, band, or other
article may be polished by causing it to rub in contact with openings formed
in a suitable frame, or by passing it through dies, and in many other ways.
The operations of coating and polishing may also be effected by various
arrangements of machinery or apparatus, so as to complete the manufacture
in a rapid and very efficient manner.
Under one modification or arrangement of machinery or apparatus for the
coating and polishing processes the plaited or twisted material is wound upon
a drum or cylinder, which is supported upon a suitable framing, and a certain
degree of tension or drag on the cylinder is obtained by means of a counter-
weight. From the first cylinder the lace or band is carried under a roller
arranged in a trough containing the solution of gutta percha, india-rubber,
starch, or other preparation suitable for the purpose of coating the plaited or
twisted goods. The lace or band passes from the solution trough between a
pair of rollers, and round a second drum or cylinder, and thence downwards.
where it is exposed to the action of a series of rubbing and polishing rollers.
These rollers receive their motion from the engine or other prime mover by
means of an endless belt carried round a fast and loose pulley on the shaft
of one of the rubbing rollers, and by means of spur gearing the motion is
communicated to the polishing rollers. From the polishing rollers the lace
or band passes up again over the drum and between guides to the cylinder, on
which it is finally wound. The plaited or twisted material, coloured and pre-
pared in this manner, is then cut into lengths, and the ends are tagged in the
ordinary manner. Boot laces prepared and finished in this way have a very
neat and lustrous appearance, closely resembling leather laces, which they are
intended to supersede. In this way also either plaited or woven bands, straps,
and gasket suitable for packing the stuffing boxes of steam engines, pumps,
and other machinery, may be produced of superior efficiency to the articles at
present in use.
And in order that my said Invention of "Improvements in Coating,
Colouring, and Glazing or Finishing Laces, Bands, Straps, Belts, and other
similar Articles," may be properly understood, I shall now proceed to describe
the Figures on the accompanying Sheet of explanatory Drawings, showing
certain modifications under which my improvements may be judiciously carried
out in practice, that is to say:-

page_text: Figure 1 on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings is a side or longitudinal
elevation, showing one modification or arrangement of machinery or apparatus
suitable for coating or staining laces, bands. straps, and other generally similar
articles; Figure 2 is a front view of the polishing or glazing portion of the
apparatus shown in the central part of Figure 1, and taken at right angles
thereto Figure 3 is a plan of the machine, corresponding to Figure 1.
The material for forming the laces, bands, or straps is plaited or twisted to
the required size or figure by means of the machinery ordinarily used for the
purpose. This plaited or twisted material is then subjected to the coating or
staining and glazing processes. or a portion of these operations, to completo
the manufacture. The plaited or twisted material is first wound upon a drum
or reel. The framing A has arranged upon it two standards, which support
the spindle of the drum B, upon which is wound the material C. for forming
the laces, bands. straps, or other generally similar articles. On one end of
the spindle of the reel B is a grooved pulley D. A cord E is attached to the
table of the framing A. or other convenient part. This cord is carried over
the pulley D, and has a counterweight attached to its free extremity, which
serves to regulate the tension of the lace or band C. Arranged parallel with
the framing A is a frame F. formed of two end standards united by tie rods;
this frame supports a trough G, which contains a supply of the coating or
colouring material. This coating or colouring material varies in its com-
position according to the particular purpose to which the material is to be
applied; thus it may be a solution of india-rubber. gutta percha, starch, or
other preparation suitable for imparting the particular kind of finish or tint,
according to the purpose to which the material C is to be applied. Projecting
partly over the trough G is an arm carrying a stud, on which are two small
rollers II. The lace or band is carried over one of these rollers downwards
below the roller I, which is partially immersed in the coating solution. The
lace or band C passes upwards from the roller I, and over the second roller H,
and from thence under the first of a pair of tension rollers J, and over the
second one. These rollers run in hearings in the laterally projecting brackets
of the frame F. At the central part of the apparatus is placed the frame K.
In the end standards of this frame are arranged the bearings of the main or
driving shaft L, on which is the fast and loose pulley M. deriving its motion
from a steam engine or other prime mover. The extremity of this shaft
extends out beyond the framing K, and carries upon this part a polishing
or glazing roller N, which is formed with grooves or indentations in the
peripheries. Parallel with the glazing roller N is arranged a second roller N'
on the shaft L. and between these the lace or band is passed when subjected

page_text: to the glazing operation. On the shaft L' is keyed a pinion O, which gives
motion to the wheel P on the shaft Q, on the outer extremity of which is the
roller R, and on studs arranged in an angular direction beneath it are two
rollers S and S. The shaft Q has fitted to it the small band pulley T, which
gives motion to the pulley U on the upper shaft V, and a pinion V' on this
shaft drives the wheel W on the shaft W. The bearings of both these shafts
are carried in vertical bracket pieces cast on the upper parts of the end
standards K. On the outer overhanging extremity of the shaft W¹ is fitted
the roller X. and the lace or band C is carried from the second roller J,
round the roller X, downwards between the polishing rollers N and N', and
then past the rollers R and S. and below the rollers S. From this roller the
lace or band is carried upwards, passing again between the rollers N and N',
and over the roller X, and away to the drum or cylinder, on which it is finally
wound. In its passage through the glazing machine the lace or band is
wound a number of times round the several tensional rollers, so that a con-
siderable length of the material is subjected at one time to the glazing
operation, as shown in Figure 2 and 3 of the accompanying Drawings. At
a convenient distance from the glazing machine K is arranged the standards Y,
from which a rectangular frame projects in a laterai direction. On this frame
is arranged a series of pins a, forming a kind of reed which serve to guide the
length or lengths of plaited or twisted material on to the drum or cylinder Z.
The spindle of this drum is carried in the standards Y, and on one extremity
of the spindle is a pulley, which is driven by an endless band b, carried round
the shaft V. If the plaited material which has been treated in the foregoing
manner is intended for boot laces, it is unwound from the drum Z, cut into
suitable lengths. and then tagged in the usual way; or the bands, straps, or
other articles are otherwise made up for sale. The twisted or plaited material,
after being coated or coloured of a brown or black colour, and glazed, bears
a close resemblance to leather, and may be substituted in place of the more
expensive material. These boot laces are superior in point of strength,
durability, and neatness of appearance to leather laces, and they are finished
so as to form either a round, oval, or flat lace, having a brilliant glossy surface.
For the purpose of distinguishing my improved laces from those of the ordinary
kinds at present in use, I designate them by the titles of the "Garibaldi" and
"Volunteer" laces.
It will be obvious that the machinery or apparatus for coating or glazing
the plaited or twisted fibrous material may be modified in various ways to suit
the particular object in view, and that smooth rollers of glass, metal, or other
material, or rotatory brushes may be made use of to effect the glazing or

page_text: polishing process. This part of the operation may also be accomplished by
causing the lace or band to pass rapidly through suitable dies or openings, so
as to impart to the surface a smooth and glossy appearance. In some articles
manufactured according to these improvements, as, for example, gasket for
packing the stuffing boxes of steam engines, and other generally similar
purposes, the coating operation would be sufficient without the subsequent
operation of glazing.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried
into effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider novel and
original, and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-
before in part recited Letters Patent, is,
First, the system or mode of manufacturing laces, bands, straps, belts, and
other generally similar articles, in which the plaited or twisted fibrous material
is first coated or coloured with a suitable solution or colouring matter, and
subsequently glazed, if required, as herein-before described and shown in the
accompanying Drawings, or any equivalent therefor.
Second, the general arrangement and combination of parts forming the
machinery or apparatus for coating or colouring, or coating and glazing laces,
bands, straps, belts, and other generally similar articles, as herein-before
described and shown in the accompanying Drawings, or any mere modification
of the same.
In witness whereof, 1, the said William Paton, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Third day of August, One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one.
W. PATON. (L.S.)