IMPROVED STITCHER FOR PERIODICALS PAMPHLETS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1885

page_text: We JAMES FOOT YOUNG of 6 Stepney Street Llanelly in the County of
Carmarthen, Tailer and Outfitter and ALEXANDER REID MOLISON of 17 Fern
Terrace Swansea in the County of Glamorgan Science Teacher do hereby declare
the nature of our Invention for IMPROVED STITCHER FOR PERIODICALS PAMPHLETS
AND THE LIKE to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a handy means of stitching together
the leaves of periodicals, magazines or other sheets of paper. For this purpose we
provide one, two, three or more-but we prefer three-needles or piercers having
near their points, hooks or barbs. These needles-in the plan we prefer―are
secured at their other ends to a piece of metal or other material at distances
corresponding to the length of the desired stitches; thus having the appearance of a
comb from which all the teeth had been removed except three, one at each end and
one in the middle. The back or piece corresponding to the back of the comb is
made sufficiently broad to enable it to be used as a holder (somewhat similar to a
netting needle) for a supply of the cotton or thread to be used.
This apparatus we put in the handle of a paper knife in a receptacle made for it
to which it may be hinged in a similar manner to that of a pocket comb, or it may
be attached in any other convenient way, the paper knife handle thus forming a
convenient case for the apparatus. It may also be used as a distinct instrument
from the paper knife. To use the tool the needles are forced through the papers to
be bound together, a sufficient length of thread is placed on the hooks, the ends on
the end hooks and the middle on the middle hook, the needles are then withdrawn
pulling through the attached thread-the hooks are now detached-the two ends of
the thread passed through the loop formed in the middle and then tied-or it may
be so arranged that the thread is first put on the hooks and then forced through
the papers.

page_text: Improved Stitcher for Periodicals, Pamphlets, and the like.
We JAMES FOOT YOUNG of 6 Stepney Street Llanelly in the County of
Carmarthen, Tailor and Outfitter, and ALEXANDER REID MOLISON of 17 Fern
Terrace Swansea in the county of Glamorgan, Science Teacher do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVED STITCHER FOR PERIODICALS PAMPHLETS
AND THE LIKE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this Invention is to provide a handy means of stitching together
the leaves of periodicals, magazines or other sheets of paper-For this purpose we
provide, one, two, three or more needles or piercers having near their points hooks
or barbs.
The needles in one of the arrangements-are three in number and are secured
at the ends remote from the eyes or barbs to a piece of metal or other material at
distances corresponding to the lengths of the desired stitches this having the
appearance of a comb from which all the teeth had been removed except three,
one at each end and one in the middle-the back or piece corresponding to the
back of the comb; being made sufficiently broad to enable it to be used as a holder
(somewhat similar to a netting needle) for a supply of the cotton or thread to
be used.
This apparatus we put in the handle of a paper-knife in a receptacle made for it,
to which it may be hinged in a similar manner to that of a pocket comb or it may
be attached in any other convenient way the paper-knife handle thus forming a
convenient case for the apparatus. It may also be used as a distinct instrument
from the paper knife. To use the tool, the needles are forced through the papers
to be bound together, a sufficient length of thread is placed on the hooks the ends
on the end hooks and the middle on the middle hook the needles are then with-
drawn pulling through the attached thread,-The hooks are now detached, the
ends of the thread are passed through the loop formed in the middle and then
tied-It may however, be arranged so that the thread is first put on the hooks and
then forced through the paper.
In another modification we use only one needle.-This is attached in any
convenient way to-such as by making it slide in and out like a pocket pencil-
the handle of the paper-knife the handle containing also a flat reel for the cotton
or thread to be used. To use this modification the needle is once and for all
threaded, the needle is then forced through the papers to be stitched together, the
end of the thread forced through is retained while the needle is pulled back; the
needle is now forced through at another place and the end is passed through
the loop it forms in being pulled back-exactly as a stitch is formed by a lock
stitch sewing machine-the needle is again pushed through and a sufficient portion
of the thread or cotton left to tie to the other end, the cotton being broken on that
side of the eye which leaves the needle when removed still threaded-Of course it
may be pushed through only twice or oftener than thrice, according to the number
of stitches required.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1st. The combination of an apparatus for stitching together the leaves of
periodicals and such like, with a paper knife as described.
2nd. The adjusting together three or more needles to give the required distance
or length of stitch in a paper stitcher as described.