U.K. Patent 1877-366
This mechanical patent was registered by William Woodfield of Redditch and Albert Fenton of Birmingham on January 27, 1877. Although there
is no drawing included in this patent, the text clearly describes the Palace Needle Case which when manufactured included the W. Woodfield & Sons
name. To review the details of this patent, select the PDF file below.
PDF for patent 1877-366
All mechanical patents were formally written and published in patent books in the year in which they were registered. Copies of
these books can be found at a handful of libraries in the UK. This mechanical patent in PDF format was discovered while visiting the Business
and Intellectual Property Centre of the British Library in London in April/May 2015.
To date 227 Avery style needle cases have been discovered. Visit these pages to see photographs of each design as
well as the original design registration or patent and gain knowledge about variations within each design.
In 2013 an Avery Survey was created in order to gather as much information as possible about Avery style needle cases from
collectors and interested parties around the world. The Avery Survey is easy to complete and gives you a chance to
contribute to this important research. Be sure and stop here to see the survey results.
Learn how the author turned a hobby cross stitching antique sampler reproductions into a passion for collecting Avery
needle cases resulting in a published book, a Wikipedia article, a TCI Bulletin article and conference presentation and
this website.
