Improvements in or Additions to Thimbles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1596-Accepted, 6th June, 1896
Improvements in or Additions to Thimbles.
I, CHARLES EDWARD ILES of 138 Highgate Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to thimbles worn upon the fingers when sewing, and has
for its object, the ornamenting of the said thimbles principally by jewelling.
According to one form of my improvements, I make a thimble up of two shells,
one taking over the other and secured together by rolling the flanged lower edge
of the inner shell over the adjacent flanged edge of the outer one.
The inner shell, which constitutes the lining of the thimble and is of the figure
of a Welsh hat, has the middle of the crown sunken into a dished, coned or other
scating which forms the cavity wherein a gem, precious or other stone, jewel or
ornament lies. The outer shell, which is outside roughened as usual, has its crown
pierced with a central opening, rather less in size than the base or largest part
of the jewel, and on the shells being placed together, with the jewel lying in the
cavity or seating, and secured together by turning over the edges, the said jewel
passes and extends through and shows itself beyond the crown of the shell, and
is secured in position by the clamping together of the shell parts as aforesaid.
When the thimble requires to be jewelled upon the sides then shallow bulgings
are made from the outside upon the sides of the inner shell and corresponding
small piercings are made in the outer shell through which the jewels lying in the
sinkings in the inner shell, extend and are seen, in which positions they are held
clamp-wise by the shells.
As a further form of my invention, I make an annular recess with raised sides
at the crown of the cuter shell and place or set the stone within the sinking.
Then by press tools I force the raised sides over the larger boundary edges of
the stone hence the securing of the same in position.
As a still further form secure the jewel by passing the same outwardly through
a hole in the crown of less size than the jewel, which is supported by the crown of
an inner shell or lining.
Instead of employing only one stone at the end of a thimble, I may employ
any number or arrangement that may be desired.
As a further form of my invention the inside crown may be fitted with a separate
seating, cone-sunk for receiving the base of the gem, and Hanged, and with the
same coming between the inside top of the thimble and a shell lining fitted within
the inside of the said thimble body, and being secured between the said shell
parts by closing or otherwise. By so fitting the gem to the thimble, any inwardly
projecting parts likely to come in contact with and injure the finger are dispensed
with.
As a modification of this last part of my invention, the loose or separate
seating for the gem may be secured or attached to the inside crown of the thimble
without the employment of the lining or inner shell.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1895.
CHARLES EDWARD ILES,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, CHARLES EDWARD ILES, of 138 Highgate Street in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 thimbles worn upon the fingers when sewing, and has
for its object, the ornamenting of the said thimbles, principally by jewelling.
According to one form of my invention, I fit within the inside of the crown of
a thimble, which is pierced, a seating upon which the base of a jewel, precious or
imitation stone, gem or the like ornament takes its bearing, whilst the said jewel
shows itself through the hole in the crown and extends above the top of the said
thimble.
Thus, the inside crown of the thimble is fitted with a separate seating, cone
sunken to receive the base of the gem, and located between the inside top of the
thimble (which is pierced at the crown) and an inside shell or lining whose top is
flattened to fit the finger, the inner and outer shell parts being secured together
by spinning, indenting or turning the edges of the one shell part over the edges of
the other.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a jewelled thimble constructed
according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a topside plan of Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a vertical section of
the same.
Figure 4 is a vertical section of the outer shell and Figure 5 is a like view of
the inner shell or lining.
Figure 6 shows a side elevation and a plan of the jewel or gem separately,
whil-t
Figure 7 is a section and Figure 8 a plan of the jewel seating, which is coned
at its middle to receive the base of the gem and fitted in position between the top
of the outer shell and the top of the inner shell or lining.
In Figures 1 to 8, a is the outer shell or body part of the thimble, with the
middle of its crown having a piercing a', wherethrough the upper part of the
gem b, protrudes and shows itself, whilst the part b', of the gem takes its bearing
against the inside of the crown of the said shell and is there held by the gem
seating c, which has a sunken middle c', receiving the said gem and kept in position
by the crown d¹, of the inner shell or lining d, whose lower edge d', is turned and
closed over the lower edge a³, of the outer shell a, thereby securing the whole of
the component parts of the thimble together.
It will be observed that the hole a, in the crown of the shell a, is smaller in
diameter than the largest part of the gem, so that the said gem is tightly set
between its seating and the metal surrounding the piercing by the pressure of the
top of the lining against the underside of the said seating.
According to another form of my invention I make a thimble up of two
component shells, one taking over the other, the two being secured together by
rolling the flanged lower edge of the inner shell over the adjacent lower edge of
the outer one.
The inner shell, which constitutes the lining of the thimble and is of the figure
of a Welsh hat, has the middle of the crown sunken into a dished, coned or other
seating which forms the cavity wherein the gem or other ornament lies The
outer shell, which is outside roughened as usual, has its crown pierced with a
central opening, rather less in size than the base or largest part of the jewel, and
on the shells being placed one over the other, with the jewel lying in the cavity
or seating, and being secured together by turning over the edges, the said jewel

page_text: passes and extends through and shows itself beyond the crown of the shell, and
is secured in position by the clamping together of the shell parts as aforesaid.
Figure 9 represents in vertical section, a jewelled thimble so constructed.
a is the outer shell having a piercing at, through its crown, wherethrough the
gem b, protrudes and shows itself whilst the inner part 3, of the said gem lies
within a like shaped seating d, in the crown d², of the inner lining or shell d,
whose lower edge d, is turned and closed over the lower edge a², of the outer
shell a, thereby securing the parts of the thimble together.
As a further form of my invention, I make a seating or recess with raised
annular sides at the crown of the outer shell and place or set the stone within the
sinking. Then by press tools I force the raised sides over the larger boundary
edges of the stone, hence the securing of the same in position.
Figure 10 is a vertical section of the thimble before the stone is secured by
turning the annular metal edging thereover, whilst Figure 11 is a like view with
the stone or gem secured or set by the closing over of the metal.
a is the shell of the thimble, having a sinking a' in the middle of its crown,
forming a seating for the stone or gem b, and surrounded by an annular metal
flange a, which is closed over the part of larger diameter 1, of the gem b.
As a modification of the first described form of my invention, the loose or
separate seating for the gem may be secured or attached to the inside crown of
the thimble without the employment of the lining or inner shell, as represented
in the form of thimble shown in vertical section in Figure 12.
a is the shell of the thimble, having a piercing a¹, on the crown wherethrough
the gem b, which is inwardly supported in a seating e, shows itself. The edges
of the said seating take into an annular groove or its equivalent a³, formed in the
walls of the shell a, whilst a top lining d, is also secured within the inside top of
the thimble, immediately below the seating, in order to protect the finger from
coming in contact with the inwardly projecting parts of the gem setting.
When the thimble requires to be jewelled upon the sides then shallow bulgings
are made from the outside upon the sides of the inner shell and corresponding
small piercings are made in the outer shell through which the jewels lying in the
sinkings in the inner shell extend and are seen, in which positions they are held
clamp-wise by the shells.
Figure 13 represents a vertical section of a thimble jewelled at its sides
according to this last named form of my invention.
a is the outer shell and d the inner shell or lining secured together by turning
the lower edge of the one over the lower edges of the other, and with jewels
showing themselves through holes a', in the outer shell and coming and being
clamped between the said holes and a slight inward bulging d³, in the inner
lining.
Figure 14 represents a further modification of my invention, in which the seating
of a stone is formed in a cup let within the crown of the thimble and secured by
rivetting its inner part.
a is the shell and 6 the stone lying within the seating f¹, of the rivetted
cup f.
In a further modification, as shown in Figure 15, the gem b, is set within an
eyelet f, which is passed through a hole a', in the crown of the thimble a, and
then secured by rivetting or turning over the inner edges, of the said eyelet.
These latter modifications can be applied equally as well to the sides of a
thimble as to the top.
Instead of employing only one stone at the end of a thimble, I may employ any
number or arrangement that may be desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A thimble, ornamented by an artificial stone, precious gem or other jewel

page_text: or jewels secured within the crown or sides of the same, substantially as herein
described and set forth.
Secondly. In jewelled thimbles, securing the jewel between the pierced crown of
an outer shell and a separate or fitted internal seating kept hoine by an inside
lining or plate substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8 and 13.
Thirdly. In jewelled thimbles, securing a jewel or jewels between the pierced
crown or the pierced sides of an outer shell and a corresponding seating or
Beatings or equivalents formed in an inner lining, substantially as described and
Bet forth in Figures 9 and 12.
Fourthly. In jewelled thimbles, securing the jewel within a sinking formed in
the crown of the thimble by turning the metal of an annular flange surrounding
the said sinking over the edge or parts of the edge of the jewel, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 10 and 11.
Fifthly. In jewelled thimbles, securing the jewel or jewels within a cup or eyelet
rivetted either to the crown or the sides of the thimble, substantially as described
and set forth in Figures 14 and 15.
Dated this lot 1
1000
CHARLES EDWARD ILES,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.