Improvements in Cotton Velvets, Velveteens, Velvet Cords, Fustians, and similar Cotton Piled Fabrics.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cotton Velvets, Velveteens, Velvet Cords, Fustians,
and similar Cotton Piled Fabrics.
I, WILLIAM HENRY CRABTREE, trading under the style of Henry Crabtree
and Son, of Limekiln Lane, Ardwick, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Velvet Dyers and Finishers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cotton velvets, velveteens, velvet cords,
fustians, and similar cotton piled fabrics, either cut or uncut, and the object of the
invention is to improve the appearance of such goods.
This object is accomplished by producing a cloth having a selvage of a different
colour or shade from that of the face or piled portion of the piece, and various
modes of producing such a cloth may be employed. For example, the edge or
selvage of the piece may be covered or coated with some material or substance or
otherwise protected during the process or some part of the processes of dyeing
printing or padding the piled portion of the piece so as to wholly or partially
prevent the colour applied by such process from reaching the selvage; or the
selvage may be left unprotected during the dyeing or other colouring process and
the colour applied to it may be subsequently discharged; or instead of discharging
such colour the selvage may have another colour applied to it, or the colour may
be discharged from the selvage and another colour applied by any suitable
process.
It will be readily understood that the above are only cited as examples and not
as limitations of the various modes by which a cotton piled fabric can be produced
with a selvage of a different colour or shade from that of the pile.
Dated this 21st day of November 1892.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cotton Velvets, Velveteens, Velvet Cords, Fustians,
and similar Cotton Piled Fabrics.
I, WILLIAM HENRY CRABTREE, trading under the style of Henry Crabtree
and Son, of Limekiln Lane, Ardwick, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Velvet Dyers and Finishers, 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 improvements in cotton velvets, velveteens, velvet
cords, fustians, and similar cotton piled fabrics, either cut or uncut, and the object
of the invention is to improve the appearance of such goods.
This object is accomplished by producing a cloth having a selvedge of a different
colour or shade from that of the face or piled portion of the piece, and various
modes of producing such a cloth may be employed.
For example, first, when a piece of cotton velvet or other cotton piled fabric is
to be first dyed and then painted the following is the process adopted
(a.) The whole piece, including the selvedges, is dyed.
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(b.) After dyeing, the selvedges of the piece are covered with strips of gummed
tape to protect them, and prevent them receiving the colour which is then applied
by the process known as painting.

page_text: (c.) When the piece has been painted and aged, the strips of tape are removed
from the selvedges by passing the piece through a warm bath or through a jigger
containing warm water, after which the piece is dried.
(d.) Then the colour applied to the selvedges by the dyeing process is discharged
on the face side of the piece by means of chlorine or other suitable bleaching agent
applied preferably by means of narrow copper rollers with roughened surfaces, each.
edge of the piece being pressed between a pair of such rollers while the piece is
drawn through them.
The selvedges may be either left as discharged or printed or padded with any
other colour desired.
(e.) The piece is then washed and subsequently dried.
Secondly. When a piece is simply dyed and not subsequently painted the
following is one process adopted
(a.) The whole piece, including the selvedges, is dyed.
(6.) The colour is then discharged from the selvedges in the manner above
described.
(c.) The selvedges may either be left as discharged or printed or padded with any,
other colour desired.
As an alternative for the process last described-
(a.) The whole piece, including the selvedges, is dyed.
(b.) The face or piled portion is treated with another colour whilst the selvedges
are protected.
Instead of using strips of gummed tape for covering the selvedges as described,
any other suitable method material or substance may be employed during the
process or some part of the processes of dyeing, printing, painting, or padding the
piled portion of the piece so as to wholly or partially prevent the colour applied by
such process from reaching the selvedge.
It will be readily understood that the above are only cited as examples and not
necessarily as limitations of the various modes by which without departing from
the nature of my invention as herein specified a cotton piled fabric can be produced
with selvedges dyed, printed, painted or padded of a different colour or shade from
that of the face or piled portion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
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A cotton piled fabric having a selvedge or selvedges coloured by a dyeing,
printing, painting, padding or analogous process of a different colour or shade from
that of the face or piled portion, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.
Dated this 18th day of August 1802
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.