IMPROVE- MENTS IN IRONING BOARDS FOR IRONING SHIRT FRONTS AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Gerard Wenzeslaus von Nawrocki, Proprietor of the
firm of J. Brandt & G. W. v. Nawrocki, Patent Solicitor and Civil Engineer
of 124 Leipzigerstrasse, Berlin, Germany, for an Invention of IMPROVE-
MENTS IN IRONING BOARDS FOR IRONING SHIRT FRONTS AND OTHER ARTICLES
"
a communication from J. Hess of Beiertheim near Karlsruhe in the Empire of
Germany
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Gerard Wenzeslaus von
Nawrocki at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd October
1883.
GERARD. WENZESLAUS VON NAWROCKI, Proprietor of the firm of J. Brandt &
G. W. v. Nawrocki, Patent Solicitor and Civil-Engineer of 124 Leipzigerstrasse,
Berlin, Germany. "IMPROVEMENTS IN IRONING BOARDS FOR IRONING SHIRT
FRONTS AND OTHER ARTICLES [a communication from J. Hess of Beiertheim near
Karlsruhe in the Empire of Germany]
"
This invention relates chiefly to the ironing of gentlemen's shirt fronts but it is
also applicable for ironing purposes generally, the object of the invention being
to provide an ironing board of such a form that the steam produced by passing the
hot iron over the damp shirt front may pass away readily thereby effecting a
quicker drying of the front whereby the ironing operation may be carried out more
speedily and effectively than heretofore.
In carrying out the invention the ironing board proper is formed of wood of
suitable shape, over which the article to be ironed is stretched by means of a
wooden frame which fits round the ironing board proper. This ironing board is
formed with a number of perforations which may take the form of longitudinal,
transverse, diagonal or other slits or a series of round or other shaped holes.
The walls of the slits will be bevelled or splayed outwards at the back of the
board and the holes will be correspondingly formed, the object of thus forming the
slits or holes being that the steam as it passes through shall have free egress and
pass away quickly.
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page_text: At the upper end of the board a small pin or stud is placed which is inserted
through the uppermost hole in the shirt front and serves to firmly secure the shirt
front to the ironing board thereby steadying the front during the ironing
operation.
The pin or stud may be formed of glass or other suitable material with a metal 5
point and may be somewhat pear shaped so that it will hold tightly when screwed
into the hole made in the board to receive it.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Gerard Wenzeslaus von Nawrocki in the Patent Office on the
2nd April 1884.
.
GERARD WENZESLAUS VON NAWROCKI Proprietor of the Firm of J. Brandt and
G. W. v. Nawrocki Patent Solicitor and Civil Engineer of 124 Leipzigerstrasse
Berlin Germany "IMPROVEMENTS IN IRONING BOARDS FOR IRONING
FRONTS AND OTHER ARTICLES "-a Communication to me from J. Hess of Beiertheim
nears Karlsruhe in the Empire of Germany
SHIRT
This Invention relates chiefly to the ironing of Gentlemen's shirt fronts but it is
also applicable for ironing purposes generally, the object of the Invention being to
provide an ironing board of such a form that the vapor produced at the back of
the article being ironed by the hot iron passing over the damp articles may pass
readily away thus effecting a quicker drying of the front than heretofore and
facilitating the ironing operation.
In carrying out the Invention the ironing board proper is formed of wood of
suitable shape over which the article to be ironed is stretched by means of a
wooden frame which fits round the ironing board proper This ironing board is
formed with a number of perforations which may take the form of longitudinal
transverse diagonal or other slits or a series of round or other shaped holes.
The walls of the slits will be bevelled or splayed outwards at the back of the
board and the holes will be correspondingly formed, the object of thus forming the
slits or holes being that the vapor as it passes through shall be free to pass away
quickly.
In the accompanying Drawing Fig: 1 is a plan view and Fig: 2 a cross section
of one form of ironing board constructed according to this Invention; Fig: 3 is a
half plan and Fig: 4 a longitudinal section of a modified form of board and Fig: 5
is a half plan and Fig: 6 a longitudinal section of a further modification.
a is the ironing board proper over which the article to be ironed is stretched as
shown at Fig: 2; b is the clamping frame by which the article to be ironed is
firmly held down on the board a; c, c, are longitudinal transverse or other slits (or
it may be holes) the walls of which are splayed outwards as seen in the various
sections:
This
d is a small pin or stud which is placed at the upper end of the board a
pin is inserted by preference through the hole in the neck band of the shirt and
serves to secure the shirt front to the ironing board thereby steadying the front
during the ironing operation :

page_text: This pin or stud d may be formed of glass or other suitable material with a
metal point and may be somewhat of a pear-shape and will by preference be
screwed into a hole made in the board to receive it:
Having now described this Invention for "Improvements in Ironing Boards for
ironing Shirt fronts and other articles" and explained the manner of carrying the
same into effect, I claim,
First. The construction of Ironing Boards substantially as herein shewn and
described, whereby the steam produced on the underside of the article by the
operation of ironing, will be readily carried off, as set forth.
Second: The combination with an ironing board constructed as above described,
of a pear or other suitably shaped pin or stud, as d, as and for the purpose set
forth.
In witness whereof I the said Gerard Wenzeslaus von Nawrocki have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 31* day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
GERARD WENZESLAUS VON NAWROCKI. (LS)