the Manufacture of Wafers or Wafer Biscuits.
Year: 1886

page_text: the Manufacture of Wafers or Wafer Biscuits.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a machine by which wafers can be baked rapidly and of
uniform size, and it consists in the novel construction of the machine as hereinafter
set forth.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a frame which consists of
two stationary side portions connected at their upper ends by a table and near their
lower ends by a cross bar. Upon the said table a lower stationary baking plate is
supported on by a rectangular casing or frame which is preferably cast in one piece
with the said baking plate. A gas burner is arranged below the baking plate for
heating the same and is composed of a rectangular frame of gas pipes perforated at
the top. A hose or flexible pipe connects the nipple of the burner with the gas
supply pipe. A horizontal opening is arranged in the rear wall of the rectangular
frame underneath the baking plate for the introduction and removal of the burner.
The lower side of the said opening is provided with a central notch in which the
neck of the nipple is placed. The nipple is provided on the inner side of the
rectangular frame with a collar and on the outer side thereof with a second collar
which latter is inclined on its inner side. A bifurcated wedge straddles the neck
of the nipple and is driven between the second collar and the outer side of the
rectangular frame whereby the burner is securely clamped on the frame. Upon
removing the wedge the burner can be raised out of the notch and drawn out
through the opening. Air inlet openings are formed in the lower portion of the
rectangular frame and, other openings are provided for the escape of the products
of combustion formed in the upper portion of said frame.
A horizontal diaphragm is arranged in the rectangular frame below the burner,
for deflecting the heat upwardly against the baking plate, and provided with
suitable openings for the passage of fresh air to the burner.

page_text: Dies are secured in recesses or openings in the upper side of the baking plate.
These dies are made of any desired shape or size, and may be provided with
suitable ornamentations for producing raised or depressed ornaments in the wafers,
as may be desired.
Two vertical guide-bars or rods are secured with their lower ends to the baking
plate.
I further provide an upper baking plate which is movable and provided with
ears having openings through which the said guide rods pass and by which the
upper baking plate is guided in its movements toward and from the lower plate.
The upper plate is provided on its upper side with a rectangular frame having a
removable top plate and a removable rear plate. A gas burner is arranged in
the rectangular frame above the upper baking plate and is constructed of pipes
like the lower burner, but perforated on its underside. This burner is attached to
a removable rear plate so that it can be removed from the rectangular frame upon
removing the rear plate. A flexible pipe connects the burner with the gas supply
pipe. Openings are formed in the side walls of the rectangular frame for admitting
fresh air to the burner, and other openings are formed in the upper portion of the
rectangular frame for the escape of the products of combustion The lower face of
the upper baking plate is plane and closes tightly against the dies when the upper
plate is lowered.
A bifurcated connecting rod is pivotted with its upper ends to ears on the upper
baking plate and is attached with its lower end to a treadle which is pivotted to
the cross bar of the frame so that upon depressing the treadle the upper baking
plate is brought down upon the lower baking plate. A spring connects the treadle
with the table and serves to return the upper plate to its elevated position when
the treadle is released.
The dough from which the wafers are made is poured into the dies when the
upper baking plate is elevated, both plates being properly heated by the gas
burners. The upper plate is then lowered by depressing the treadle whereby
excess of dough is pressed out from the dies and cut off. The two baking plates
are held in contact with each other until the operation of baking is completed
which is accomplished in a very short time. The treadle is then released when the
upper plate is raised by the spring. The baked wafers are now removed from the
lower plate and a fresh charge of dough is poured upon the dies and the operation
of baking is repeated.
The wafers produced in this manner are of uniform size and quality, they have
sharp outlines, and well defined ornamentations and are produced in much less
time than heretofore. My improved machine is particularly adapted to produce
wafers for use as hosts in communion service.
Dated this 5th day of March 1886

page_text: Improvements in Baking Machines, Chiefly Designed for Use in
the Manufacture of Wafers or Wafer Biscuits.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to a machine by which wafers or wafer biscuits can be.
baked, rapidly and of uniform size, and it consists in the novel construction of the
machine as hereinafter set forth.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved machine.
Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation, and
Figure 4 a horizontal section of one of the lower burners by means of which
the apparatus is heated.
Figure 5 is a vertical section of the upper part of the machine drawn to an
enlarged scale.
Figure 6 is a vertical section at right angles to Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a horizontal section on the line xx, Figure 5.
Figure 8 is a top plau view of the stationary baking plate.
Figure 9 is a rear elevation of the upper part of the machine drawn to an
enlarged scale.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.
A A are the stationary side frames of the machine, which frames are connected
at their upper ends by a table A¹ and near their lower ends by a cross bar a;
and B is the lower stationary baking plate supported on the table A¹ by a
rectangular casing or frame B¹, which is preferably cast in one piece with the
plate B.
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b is a gas burner arranged below the baking plate B for heating the same and
composed of a rectangular frame of gas pipes perforated at the top. c is a hose or
flexible pipe connecting the nipple 6' of the burner b with the gas supply pipe.
c¹ is a horizontal opening arranged in the rear wall of the frame B¹ underneath
the baking plate B, for the introduction and removal of the burner b. The lower
side of the opening c is provided with a central notch 2 in which the neck of the
nipple b is placed, as represented in Figures 3 and 4. The nipple is provided on
the inner side of the frame B¹ with a collar d and on the outer side thereof with a
collar d¹, which latter is inclined on its inner side. A bifurcated wedge D straddles
the neck of the nipple, and is driven between the collar d and the outer side of
the frame B¹, whereby the burner is securely clamped on the frame. Upon
removing the wedge the burner can be raised out of the notch c³ and drawn out
through the opening c¹.
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page_text: ff are air inlet openings formed in the lower portion of the frame B¹, and ƒ¹‍ƒ¹
openings, for the escape of the products of combustion, formed in the upper portion
of said frame.
F is a horizontal diaphragm arranged in the frame B¹ below the burner, for
deflecting the heat upwardly against the baking plate B and provided with suitable
openings for the passage of fresh air to the burner.
G G are the dies secured in recesses or openings in the upper side of the baking
plate B. These dies are made of any desired shape or size, and may be provided
with suitable ornamentations for producing raised or depressed ornaments in the
wafers, as may be desired.
HH are two vertical guide-bars or rods secured with their lower ends to the
baking plate B, and I is the upper baking plate, which is movable and provided
with ears having openings through which the rods H pass and by which the upper
plate I is guided on the said rods H in its movements toward and from the lower
plate B. The plate I is provided on its upper side with a rectangular frame J
having a removable top plate ; and a removable rear plate j¹.
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k is a gas burner arranged in the frame Jabove the plate I, and constructed of
pipes like the lower burner b, but perforated on its underside. This burner is
attached to the removable rear plate j¹, so that it can be removed from the
frame J upon removing the rear plate. A flexible pipe connects the burner /
with the gas supply pipe. Openings are formed in the side walls of the frame J
'for admitting fresh air to the burner, and other openings ¹ are formed in the upper
portion of the frame J for the escape of the products of combustion. The lower
face of the upper plate I is plane and closes tightly against the dies G when the
upper plate is lowered.
M is a bifurcated connecting rod pivotted with its upper ends to the ears i of the
upper plate I and attached with its lower end to a treadle N, which is pivotted to
the cross bar, so that upon depressing the treadle, the upper plate I is brought
down upon the lower plate B. A spring o connects the treadle with the table A¹ and
serves to return the upper plate to its elevated position when the treadle is released.
The dough from which the wafers are made is poured into the dies & when the
upper plate is elevated, both plates being properly heated by the gas burners.
The upper plate I is then lowered by depressing the treadle, whereby the excess
of dough is pressed out from the dies and cut off. The two plates B and I are held
in contact with each other until the operation of baking is completed which is
accomplished in a very short time. The treadle is then released when the upper
plate I is raised by the spring o. The baked wafers are now removed from the
lower plate and a fresh charge of dough is poured upon the dies and the operation
of baking is repeated.
The wafers produced in this manner are of uniform size and quality, they have
sharp outlines, and well detined ornamentations and are produced in much less time
than heretofore. My improved machine is particularly adapted to produce wafers
for use as hosts in communion service.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. In a baking machine, the combination with the stationary baking plate B
provided with a gas burner band dies G, of a movable baking plate I provided
with a gas burner k, substantially as set forth.
Second. The combination with the lower baking plate B, provided with a gas
burner b and dies G, of the guide rods H, and the upper movable baking plate I
mounted loosely on said rods and provided with a gas burner k, substantially as
set forth.
Third. The combination with the stationary frame A A' and lower baking
plate B provided with a burner b and guide rods Ḥ, of the upper movable plate I

page_text: mounted loosely on said rods and provided with a burner k, and the connecting
rod M, treadle N and spring o, whereby the movable baking plate is operated,
substantially as set forth."
Fourth. The combination with the lower baking plate B, of the supporting
frame B¹ provided with an opening c¹ having a notch c³, a gas burner 6 provided
with a shouldered nipple, and a wedge D whereby the burner is secured in place,
substantially as set forth.