Year: 1886

page_text: I HENRY THOMAS trading as S. Thomas and Sons of the British Needle Mills
Redditch in the County of Worcester Needle and Fish Hook Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in papering needles or making up needles for sale in the
manner hereinafter described whereby sets of needles of different sizes can readily
be displayed to view and the required needle easily removed for use from the bulk
of needles.
In carrying my invention into effect I use an outer wrapper consisting of a
strip having a tuck at one end and a slit at the other end and an inner or needle
paper on which the needles are stuck in the usual way the said inner or needle.
paper consisting either of a T shaped piece or of a single or doubled strip. In
using a T shaped needle paper it is creased into four portions on each of which
needles of different sizes or otherwise are stuck. That is the vertical part of the
T shaped paper is creased at its middle by a cross creasing so that the lower half
may fold upon the upper half and the side wings or cross pieces of the paper are
creased vertically to the width of the middle portion for folding upon the said
middle portion. The upper half of the vertical part of the paper is secured by gum
or other adhesive matter to the middle portion of the outer wrapper. When the
four folded portions of the needle paper each portion carrying needles are opened
out the whole of the needles are displayed to view and a needle of the required
size can readily be removed. In order to fold the needle paper the lower half of
the middle part is folded upon the upper half and afterwards the side wing parts
upon the folded middle parta The ends of the outer wrapper are then folded
upon the folded needle paper and fastened together by the engaging of the tuck at
one end with the slit at the other end.
When the needle paper consists of a strip it is creased by cross creases into four
(or more) parts on which needles of different sizes are stuck. One end of this
needle paper is gummed or. otherwise fastened to the back of the outer wrapper

page_text: which is furnished with side wings. Those portions of the needle paper below
that secured to the wrapper are folded upon one another and the folded portions
are then folded upon that on the outer wrapper. The side wings of the outer
wrapper being folded upon the folded needle paper the wrapping up of the needles
is completed in the manner before described.
Instead of a single strip a doubled strip forming the needle paper may be used
the ends of the doubled strip being gummed to the back of the outer wrapper.
The needle paper is creased by cross creases so that the several parts may fold
upon one another the needles being stuck upon opposite sides of the doubled strip.
The needles instead of being stuck directly in the paper may be stuck in cloth
or other material and fastened onto the needle paper.
Dated this ninth day of March 1886

page_text: Improvements in rapering Needles or шакing up Needles
for Sale.
I HENRY THOMAS trading as S. Thomas and Sons of the British Needle Mills,
Redditch in the County of Worcester, Needle and Fish Hook Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following.
statement:-
My invention consists in papering needles or making up needles for sale in the
manner hereinafter described whereby sets of needles of different sizes can readily
be displayed to view and the required needle easily removed for use from the bulk
of needles.
In carrying my invention into effect I use an outer wrapper consisting of a strip
having a tuck at one end and a slit at the other end and an inner or needle paper
on which the needles are stuck in the usual way, the said inner or needle paper
consisting either of a T shaped piece or of a single or doubled strip. In using a
T shaped needle paper it is creased into four portions on each of which needles of
different sizes or otherwise are stuck. That is the vertical part of the T shaped
paper is creased at its middle by a cross creasing so that the lower half may fold
upon the upper half and the side wings or cross pieces of the paper are creased
vertically to the width of the middle portion for folding upon the said middle
portion. The upper half of the vertical part of the paper secured by gum or:
other adhesive matter to the middle portion of the outer wrapper. When the four
folded portions of the needle paper each portion carrying needles are opened out
the whole of the needles. are displayed to view and'a needle of the required size
can readily be removed. In order to fold the needle paper the lower half of the
middle part is folded upon the upper half and afterwards the side wing parts upon
the folded middle parts. The ends of the outer wrapper are then folded upon the
folded needle paper and fastened together by the engaging of the tuck at one end
with the slit at the other end.
When the needle paper consists of a strip it is creased by cross creases into four
(or more) parts on which needles of different sizes are stuck. One end of this
needle paper is gummed or otherwise fastened to the back of the outer wrapper
which is furnished with side wings. Those portions of the needle paper below
that secured to the wrapper are folded upon one another and the folded portions:
are then folded upon that on the outer wrapper. The side wings of the outer
wrapper being folded upon the folded needle paper the wrapping up of the needles
is completed in the manner before described.
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Instead of a single strip a doubled strip forming the needle paper may be used
the ends of the doubled strip being gummed to the back of the outer wrapper.-
The needle paper is creased by cross creases so that the several parts may f fold
upon one another the needles being stuck 'upon opposite sides of the doubled strip.
Figure 1. represents in plan and edge view a packet of needles papered according.
to one of the arrangements of my invention; theipacket being open or exposed..to>

page_text: view and Figure 2 represents in front and side elevation the packet of needles
folded up. The inner or needle paper has a ▼ shape, that is it consists of side
wings or cross pieces a and b and a vertical or middle part c, d the said paper
being creased by the vertical creases e, e and horizontal crease finto four parts
marked respectively a, b, c, d, on each of which parts needles of different sizes are
stuck in the ordinary way, but needles of the same size may be stuck upon the
parts a, b, c, d of the inner or needle paper. By means of the horizontal crease f
the lower half c of the vertical portion of the paper may be folded upon the upper
part d and by means of the side or vertical creases e, e the side wings or cross
pieces a, b may be folded upon the folded parts c, d. The inner or needle paper is
connected by gum or otherwise by the horizontal edge at.h to the outer wrapper g
which has nearly the same shape as the inner or needle paper-excepting that the
side parts of the said outer wrapper are shorter and the said outer wrapper is
furnished with a top tuck i.
When the folded portions of the needle paper are opened out as represented in
Figure 1 the whole of the needles are displayed to view and a needle of the
required size can readily be removed. To fold the needle paper the lower half c
of the middle part c, d is folded upon the upper half d and afterwards the side
wings a, b are folded upon the middle parts. The outer wrapper g is then folded
upon the folded needle paper and fastened together by the engaging of the tuck i
with the slit k of the outer wrapper as seen in Figure 2.
Figures 3 and 4 represent another packet of needles the parts being arranged
according to another arrangement of my invention. In Figure 3 the packet is
unfolded and in Figure 4 folded up.
In this arrangement the middle part of the needle or inner paper is extended
upwards at 7 beyond the part d so as to give the needle paper a cruciform shape.
The top part of the needle paper may either be made in one piece with the other
parts or separately therefrom. Upon the extended part of the needle paper
needles are stuck as represented instead of upon the middle part das represented
in Figure 1 but needles may also be stuck upon the middle part d of the needle
paper Figure 3 if thought desirable. The middle part d of the needle paper is
attached by gum or otherwise to the middle part of the wrapper g.
This form of
needle paper has two horizontal creases f.f for folding the top and bottom parts l, c
upon the middle part d the side parts or wings a, b being folded upon the middle
folded parts l, c and the outer wrapper folded up in the manner herein before described.
Figure 5 represents in plan an unfolded needle packet in which the inner or
needle paper consists of a long strip; Figure 6 in side elevation or edge view the
needle paper in the act of being folded and Figure 7 represents the packet
folded up.
The inner or needle paper is connected by its top edge r to the middle part of
the outer wrapper g and the said inner or needle paper is divided by the creases 8, 8, 8
into four parts marked respectively m, n, o, p in which parts needles of the same
or of different sizes are stuck. The outer wrapper g is the same as that of the
packets already described. In folding up the needle paper the bottom part p is.
first folded upon the part o above it and the folded parts p, o are then folded upon
the part n as represented in Figure 6 and the folded parts p, o, n are then folded
upon the top part m attached to the outer wrapper g. The outer wrapper g is then
folded up and fastened in the manner herein before described.
Instead of folding the needle, paper of the packet Figures 5, and 7 in the
manner described it may be folded up in the manner represented in Figure 8, that
is, the three parts p, o, n of the needle paper are so creased that they fold upon
one another after the manner of the bellows of an accordion, the three parts p, o, n
in the act of being folded upon the top part m making with the said top part a
figure resembling the letter W as represented.
Figure 9 represents in edge view unfolded and Figure 10 in edge view, partly
folded up, a needle made of a doubled strip. In this. arrangement the doubled
strip is divided by cross creases into eight parts marked respectively t, t², t³, t,

page_text: and u, u, u³, u the overlapping ends of the doubled strip being secured to the
back of the outer wrapper g. The needles are stuck upon the doubled strip of
needle paper in the manner represented a creased portion of the paper containing
needles being situated opposite a creased portion without needles, but all the
creased portions of the doubled paper may have needles stuck upon them if thought
desirable. The doubled strip of needle paper is folded in the manner before
described with reference to Figure 8, the partly folded packet Figure 9 being
shown in Figure 10.
The needles instead of being stuck directly in the paper may be stuck in cloth
or other material and fastened onto the needle paper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that
I claim as my invention of "Improvements in papering needles or making up
needles for sale"
First The arrangements or combinations of the parts for papering needles
herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1. 2. 3 and 4 of the accompanying
Drawings ;. that is to say, making the inner or needle paper either of a T shaped
piece or of a cruciform piece of paper creased as described and illustrated, the
needles being arranged upon the creased paper and combined with the outer
wrapper substantially as described and illustrated.
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Secondly-The arrangements or combinations of the parts for papering needles
herein before described and illustrated in Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the
accompanying Drawings; that is to say, making the needle paper either of a single
or doubled strip the said strips being creased and the needles arranged upon the
creased strips of paper and combined with the outer wrapper substantially as
described and illustrated.
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