Measuring, Stamping, and Cutting Machines for Garments.
Year: 1887

page_text: Measuring, Stamping, and Cutting Machines for Garments.
SARAH ANNE COOKE Teacher of Dress-Catting 295 Oxford Street, London W. in
the County of Middlesex. I Sarah Anne Cooke do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This machinery is contained in frames, of various sizes, and has a measuring bar,
crossing from side to side, upon which are proportioned measures, for the width of
Back, & Front, for any garment, which bar is movable, up, or down, according to the
measures required. There is also a measuring bar for the Shoulder, and a proportioned
one for the Neck.
On a Cross Bar, which forms the position for the waist, there are perpendicular
bars, which contain measures in inches, (marked in eighths) to measure the height of
various seams and darts; all of which are movable, up, down, or across.
On these measuring bars, placed in swivelled slots or grooves, (which are to be
used in curved or straight lines as may be required) and standing on edge, are other
Narrow Bars, described as follows, a smooth edge for the stamping of Patterns, one
one side only.
A spur edge, for pricking through two, or more, thicknesses at once.
A sharp edge, forming knives, to cut through any thickness required, which knives
can be used alone or, in conjunction with either of the former, and can be placed at
distances to allow of turnings for seams.
The whole of the Bars with measures, also, the Smooth, Spur, & Sharp Bars, which
form the curves, and straight lines, can be easily adjusted, to any shape, or measure
desired.
The various parts to be made in any material which may be suitable.
When required for cutting material, pressure will be brought to bear on the
machine.
Whan for stamning natterns. 2 Pad with ink will be need

page_text: Measuring, Stamping, and Cutting Machines for Garments.
SARAH ANNE COOKE Teacher of dresscutting 295 Oxford Street London W. in the
County of Middlesex 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 machinery is contained in frames of various sizes, and has 4, or more,
bars, A, B, C, D, (Fig. 1) crossing from side to side, which are provided with
spindles, running from end to end. On each end of the spindles is a toothed wheel,
which allows of an upward, or downward, motion, of the bars, by means of the
racks E (Fig. 1).
The bar C, which corresponds with the position of the waist in front, is also pro-
vided with an expanding adjustment, comprising. a ball joint, and socket slide, at
each end, which allows of its extension to any required angle.
The bar B, which corresponds with the position of the bust line, is marked with
proportions for the width of the front of the garment.
These bars A, B, C, D, are all slotted in the direction of their length, and in the
slots are swivel screws K (Fig. 2) with tightening nuts L.
The heads of the screws are slotted, to carry other narrow bars, standing on their
edges, in curved or straight lines as may be required, described particularly as
follows, a milled edge (Fig. 2) for printing patterns, a spur edge (Fig. 3) for
pricking material, a sharp edge (Fig. 4) for cutting out.
All these narrow bars are marked in inches, and can be easily adjusted to any
shape or measure required by means of the slots in the bars A, B, C, D, and in the
heads of the screws K (Fig. 2).
When required for cutting out pressure will be brought to bear upon the machine
by any suitable means, and when for pricking, a roller M (Fig. 5) will be used, and
when for printing, a roller or pad of any convenient form for holding ink or other
colouring matter, will be passed over the milled edges.
The various parts of the appliance may be made in any suitable material.
The above description, and drawings, shew the principle as applied to dressmaking,
but, it is intended to be used for setting out patterns or shapes, for garments of every
description for either sex.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what 1
claim is:
The principle, and appliance, for setting out the parts of dresses, or other garments
by adiustable mechanical means.