Mary R. Shingler, GB189721727A

Improvements in Fastenings of Furniture Springs.

On October 30, 1897, Mary Rebecca Shingler, a farmer of Leongatha, Australia, obtained a patent for a novel fastening system for upholstered furniture springs. The invention replaced traditional tying or sewing with an integrated metal loop, shank, and head arrangement that securely attached springs to webbing and optionally to buttons.

Date of Application: 22 September 1897

Date of Issuance: 30 October 1897

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