Improvements in the Manufacture of Covered Horn and like Materials.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Covered Horn and like
Materials.
We, ARTHUR ROBERT BISHOP, and EDGAR SAMUEL BISHOP, of the Firm
of Ford Bishop & Co., of 33 Old Change, in the City of London, Commission
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention which has been
communicated to us by Jacob Wahlen, of Cologne, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, to be as follows :-
This invention relates to the preparation of an article for use by dressmakers
and others for stiffening ladies' dresses and for like purposes.
The strips of material hitherto in general use for this purpose are of limited
length so that when cut into the lengths required by the user considerable waste
occurs and moreover such pieces do not offer any facilities for being fastened in
their places.
Now the object of this invention is to produce strips of horn, vulcanite, celluloid,
xylonite or the like, so united, or combined, and covered with a textile covering,
woven about the strips that the whole forms a continuous piece of indefinite length,
which may therefore be cut in any lengths required, without waste, and which it
is also quite easy to fix securely where required by means of its covering, which
admits of being sewn into the garment or the like, of which it is to form part and
which article offers distinct advantages, both in price and otherwise, over real
whalebone as commonly used.
According to this invention lengths of narrow strips of horn, vulcanite, celluloid,
xylonite or the like are joined each one to the next by a cemented splice so as to
form a continuous strip and two such strips are placed edge to edge and are
covered with a woven or braided fabric by well known machinery adapted for the
purpose.
The manner of splicing or joining the pieces of horn each one to the next is as
follows: A short portion say conveniently about half an inch at the end of each
piece is to be bevelled so as to form a feather edge at the end of the strip. A
like portion of the piece to be joined thereto being similarly treated, but on the
opposite side, so that when the portions are laid one upon the other, with their
bevelled surfaces in contact, they are together of the same thickness as the other
portions of the strip. In order to make a thoroughly good joint the feathering of
the ends of the strips should be accurately done, and I prefer to do it by means of
appropriate machinery. The feathered ends are then coated with cement and
allowed to dry in order that the cement may firmly adhere to the horn strips, after
which they are again cemented and brought together and placed in a suitable hot
press, after which they are cleaned of the superfluous cement and the long strip
so formed is ready to be covered.

page_text: One such strip or more than two may be used to form the finished strip or ribbon
but two is the preferable number as the junctions can be placed alternately in the
two strips and there is no material advantage, or but little, in employing more
than two.
Dated this 21st day of December 1893.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Covered Horn and like
Materials.
We, ARTHUR ROBERT BISHOP, and EDGAR SAMUEL BISHOP, of the Firm
of Ford Bishop and Company, of 33 Old Change, in the City of London,
Commission Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention which has
been communicated to us by Jacob Wahlen of Cologne in the Empire of Germany
Manufacturer 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 the preparation of an article for use by dressmakers
and others for stiffening ladies dresses and for like purposes.
According to this invention lengths of narrow strips of horn or of substitutes
therefor such as vulcanite, celluloid, or xylonite, are joined each one to the next
by a cemented splice so as to form a continuous strip and two such strips are placed
edge to edge and are covered with a woven or braided fabric by well-known
machinery adapted for the purpose.
The manner of splicing or joining the pieces of horn each one to the next is as
follows:-
A short portion say conveniently about half an inch at the end of each piece is
to be bevelled so as to form a feather edge at the end of the strip. A like portion
of the piece to be joined thereto being similarly treated but on the opposite side
so that when the portions are laid one upon the other with their bevelled surfaces
in contact, they are together of the same thickness as the other portions of the
strip. In order to make a thoroughly good joint the feathering of the ends of the
strips should be accurately done, and I prefer to do it by means of appropriate
well known machinery. The feathered ends are then coated with cement and
allowed to dry in order that the cement may firmly adhere to the horn strips, after
which they are again cemented and brought together and placed in a suitable hot
press after which they are cleaned of the superfluous cement and the long strip so
formed is ready to be covered. Two such strips are then passed through a braiding
machine, side by side, care being taken that the joints or splices in the two strips
are placed alternately that is to say so that the join in one strip may be about
midway between two joints in the other strip, and covered with braiding, the
threads passing round and between the horn strips and then alternately over one
and under the other of them thus uniting them firmly and covering them with a
fabric which admits of being sewn through for the purpose of attaching the horn
strip to the garment of which it is to form part.
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 we
do not claim the use of natural whalebone and we wish it to be understood that we
are aware of the Specification of Brougham's Patent No. 14127 A.D. 1892 and
that we do not claim anything described therein but what we claim is
1. Continuous covered horn strips and like strips of substitute therefor such as

page_text: vulcanite, celluloid, or xylonite manufactured substantially in the manner and for
the purpose herein before described and set forth.
Dated the 19th day of October 1894.
ARTHUR R. BISHOP.
EDGAR S. BISHOP.