Three pages from The Textile Mercury of 4 May 1889 (pp. 38-40) covering British textile patents. They list patent applications filed 15-27 April 1889, specifications published, and abstracts of 1887 specifications with line drawings. The abstracts cover weaving, spinning, carding, gill boxes, pile fabrics, dyeing and finishing machinery. The first page also carries notes on Indian jute mills, new company registrations, Bombay cotton market figures and Gazette news.