John Lewis of Brimscombe - Patents Concerning Textiles
John Lewis of Brimscombe registered several patents in the first quarter of the 19th century. The most notable of these - certainly from the lawnmower perspective - is Patent No. 3945, his Cross Cutter design which featured helical cutters.
LEWIS, JOHN 3945 27th July 1815 Shearing-machines. LEWIS, JOHN 4189 19th Dec 1817 Wire gig-mills for dressing woollen and other cloths. LEWIS, JOHN 4196 15th Jan 1818 Shearing machines, for shearing woollen and other cloths. LEWIS, JOHN 4378 19th June 1819 Application of mechanical powers for laying, smoothing, and polishing the face of woollen or other cloth or fabric, also cleansing such cloth or fabric at the same time. LEWIS, JOHN 4379 19th June 1819 Application of pointed wires or other pointed substances of a suitable nature for raising the pile or face of woollen and other cloths or fabrics. PublicationPatent DocumentDateSourceGoogle BooksLink