AN IMPROVED PREPARATION OF MATERIALS APPLICABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS, CAPS, BONNETS, COATS, CLOAKS, GAITERS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OP CLOTHING, POUCHES, PORTFOLIOS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CAPACITY FOR ENCLOSING VARIOUS USEFUL ARTICLES
Year: 1866

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Julius Friedmann, of Nuremberg, in the
Kingdom of Bavaria, but now residing at Sise Lane, in the City of
London, Merchant, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED PREPARATION OF
MATERIALS APPLICABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS, CAPS, BONNETS,
COATS, CLOAKS, GAITERS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OP CLOTHING, POUCHES,
PORTFOLIOS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CAPACITY FOR ENCLOSING VARIOUS USEFUL
ARTICLES." A communication from abroad by Maximilian Friedmann,
of Philadelphia, in the United States of America.
Sealed the 30th November 1866, and dated the 7th June 1866.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Julius Friedmann
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
7th June 1866.
I, JOSEPH JULIUS FRIEDMANN, of Nuremberg, in the Kingdom of Bavaria,
but now residing at Sise Lane, in the City of London, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED PREPARATION OF
MATERIALS APPLICABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OP HATS, CAPS, BONNETS, COATS,
CLOAKS, GAITERS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, POUCHES, PORTFOLIO3, AND
OTHER ARTICLES OF CAPACITY FOR ENCLOSING VARIOUS USEFUL ARTICLES," to be
as follows:-
This Invention consists in combining thin sheets of cork and any suitable
woven or textile material in such a manner that a compound fabric of great
flexibility will be produced, and may be used for many useful purposes, such

page_text: as those above mentioned, as well as others of a like nature. To this end the
cork is cut into very thin sheets, and over a sheet of this material is placed a
thin film of gutta percha, india-rubber, or other gum or preparation which
has sufficient elasticity, and is capable of being softened by the application of
heat. When the film of gutta percha, rubber, or other material is laid quite
smooth on the sheet of cork a piece of textile or woven material is placed upon it;
heat is then applied to the surface of the woven or textile material by means
of an iron or other suitable instrument, which will soften the gummy matter
between the woven substance and the cork, and cause the two substances to
adhere firmly together and produce the compound fabric required. This
fabric will be found to be of great strength and elasticity, and pieces of it
may be secured together like any ordinary woven fabric, and thus formed into
any useful article, such as those above mentioned.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Joseph Julius Friedmann in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 4th December 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOSEPH
JULIUS FRIEDMANN, of Nuremberg, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, but now
residing at Sise Lane, in the City of London, Merchant, send greeting.
WHEREAS, Jer most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the twenty-ninth year of Her
reign, did, for Iferself, IIer heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said Joseph Julius Friedmann, Her special licence that I, the said
Joseph Julius Friedmann, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said Joseph Julius Friedmann, my executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of
Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED PREPARATION OF MATERIALS APPLICABLE
FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS, CAPS, BONNETS, COATS, CLOAKS, GAITERS, AND
CTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, POUCHES, PORTFOLIOS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF
CAPACITY FOR ENCLOSING VARIOUS USEFUL ARTICLES," being a communication
from Maximilian Friedmann, of Philadelphia, in the United States of America,
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Joseph Julius Friedmann,

page_text: my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joseph Julius Friedmann, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement (that is to say) :-
This Invention of "An Improved Preparation of Materials applicable for
the Manufacture of Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Coats, Cloaks, Gaiters, and other
Articles of Clothing, Pouches, Portfolios, and other Articles of Capacity for
Enclosing various Useful Articles," consists in combining thin sheets of cork
and any suitable woven or textile material together in such a manner that a
compound fabric of great flexibility and strength will be produced, and may
be used for many useful purposes, such as those above mentioned, as well as
others of a like nature. To this end the cork is cut into very thin sheets,
and over a sheet of this material is placed a thin film of gutta percha, india-
rubber, or other gum dissolved in any suitable solvent, or an elastic pre-
paration or compound which has sufficient elasticity, and is capable of being
softened by the application of heat. When the film of gutta percha, rubber,
or other material or compound is laid quite smooth on the sheet of cork a
piece of textile or woven material is placed upon it. Heat is then applied to
the surface of the woven or textile material by means of an iron, or by heated
rollers, or other suitable instrument, which will soften the gummy matter
between the woven substance and the cork. If desired the material may be
submitted to pressure by means of a screw or bydraulic press, the bed of
which should be made hollow, and be heated by steam. This pressure will
cause the two substances to adhere firmly together, and produce the compound
fabric required. This fabric will be found to be of great strength and
elasticity, and pieces of it may be secured together by sewing or otherwise,
like any ordinary woven fabric, and thus formed into any useful article, such
as those above mentioned.
Having now described the Invention of "An Improved Preparation of
Materials applicable to the several Purposes above mentioned, and others of
a like Nature," and having explained the manner of carrying the same into
effect, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, I claim, as the
Invention secured to me by Letters Patent as aforesaid, the manufacture of

page_text: a compound fabric (applicable to the purposes herein set forth) consisting of
thin sheets of cork combined with any suitable woven or textile fabric by
means of gutta percha, india-rubber, or other elastic gum or preparation, as
herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Julius Friedmann, have hereunto'
set my hand and seal, the Twenty-third day of November, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
Witness,
J. W. MOFFATT,
JOSEPH JULIUS FRIEDMANN. (L.s.)
66, Chancery Lane.