A NEW MODE OF COMBINING CERTAIN MATERIALS TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE
Year: 1858

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Spencer Thomas Parmelee, of Edinburgh, in the
County of Mid Lothian, North Britain, for the Invention of "A NEW
MODE OF COMBINING CERTAIN MATERIALS TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
Sealed the 10th September 1858, and dated the 13th March 1858.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Spencer Thomas Parmelee
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
18th March 1858.
I, SPENCER THOMAS PARMELEE, of Edinburgh, in the County of Mid Lothian,
North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A
NEW MODE OF COMBINING CERTAIN MATERIALS TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
BOOTS AND SHOES," to be as follows (that is to say) :-
My Invention, which has reference to a new mode of combining certain
materials to be used in the manufacture of boots and shoes' with a view to
their being rendered impervious to moisture and stronger and more finished
in appearance than by the methods of cementing or coating by solutions or
otherwise as at 'present, consists in applying strips or layers of india-rubber,
gutta percha, or a combination of both, to the surface or surfaces of cloth
leather, or other material suitable for forming the upper parts or portions of
boots and shoes in such manner as to cause the said strips to adhere to the

page_text: said cloth, leather, or otherwise by heat and pressure, for which purpose the
materials are first cut into the required shape, and subsequently placed
between surface plates heated by steam or otherwise, to which pressure is
applied for a few seconds by any ordinary means, when a perfect adhesion
or union of the materials is obtained, which are then ready for use.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Spencer Thomas Parmelee in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 11th September 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SPENCER
THOMAS PARMELEE, of Edinburgh, in the County of Mid Lothian, North Britain,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, in the twenty-first year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Spencer Thomas Parmelee, Her special licence that I, the said Spencer
Thomas Parmelee, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Spencer Thomas Parmelee, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
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
"A NEW MODE OF COMBINING CERTAIN MATERIALS TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF BOOTS AND SHOES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the
said Spencer Thomas Parmelee, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
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 Spencer Thomas Parmelee, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by tho
following statement and the Drawings therein referred to (that is to say) :—
My Invention, which has reference to a new mode of combining certain
materials to be used in the manufacture of boots and shoes with a view to

page_text: their being rendered impervious to moisture and stronger and more finished
in appearance than by the methods of cementing or coating by solutions or
otherwise, as at present, consists in applying strips or layers of sheet india-
rubber, gutta percha, or a combination of both to the surface or surfaces
of cloth, leather, or other material suitable for forming the upper parts or
portions of boots or shoes in such manner as to cause the said strips or layers
to adhere closely to the said cloth, leather, or otherwise, by the application of
heat and pressure, for which purpose I first cause the cloth or otherwise to be
cut or moulded into the required form for making the uppers of the boot
or shoe; thin cloth coated on both sides with india-rubber or gutta percha, and
the said strips or layers of india-rubber or gutta percha are then cut into the
shape necessary for forming the outer coating or "foxing" of the same;
the coated cloth and the "foxing" of india-rubber or gutta percha, as afore-
said are then laid upon the outer surface of the cloth, or otherwise, comprising
the upper in such form or shape as desired, and the whole placed between
smooth metallic surfaces and submitted to heat and pressure for a few
seconds by any convenient method, by which the india-rubber or gutta percha
is rendered soft and plastic, and a perfect adhesion or union of the "foxing" to
the upper obtained without the employment of solvents as at present.
But in order that my said Invention may be more fully understood and
readily carried into effect, I now proceed to describe it by the aid of the
accompanying Drawings, reference being had to the letters and figures thereon
marked (that is to say) :-
Fig. 1 represents a side view of an upper portion of a shoe goloshed, or
provided with an india-rubber or gutta percha "foxing" preparatory to
attaching or securing the bottom or sole thereto; Fig. 2 a top or surface view
thereof, with a portion of the outer "foxing" removed, and one of the side
seams unfastened for the purpose of showing the upper when laid flat; Fig. 3
a corresponding inside or underneath view; Fig. 4 a transverse section taken
through the dotted line in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a top or plan view of a strip or layer
of india-rubber or gutta percha forming the "foxing" for goloshing the front of
the boot or shoe, separately shown; and Fig. 6 a similar view of the back
portion thereof.
In each Figure the same letters of reference denote similar corresponding
parts; A, A, the vamp or front portion of the shoe, formed of cloth, leather, or
otherwise; B, B, the back portion thereof, forming the upper of the said shoc;
C, C, india-rubber or gutta percha goloshing or "foxing" surrounding the
lower portion of the uppers as in manner shown; D, D, interposing layer of
india-rubber or gutta percha cloth, which I denominate the "cloth foxing,"

page_text: cut or arranged in the same shape or form as the outer goloshing or "foxing,"
which is laid or placed upon the same for being united to the upper through
the medium of the said "cloth foxing"; E, E, inner lining or stiffening for the
heel of the boot or shoe; F, F, joins or seams for uniting the vamps to the
back portion; G, G, binding or trimming.
In conclusion to the foregoing description, I would here observe that
in place of shoes as represented the "foxing" may be applied to the ordinary
uppers of boots cut or made in any convenient manner of cloth or other
suitable material, and india-rubber or gutta percha bottoms or soles attached
or secured thereto by the ordinary process. I would also note that the
"foxing" may be varied in form as required for the different descriptions of
boots and shoes to which it is to be applied and secured to the cloth or
otherwise, either with or without the intermediate "cloth foxing" as above
described.
Having now fully described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed and carried
into effect, I would have it clearly understood that I do not intend to confine
myself to the precise details herein-before described, as the same might be
varied without departing from the general principle of this my said Invention;
but that which I do claim as new and of my said Invention is the mode of
effecting by mechanical combination a union of sheet india-rubber or gutta
percha with the uppers of boots and shoes so as to form a waterproof basis for
the soles in the manner and for the purposes herein-before set forth and
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Spencer Thomas Parmelee, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Eighth day of September, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
SPENCER T. PARMELEE. (L.S.)