Improvements in the Method of Marking the Lengths on Piece Goods.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Feb., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Marking the Lengths on Piece
Goods.
I, WILLIAM EDWIN BRIGGS PRIESTLEY, of the firm of Briggs Priestley
and Sons, of 65 Vicar Lane, Bradford in the County of York, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in the method of, and apparatus
for, marking the lengths on piece goods, whereby the length remaining on the
piece may be ascertained at any time without the trouble of unfolding the piece
and measuring the same.
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I accomplish my object by printing upon the edge of the piece the correct
length or measurement, by means of a machine which is automatic as to the
numbers, and as to the name or device it may be desirable to mark, at the same
time, such name or device is a fixture and is printed with the varying number at
each record of such number.
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Hitherto, various modes of accomplishing the object of my invention have been
attempted in the shape of attachments to the piece. For instance, a
ribbon of paper or other material has been secured to the edge of the piece with
the measurements indicated thereon, also small clips of metal with the number
of yards or measurement, have been secured by hand to the piece at the proper
positions. All such modes are open to objections. First, as to the appearance of
the piece; and secondly, to the time involved in the attachment.
Dated this 20th day of May 1892.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Marking the Lengths on Piece
Goods.
I, WILLIAM EDWIN BRIGGS PRIESTLEY, of the firm of Briggs Priestley
and Sons, of 65 Vicar Lane, Bradford, in the County of York, Manufacturer 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 relates to certain improvements in the method of and apparatus
for marking the lengths on piece goods, whereby the length remaining on the piece
board may be ascertained at any time without the trouble of unfolding the piece
and measuring the same.
Hitherto, various modes of accomplishing the object of my invention have been
attempted in the shape of attachments to the piece; for instance, a narrow ribbon
of paper or other material has been secured to the edge of the piece, with the
measurements indicated thereon, also small clips of metal with the number of yards
or measurement have been secured by hand to the piece at the proper position, all
such modes are open to objections. First as to the appearance of the piece, and
secondly as regards the time involved in the attachment.
I. accomplish my object by printing upon the edge of the piece the correct length
or measurement, by means of a machine which is automatic as to the numbers, and

page_text: device is a fixture and is printed with the varying number at each record of such
number.
In the accompanying drawing I illustrate a machine constructed according
to the requirements for the purpose of accomplishing the object of my invention
in which
Fig. 1 represents a side view of such machine.
Fig. 2 is a plan thereof.
Fig. 3 a view looking at the front of the machine, and
Fig. 4 is a side view of the machine in the position when making an impression.
The frame of the machine is indicated by the letter A and may be supported
over the table B by a girder C. secured in any convenient manner. Passing
through and guided by the frame A is an upright shaft D secured at its bottom
end to the type or device carrying frame E. Mounted on the said frame is a
wheel F having projections F¹ forming the type figures for marking the number of
yards on the piece G.
On the bracket H secured to the frame A is a lever J which passes through a
slot hole formed in the upright shaft D. the said lever having attached to one end
thereof a connecting rod K. the opposite end of the said rod being connected to
lever L. which may be mounted on bracket M as fulcrum, the opposite end of
lever L being in any suitable way connected to an ordinary treadle lever.
The cloth piece G. to be stamped is passed under the machine and supported by
the table B. and upon the treadle lever being operated by the attendant, the lever L
is also operated, thus causing the connecting rod K to move in the direction of
the arrow and the upright shaft D to move downwards such a distance as to bring
the type or device N and type wheel F into contact with the cloth piece G and
thereby leave an impression on same of a device and figures indicating a certain
number of yards.
The treadle lever is then released, thus allowing the machine to return to its
normal position, when the piece G is drawn forward over the table a predetermined
distance for receiving the next impression of the device and other figure or
figures indicating the number of yards, the operation being repeated to the end
of the piece.
When the machine is making an impression, the ratchet wheel O secured to the
type wheel F. will be in such a position as to allow the pawl P mounted in any
convenient manner to engage with one of the teeth thereof; and upon the return of
the type or device carrying frame E to its normal position, the pawl P will operate
the ratchet wheel O and cause same along with the type wheel F secured thereto,
to revolve a sufficient distance so as to bring another projection F¹ supporting the
next series of type figures into position for the next impression.
The inking roller Q is supported by a suitable bracket, and has secured on its
shaft a pinion R gearing with the spur wheel R' which is operated at each stroke
of the machine by the pawl 3 engaging with the teeth of the wheel R', thus causing
the inking roller Q to revolve, and by the small distributing roller Q being in con-
tact therewith, the ink is distributed over the whole surface of the roller Q and
transferred therefrom to the type at each stroke of the machine by the roller T
mounted on the oscillating levers U. on the said roller coming in contact with
the roller Q as shown by Fig. 4 at the time the impression is being stamped on
the piece.
It will be readily understood by persons employed in the retailing of cloth
pieces that, by printing one edge of the piece with figures indicating the number
of yards from the beginning end of the piece, that the length of cloth on the piece
board is more readily ascertained by referring to the figures printed on the edge by
apparatus as herein before described, than is the case when no indication is there
recorded and all the cloth has to be unrolled from the piece board before the
number of yards thereon can be ascertained.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
The method of and apparatus for the marking of measurements on piece goods
with or without a device substantially in the manner herein set forth.
Dated this 20th day of February 1893.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.