Improvements in Gloves to be Worn in the Scullery when Washing Plates, Dishes, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1891-4ccepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves to be Worn in the Scullery when Washing
Plates, Dishes, and the like.
ADA BESSIE WILLMER SOURCE, of Wootton Villa, Spring Road, Kempston in
the County of Bedford, Gentlewoman, and SARAH ELIZABETH ROLLS, of Under-
wood Villa, Howard Street in the Town & County of Bedford aforesaid;
Gentlewoman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:→
This invention relates to gloves which are intended to be worn in the scullery
when washing plates, dishes and the like.
"
The object of the invention being the saving of the washers hands from "chapping"
and "roughness" and all the unpleasant consequences arising from the constant
immersion of the hands in hot & greasy water.
According to this invention we make the gloves entirely waterproof in the
bag shape, or if desired, with all the fingers and thumbs free as in an ordinary
glove.
In the manufacture of the gloves we prefer to make them of white double
texture jaconet, or any other suitable material.
We secure them to the wrist by a band or buckle or any other means by which
they can be secured & prevented from slipping.
Dated this 10th day of December 1890.
ADA BESSIE WILLMER SOURCE.
SARAH ELIZABETH ROLLS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves to be Worn in the Scullery when Washing
Plates, Dishes, and the like.
We, ADA BESSIE WILLMER SOURCE, of Wotton Villa, Spring Road,
Kempston, Gentlewoman, and SARah Elizabeth ROLLS, of Underwood Villa,
Howard Street, Bedford, Gentlewoman, both in the County of Bedfordshire, 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 relateś to gloves which are intended to be worn in the scullery
when washing plates, dishes, and the like.
The object of the invention being the saving of the washer's hands from
chapping and roughness and all the unpleasant consequences arising from the
constant immersion of the hands in hot and
greasy water.
We attain these objects by the illustration in the accompanying drawing in
which:-
The figure is a front view of a left hand glove.
The invention is intended to be constructed for both right and left hands.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the view.
According to this invention we make the gloves entirely waterproof in the bag
shape e with the thumb d, with two loops a a, in the front of the wrist and two or
more at the back of the said wrist.
In the manufacture of the gloves we prefer to make them of white double texture
jaconet, or of any other suitable material.
We secure them to the wrist by an elastic band b and buckle c, or by any other
means by which they can be secured and prevented from slipping.

page_text: We are aware that waterproof gloves having raised or roughened parts of india
rubber for protection to the hands when scouring floors &c., have been made before,
but we are not aware that gloves manufactured from double texture jaconet water-
proof cloth or any other waterproof material in the. shape and manner described
has ever been used before.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1 Gloves constructed of waterproof material to be worn in the scullery when
washing plates, dishes and the like, substantially as herein described and according
to the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination of the elastic band buckle c and loops a a, with bag e and
thumb din a waterproof glove either left or right hand, substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawing..
Dated this 14th dox of Act 1901
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.